High Water

Show for all audiences, 5 years +

Presented in collaboration with OBORO

 

It all starts with an empty 50-gallon fish tank. As water slowly fills the tank, objects appear: some objects float, others sink, some dissolve and disappear. In this tiny world, a chain reaction occurs, filled with strong, dramatic events and dangerous situations, rescue and abandonment. It is an epic record of historic civilizations masquerading as a cheap party trick thanks to the ingenuity of a puppeteer.

Without words

RUNNING TIME: 52 minutes
TECHNIQUES: Object Theatre, Experimental Animation

 

Video

 

Photos

Photos: Ash Tanasiychuk

Company

Macromatter takes things seriously, but not too seriously! National Theatre School graduate Robert Leveroos is a multidisciplinary artisan and insatiable tinkerer who creates scenographically-driven works that incorporate live art, animation, and handmade objects. Macromatter aims to strike our imagination and skew our perceptions by exploring overlooked worlds to uncover something profoundly human.

Credits

Co-Creators: Robert Leveroos and Elysse Cheadle
Stage Direction: Elysse Cheadle
Sound Design and Collaboration: Nancy Tam
Lighting Design: Jonathan Kim
Sound Performer: Alex Mah
Performance: Robert Leveroos
Dramaturgy: Kathleen Flaherty

 

This tour of High Water was made possible thanks to support from the Canada Council for the Arts.