How much sameness and difference do we need to feel like we belong?
That question is at the heart of Same Difference, a Theatre Conspiracy production that's coming to the stage at Shadbolt Centre for the Arts April 19 through 23.
Same Difference is an immersive mixed-media installation and digital performance that examines themes of identity and belonging.
Led by David Mesiha, the piece uses mirrors, immersive projection and surround sound as it pulls the audience into the experiences of immigrants and refugees.
"The piece invites audiences to deconstruct perceptions of identities and to explore the tensions between individuality through difference and belonging through sameness," a press release says. "How much sameness and difference do we need to feel like we belong?"
Same Difference runs for 10 shows at the Shadbolt Centre's Studio Theatre (6450 Deer Lake Ave.): April 19 through 22 at 7 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. nightly, and April 23 at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m.
Tickets for the preview and opening night $15; other shows are $35 regular, $30 for seniors and students, and $15 for youth (12 and under). They can be bought online or by calling the box office at 604-205-3000.
What's on at the Shadbolt Centre in April and May
April 27 to 30: Peace Country: Rice and Beans Theatre’s Peace Country is a topical play that follows the lives of childhood friends who grew up in small-town northern B.C.
May 3 to 7: K Body and Mind – A Wake of Vultures/Conor Wylie: The story of a futuristic hero fighting to save her shareable bodies from a mind-stealer.
May 4: OKAN: OKAN is a women-led ensemble that fuses Afro-Cuban roots with jazz, folk and global rhythms in songs about immigration, courage and love.
May 25 to 28: Spooky Action: Inverso Productions presents Einstein’s quantum physics as interpretive dance in this witty reinterpretation of Spooky Action.
The Shadbolt Centre follows all public health orders around COVID-19. For the latest information, check out its website.
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