All the world’s a petri dish in this classic tale of young love and feuding families, written by Shakespeare during the London plague of 1596, now reimagined for the pandemic era of 2020.
Watch the microscopic drama unfold when a petri dish is inoculated with the microbiota of two star-crossed lovers, and left to grow. Filmed through a microscope, voiced by artificial intelligence, and accompanied by a soundtrack composed by an algorithm, this one-of-a-kind performance simply could not exist before now, and is certainly not one to be missed.
Award-winning artist and designer Huei Yin Wong will soon be adding “microbial theatre director” to her resume with her Melbourne Fringe debut that strikes a delicate balance between science and art.
“Romeo and Juliet (2020) is about finding the light in these dark times,” she explains, “because every tragedy is a comedy misunderstood”.
This project is amplified for Melbourne Fringe through the Cash for Creatives program, and for the audience’s physical and emotional safety, the performance will be pre-recorded and streamed online, for there never was a story of more woe, than this of microscopic Juliet and her microscopic Romeo.
Dates: 6 nights across the Fringe Festival.
MON 23, TUES 24, WED 25, THURS 26, FRI 27, SAT 28 NOV
Duration: 1hr. MON 23–FRI 27, 6pm start. SAT 28, 4pm start.
Tickets: Online via Melbourne Fringe https://melbournefringe.com.au/event/romeo-and-juliet-2020/ Choose Your Price, suggested $10. 100% of all ticket sales to the artist will be donated to the Asylum Seeker Resource Center.
Showing: Streaming online as part of Digital Fringe
