Torn Space isn’t your average art gallery – in fact, it might not even be proper to call it an art gallery. It’s a theater that features artists who convey to audiences their works through both media AND arts. They aim to be a venue that can accommodate actors, composers, sculptors, video artists, and designers and they continue to bring to WNY a kind of style that you won’t be able to find at any other gallery…er, theater.
Now, the theater is proud to present their newest exhibit created by co-founder Dan Shanahan: AREA. Shanahan’s latest will mix both the real and the unreal to create an atmosphere that is dark and dramatic. Since the show is opening on October 24th, it could make it a perfect destination for Halloween for those looking for something with a sinister tone and who want something out of the ordinary. Every performance starts at 8 PM and the show runs every Friday and Saturday until November 15th, with an additional performance on Sunday, November 16th at 8 PM.
Here’s a description of the show from Shanahan: “This show utilizes live feed video along with pre-recorded images to confront two individuals on stage, casting them into a manipulated world of horror and deception. They are forced to grasp at memories of the past and situations of the present while their environment is confined to a clinical space, shaped by an outside technical force.”
You can watch a teaser of the performance here. To learn more about Torn Space, visit their website.
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