Open Box 2017 is a theatre festival presenting three distinct and innovative performances: Idiot, Butterflies in the Spring Breeze, and Echoes of our Times. Each show explores unique themes through diverse theatrical forms, from clowning and physical theatre to immersive sound and dance.
Featured Performances
Idiot
- Synopsis: Canu Theatre employs clown devices to construct an absurd perspective, taking the audience into a world of stupidity, misunderstandings, and joyful nonsense involving Japanese male escorts, mama-sans, and lots of gags. It celebrates the 'clown spirit' of sharing vulnerability and embracing the foolish.
- Date: February 10–11, 2017
- Time: 8:00 PM
- Venue: Small Auditorium, Macao Cultural Centre
- Admission: MOP 120
- Language: Occasional Cantonese, English, and Japanese dialogues.
- Seating: Free seating.
Butterflies in the Spring Breeze
- Synopsis: A technically challenging piece that deconstructs taboos, recounting the story of a man who discovers his wife had an affair with another woman years before they met. The narrative is enhanced with holographic projections.
- Date: February 17–18, 2017
- Time: 9:00 PM
- Venue: ART, Macao Cultural Centre
- Admission: MOP 120
- Language: Performed in Cantonese.
- Seating: Free seating.
Echoes of our Times
- Synopsis: An immersive performance merging dance, acting, and sound installations. It invites the audience to walk freely and create their own experience, akin to a real-life adventure.
- Date: February 18–19, 2017
- Time: 8:00 PM
- Venue: Small Auditorium, Macao Cultural Centre
- Admission: MOP 120
- Language: Non-verbal.
- Seating: No seating (standing/immersive format).
General Information
- Suitable for: Ages 6 and above.
- Enquiries: (853) 2870 0699 | www.ccm.gov.mo
- Ticketing: (853) 2855 5555 | www.macauticket.com
- Festival Dates: February 10–11, 17–19, 2017.
