Curious Sensory Encounters

Choose your own encounter in the newest rendition of 7 Stages’ wildly popular Curious Encounters Series. This year we are exploring our senses, including sight-hearing-taste-smell-touch, and taking inspiration from Ilya Kaminsky’s book Deaf Republic, a poetic tale of an occupied country and the citizens’ unique way of fighting back by “going deaf”. Protest and resilience are paired with sensory explorations, including both celebration and suppression. In Curious Sensory Encounters, artists of many disciplines respond to this book and its themes of oppression, resistance and collective power, resulting in a wide range of experiences: live performances, interactive exhibits, a film screening and much more. These “Encounters” are self-led, entry is Pay-What-You-Choose, and only requires that you check in between 7-8:30 p.m. (4-5:30 p.m. on Sunday, May 19) to experience the full range of curious offerings. Upon entering the building, visitors will receive a map and can begin their journey in any order – whether you choose to “dunk her!” in Julie Krzypek’s dead sea or visit the Sheds of the 6 Senses. See The Foul strutting through the halls in mismatched laces, divine silks, astonishing pearls and dashing wigs! Explore our memories and sense of intuition in F(L)IGHT *L stands for love or loss, and what it means to really listen in a special interactive screening of The Tuba Thieves. These encounters are multifaceted and many change throughout the evening, so don’t miss the chance to interact and grow with the art!