asses.masses (Toronto)

A 7+ hour video game about unemployed donkeys designed to be played by a live audience in a theatre.

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asses.masses is a one-of-a-kind video game experience redefining the boundaries of live performance. Each night audiences follow the epic journey of a herd of unemployed asses trying to get their jobs back in a world set on forgetting them. Brave spectators take turns stepping forward from the crowd to seize the means of production (a video game controller) and become the player. It is up to both the audience and their self-elected leaders to finish the game—to discover the space between the work that defines us and the play that frees us. INTERMISSIONS: There are FOUR intermissions throughout the show, occurring every two episodes. Credits Patrick Blenkarn (Canada) — co-direction, text, programming, pixel art, 2D animation Milton Lim (Canada) — co-direction, text, sound design, video, shaders, 3D visual effects Laurel Green (Canada) — dramaturgy, text, touring producer David Mesiha (Canada) — original music, sound design Clarissa Picolo (Brazil) — pixel art, 2D animation William Roth (France) — pixel art, 2D animation Ariadne Sage (Germany) — 3D environments Samuel Reinhart (USA) — additional programming Marcos Krivocapich (Argentina) — Spanish translation Created with support from Shadbolt Centre for the Arts, The Theatre Centre, VIVO Media Arts, Embassy of Canada to Argentina and Paraguay. Developed with the funding support from Creative BC and the British Columbia Arts Council and Canada Council for the Arts. Produced in association with the National Arts Centre of Canada’s National Creation Fund... Show More