From Monet C:
"Starting with a solo guitar with a coffee house vibe, this play/video game soars after the first five minutes and continually amazes with the twists and turns of our choices. It is like nothing that I have ever seen before!"
From Michael Upchurch:
"Best Before is the latest production by the Berlin-based theater troupe, key figures in Europe's Reality Trend movement ("Theater der Zeit"). Far from being intimidating in feel, the "show" is warm, informal, even neighborly.
Did you come see the show? What was your experience of participating in the video game? Leave us a comment with your thoughts.
When I attended Rimini Protokoll’s Best Before in Canada, I experienced both a new theater venue and a new type of performance. Never having attended a highly produced theater piece where the performers were not professional actors but "life experts" and this being my first show at The Cultch, I sat in the seats holding my video game controller with anticipation.
The set is still coming in and now the videogame controllers are being unpacked. Check it out:
[Photo by Lane Czaplinski]
The book, Rimini Protokoll: Experts of the Everyday, contains essays and background info on Rimini Protokoll.
This is Arts Week in the Stranger's QuestionLand and guest art experts are currently hanging around on the site to answer your burning questions about art. Yesterday someone asked "are videogames art" and some debate has ensued. Click on over to their site to read about what people think in regards to the relationship between art and videogames.
The set for Best Before has begun loading in and the OtB crews are getting it all set up. Coming soon: 200 videogame controllers.
Here's a little preview of what could be your avatar this weekend at Rimini Protokoll's Best Before.
Rimini Protokoll is one of the most in-demand set of theater makers in the world. It’s a bold statement to make, but one that we think is worthy. Here’s why:
*They create performance that question the very form of theater.
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