Patrick Blenkarn + Milton Lim

asses.masses

VIERNULVIER

Sat 07.11

13:00 - 21:30

incl. snacks & drinks

De Vooruit - Domzaal

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An epic day of video gaming and uprising: asses.masses invites you to play out the heroic journey of a herd of donkeys trying to get their jobs back.

'asses.masses' is a custom-made video game about labour, technophobia and sharing the load of revolution, designed to be played from beginning to end in a live theatre. This is gaming as performance; an immersive, cheeky and highly original work. Brave spectators take turns at the controller to lead the herd through a post-Industrial society, where asses are valued more for their hides than their potential.

Confronting automation driven job loss, nostalgia as a barrier to progress, and the role of technology in adaptation, we are encouraged to find space between the work that defines us and the play that frees us.

'asses.masses' is Animal Farm meets Pokémon meets Final Fantasy: as exciting in form as it is in content. No previous gaming (or donkey) experience required.

duration: 7 h 30 approx. with 4 intermissions

incl. snacks, a meal & drinks

No game experience necessary.

Age: 14+

Trigger warnings:

includes flashing lights, audience participation, violence, crude language, simulated donkey sex, simulated human sex, and references to drug use, suicide, and police brutality.

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"De Canadese makers achter de live videogame asses.masses slagen er in om je meer dan acht uur lang op het puntje van je stoel te laten zitten – en een live ervaring te bieden die meer dan bijna alle andere theatervoorstellingen als een collectieve ervaring voelt."

Marijn Lems - De Theaterkrant

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Credits

Co-direction, text, programming, pixel art, 2D animation: Patrick Blenkarn (Canada) - Co-direction, text, sound design, video, shaders, 3D visual effects: Milton Lim (Canada) - Dramaturgy, text, touring producer: Laurel Green (Canada) - Original music, sound design: David Mesiha (Canada) - Pixel art, 2D animation: Clarissa Picolo (Brazil), William Roth (France) - 3D environments: Ariadne Sage (Germany) - Additional programming: Samuel Reinhart (USA) - Flemish translation: Tom Vanderheyden (Canada/Belgium) - International distribution: Stéphane Noël / Materialise (Hong Kong) - Tour operators: Patrick Blenkarn, Milton Lim, Laurel Green, David Mesiha, Stéphane Noël - Created with support from: Shadbolt Centre for the Arts, The Theatre Centre, VIVO Media Arts, Embassy of Canada to Argentina and Paraguay - Developed with the funding support from: Creative BC, the British Columbia Arts Council, and Canada Council for the Arts - Produced in association with: the National Arts Centre of Canada's National Creation Fund