Silva and Voodoo Sandwich, contemporary theater and the mixing of the arts

Le Regard Libre N° 60 - Ivan Garcia

Contemporary theater is an eclectic art form, based on the marriage of music, dance, text, installation and other components to create a spectacle. The latter, sometimes magnificent, sometimes unsuccessful, differs from traditional drama in its multiplicity of styles and points of view. In contrast to the old theory of drama, the new theater is more concerned with provoking effect than with adhering to the letter of the text. But does it work? Let's take a stroll through two recent shows, Silva and Voodoo Sandwich.

Quite often, you look at a theater’s program and… you don’t know what to see. Perhaps you’re one of those theatergoers who were introduced to the classics in school (Molière, Racine, Ionesco, Beckett, etc.) and feel neglected by theaters that stage «performances,» spe