Category: Theatre
Client: curious directive
Role: composition, arrangement, performance, production
About the project:
c.37,500 years ago on Sulawesi, Indonesia, someone made a series of markings on the wall of a cave. Elise is eight years old. She’s in primary school, making shapes on a piece of paper. In 35 years, Elise will travel to Sulawesi to decipher a set of geometric symbols, before floods destroy them forever. Her discoveries will shed new light on our collective need to communicate.
Ground-breaking theatre company curious directive invite you on an inter-continental journey to the origins of human creativity.
Blending expansive storytelling, innovative technology and international collaboration, DECIPHERING takes audiences inside the real cave network containing the oldest graphic communication ever found. A unique show, conceived with Indonesian artist collective Bombo, granted world-first access to this extraordinary site.
'A love letter to learning, brimming with curiosity and suffused with a childish sense of wonder'
★★★★ The Guardian (2021)
'A wondrous piece of theatre, simply sublime'
★★★★★ Broadway World (2021)
'Fiercely original'
★★★★★ Reviews Hub (2021)
'A stunning piece of theatre...a powerful reminder that curiosity inspires learning.'
★★★★★ Camden New Journal (2021)