Djinn: Press Room

"For the last 2500 years or so, theatres have been getting smaller and smaller, for the net gain of emotional intimacy but an equal loss in splendor. In Appino and Carson's Djinn youÕll discover why Aristotle included Spectacle as one of the six essentials of the theatrical experience. With a shoestring budget and a superabundant imagination they transform a structure built for utilitarian ends into a gigantic cabinet of wonders, resonating with the poetic impact of sheer space, the dialectic of light and shadow." - Roger Downey, Seattle Weekly

By staying away from the typical starting blocks of what passes for theater in this town they have created an experience that's smart, breathtakingly beautiful, thought provoking, and fun. It's smart, it's entertaining it's skillfully produced; it's all the things youÕd expect from good theater. - Matthew Richter, The Stranger

But the real stars of the evening are Appino and designer Dan Corson - and the site they have selected for the show...Not since their legendary "Sub Rosa" collaboration of 1994 has Seattle seen theater so truly worthy of a capital T. - Roger Downey, The Seattle Weekly

"Djinn" is a richly theatrical exploration of space, time and consciousness...Director Appino and her collaborators have concocted an incredibly haunting and thrilling theater event..."Djinn" is replete with theatrical ingenuity. - Jeffrey Eric Jenkins, The Seattle Post-Intellegencer

Full Reviews

More Than Arty Gimmicks -- `Djinn' Stretches Physical Boundaries Of Theater
by Misha Berson, Seattle Times
May 22, 1997

Photos

top