"Multiple Organism" at Victoria Fringe

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Friday, August 23rd, 2024
Friday August 23rd 9:30pm Saturday August 24th 4:00pm Sunday August 25th 7:30pm Friday August 30th 5:30pm Saturday August 31st 8:45pm

“Unlike anything you’ve ever seen... the show’s freewheeling inventiveness, technical precision, visual and acoustic texture, and giddy transgressiveness make it a must-see for anyone who appreciates artistic risk - and wildly original success” -Georgia Straight

MULTIPLE ORGANISM is a genre and gender-bending surrealist comedy for adults. Expect bizarre and hilarious nudity using the body as a projection surface, colourful shadow puppetry projections, and an original musical soundtrack. We’re all just projections, man.

This show is a multi-layered psychedelic dream about having a body - and how our body is seen by others. An artist’s life model, tired of being objectified, steals a magical paintbrush and falls down a proverbial rabbit-hole with a pair of sentient toothbrushes. She must decide whether to follow her old internalized script, or release this script and love herself for who she really is. With a dramatic sub-plot featuring an affair between brushes, and one of the weirdest personal hygiene rituals you’ve ever seen!

Recommended for ADULTS 18+

Awards for MULTIPLE ORGANISM
WINNER - Best English Production, Montreal Fringe
WINNER - Patron’s Pick, Montreal Fringe
WINNER - Critic’s Choice Innovation Award, Jessie Richardson Theatre Awards
WINNER - Edgy as F--- Award, Orlando Fringe
WINNER - Pick of the Fringe, Vancouver Fringe
WINNER - Artistic Risk Award, Vancouver Fringe
WINNER - Georgia Straight Critic’s Pick Award, Vancouver Fringe
WINNER - Cultchivating the Fringe Award

Mind of a Snail is a shadow puppetry duo based in Vancouver BC. For over 20 years, Chloe Ziner and Jessica Gabriel have been developing a multilayered style of visual storytelling using colourful handmade projections, physical comedy and original music. Their award-winning shows have toured in Canada, USA, Taiwan & Brazil.

“Mind of a Snail is pushing the boundaries - not only of what stories we tell, but also the ways in which we tell them” -Vue Weekly Edmonton