Shadowland at QPAC Playhouse Theatre

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Tue 23 Aug 2016 - Sun 28 Aug 2016

The Pilobolus modern dance company was formed in 1971. It has bagged numerous awards and created over 100 choreographic works and performed in 64 countries. This return visit to Australia is called Shadowland. It is dance, circus and mime accompanied by music that irritates the ears. Extraordinary contortions of almost impossible human strength build imaginary props as they weave around the stage, not always behind screens. We witness the secret, scary world of a teenage girl as she dreams of her future world full of trials, pitfalls and dark adventures.



Opening scene: A typical teenage girl, dressed in her nightie opens her makeup box and plasters her face with cosmetics and then admires her figure in the mirror. To her horror, she realises her parents witness this pantomime. She then goes to sleep on a bed made of human bodies. So her nightmare begins.



Just a few highlights to whet your appetite. A giant hand turns her upper body into a dog, and so her travels begin. What will happen in a jungle? Will she be chased by savages who put her in a pot, boil her alive, chop her up and eat her? Find herself in a circus and be flogged for her 'wicked' deeds? Have a wonderful sexual encounter with two men [not all the adventures are too terrible to contemplate] who ravish her and tear her nightie to bits in the process. It's all okay she manages to slay the dragon before she wakes up, safely in her bed in her own room with her loving parents close by.

If there is a moral to this story, perhaps it is to be brave as you travel through life as your survival skills will get you through most obstacles.

Shadowland is innovative and visually amazing. As an encore, to the delight of the Brisbane audience local issues were enacted, a welcome contrast to the first story, so everyone leaves happy.

Shadowland is part of the changing face of typical entertainment and a worthwhile experience.

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