This January I had the amazing pleasure
of traveling with my friends to NYC, the city of dreams, well at least my
dreams!
You know when they say that the right
company can transform anything, they are absolutely right, for when you get to go
with a group of people that are so open to life and every opportunity that
presents itself, you get to enjoy every single moment, surprising yourself by
leaping into new experiences.
The whole journey was an adventure, but
today I want to share with you just one part of it, an enterprise that is
called SLEEP NO MORE.
An off Broadway show located in Chelsea,
at the McKittrick hotel, a place created by the theatre company Punchdrunk with the sole purpose of transporting
all who enter into a parallel universe, where you can lose yourself, your
troubles, even your loved ones, to travel alone in an experience of the soul. Purely by contemporary and
interpretative dance the actors express feelings from joy to hate, basing
themselves on Shakespeare's Macbeth, honestly I can confess to you, you will not
understand one bit of the plot line, the one mistake I consider this play has,
for some can be so lost and determined to find the story behind it that they
will oversee other things that are worthier, so if you want to watch a great
story and dialogues I tell you now that you will find yourself disappointed. On the
contrary the art work of the sets, the costumes and the ambiance is absolute
perfection, it is so well done that it is easy to lose yourself in it, truly
living in a mixture of Shakespeare, Hitchcock and the exciting 1920´s.
When they first give you that white mask
and order you to not take it off or talk and without further due drop you in
an elevator, you have two choices, either roam the halls, the rooms, the
cemetery or the mad house (yep yep there is a cemetery and a madhouse!), or you
can choose the actor/actress of your choice and follow him/her to discover
what will develop in the character´s life, both are fun and mysterious, you
will feel like a voyeuristic, an spectator in someone else´s private moments while at the same time you will become a part of their life. I assure
you, you will not find any other place where you get to touch, smell, eat
everything around you, and for certain there is absolutely no other place in
this world where you will have personal contact with the actors, while you run
all over the place following them or if you are lucky while they lock you in a
dark room ;).
I can not tell you more, for I can only
tell you my own experience, but I can recommend this show as one of the
greatest experiences and adventures I´ve ever had in my life, so good luck and
my best wishes in your own Sleep no more journey, don´t forget to wear
comfortable shoes and prepare
yourself to see some nakedness!
Zipadedoodah everybody and have fun!!
Oh yeah and PS: if you are a fan of
Gossip Girl, remember that episode with Chuck and Blair and the sexy masks,
well it is definitely at Sleep no more!!
www.sleepnomorenyc.com/
