Il Pixel Rosso (UK)
'This is something very special and unforgettable which will resonate for every audience…An outstanding piece of theatre.' ***** Fringe Review
Anarchic, dreamy and dangerous, And the Birds Fell from the Sky is a work of subtlety, provocation, political resonance and technical ingenuity – a joyride from inside your head all the way to the edge of civilisation, crammed into a car with three Faruk clowns.
An immersive performance combining ‘autoteatro’ style instructions with film, by artist/devisor and ‘autoteatro’ pioneer Silvia Mercuriali (Rotozaza) and multi-award winning filmmaker and artist, Simon Wilkinson, And the Birds Fell from the Sky casts you as the central character, located at the heart of the story.
Equipped with video goggles and headphones so that sight, hearing and movement through space are hijacked and fully fused with the work itself, get ready to enter a compelling fictional reality that becomes gradually more real and present than the world around you…
Written/Directed: Simon Wilkinson, Silvia Mercuriali
Performers: Xelis Del Toro, Silvia Mercuriali, Simon Wilkinson, Matt Rudkin, Avis Cockbill, Sharon Honour Mission, Lucy Joy, Joe Kenney, Ulysses Black, Lewis Reid, Crystal Dave Reid
Cinematographers: Joe Murray, Simon Wilkinson
Art Director: Matt Rudkin
Script Development: Matt Rudkin
Audio/Video Editors: Silvia Mercuriali, Simon Wilkinson
Commissioned by White Night Brighton & Hove. Funded by the Arts Council England.
Supported by Brisbane Powerhouse.
Presented by Arts House.