Unique participatory theatre ‘SIGNA: BLEIBER RESEARCH Inc.’ puts actors and audience to test

The works of SIGNA belong to the most unusual and innovative art and theatre projects in Scandinavia. Those who have participated in SIGNA’s projects assure that it’s worth to join this unusual and surprisingly challenging theatre experiment at least once in life.

SIGNA’s project in Tallinn during the European Capital of Culture year focuses on search for a new human race and changing the world. To fulfil these ambitions a special scientific laboratory has been established in the former Standard factory building. The lives of actors / test subjects get mixed up with the lives of audience /potential foster parents. This way the outcome of each performance depends on the willingness of the audience to join the game.

One of the experimental actresses of  ’BLEIER RESEARCH Inc.’ Ave Ungro explains, that there are very few possibilities in life to truly enter the game and completely forget the surrounding reality. „Now  actors and audience alike have this possibility. Nobody is protected from what is going on in our subconsciousness. And even the consciousness plays trick on us. But – why not get involved in a world, that maybe seems far, bleak and impossible while entering it, but will seem more than real and close while exiting.“

 

The actors of ‘BLEIER RESEARCH Inc.’ experimental laboratory were chosen in September in a public casting from more than 50 brave Estonians. Participating are Alice Aaviksoo, Anna-Christi-Karita Aruksaar, Arthur Köstler, Ave Ungro, Helena Huul, Jevgeni Romanovski, Kadri Raiend, Karin Lehari, Kelli Kõrgemaa, Mikk Siemer, Signa Köstler, Simmo Sirel, Teele Kušvid, Thomas Bo Nilsson, Triin Vaino and Vootele Vaher.

‘Bleier Research Inc.’ works in Standard building (Kopli 25) on 8–11 December and 13–15 December 2011. Performances start daily at 16:00 and 20:00. Tickets are available in Piletilevi at 12€,reduced price for students and retirees 10€.

Concept: Signa Köstler
Sound and media: Arthur Köstler
Design and costumes: Thomas Bo Nilsson and Signa Köstler
Directors: Signa & Arthur Köstler and Thomas Bo Nilsson

More about  Signa:
http://www.signa.dk
http://www.facebook.com/signa2011