FREEZE FRAME: Simon McBurney Previews Broadway's THE ENCOUNTER

Direct from London and an international tour, Complicite's acclaimed production of The Encounter, conceived, directed and performed by Simon McBurney, will play a limited engagement at Broadway's John Golden Theatre (252 West 45th Street), opening on Thursday, September 29 and closing on January 8 2017. Previews begin on September 20. BroadwayWorld has a sneak peek at the show's press preview below - check back for full coverage!

In 1969, Loren McIntyre, a National Geographic photographer, found himself lost among the people of the remote Javari Valley in Brazil. It was an encounter that was to change his life: bringing the limits of human consciousness into startling focus.

Simon McBurney traces McIntyre's journey into the depths of the Amazon rainforest, using binaural technology (3D audio) to build an intimate and shifting world of sound. Audience members are given headphones to be worn throughout the performance in order to fully experience the visually stunning world created on stage - and inside their heads. Through innovative aural technology and brilliant storytelling, this is a heart-stopping, riveting, and slyly witty night of theater.

Richard Katz will perform the role at certain performances. The creative team is Kirsty Housley (co-director), Michael Levine (design), Gareth Fry and Pete Malkin (sound design), Paul Anderson (lighting), Will Duke (projection) and Jemima James(associate director).

Photo Credit: Walter McBride

Simon McBurney previews his show 'The Encounter' on Broadway at John Golden Theatre on September 16, 2016 in New York City.

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