Fractured Realities

A Receptive Review of Punchdrunk's Sleep No More

Authors

  • Sivan Grunfeld City University of New York Graduate Center

Keywords:

Space, Performance Studies

Abstract

Branding itself as an immersive production, Sleep No More proposes a certain blurring of the distinction between audience and performers. On the surface, permission to explore the space is key, but the disconnection from performers prevents any sense of collaboration; an alternative sense of collaboration is available if the audience are understood as performers.

Author Biography

Sivan Grunfeld, City University of New York Graduate Center

Sivan Grunfeld is a third-year Ph.D. Candidate in Theatre at the City University of New York Graduate Center. Her research interests include fairy-tale adaptations for the stage and audience reception studies, specifically in immersive theater. This is her first piece for Borrowers and Lenders.

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Published

2020-06-25

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