Enlighten
Profound, joyful, participatory, and playful, Enlighten is a meditation on what unifies us.
“Enlighten was an unconditional success, mesmerising, engaging, and entertaining. Delivering a transformative and uplifting experience for audiences of every age and culture.”
As night falls light explodes from inside a transparent CUBE. Three Illuminated Angels glide through the crowd and enter the magical CUBE with playful, interactive rituals. The Angels conduct a series of participatory events designed to unify an audience of strangers. The audience can observe from afar, come for a blessing, or be chosen to cross over into the heavenly realm.
Enlighten brings a rare mix of self-reflection, playfulness, and a sense of collective connection into public spaces. Building community through unexpected interactions, at times deeply personal, collectively transformative, and sometimes downright ridiculous. Enlighten is non-verbal making it accessible across age and culture. Enlighten reconnects us with the divine within us all.
Integrating dance, comedy and participatory theatre with sophisticated lighting, and bespoke sound design. Enlighten can include large scale three-sided projections if desired.
Credits:
Concept/Performers: Born in a Taxi
CUBE Designer/Builder: David Murphy http://www.davidmurphyart.com/
CUBE Lighting: RAMUS Illumination www.ramus.com.au
Enlighten Lighting Design: Paul Lim
Sound Designer: Michael Havir http://www.michaelhavir.com/
Costume: Laurel Frank & Annette Ringrose
Funding Partners: Arts Centre Melbourne, Creative Victoria, Australia Council for the Arts, Besen Foundation, Commissioned by White Night Melbourne
“Enlighten by Born in a Taxi proved a delightfully different spectacle ...about unity and acceptance …. and fantastic audience interaction
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“For all its gigantism, Atkins’ first White Night Melbourne had its gems such as Enlighten”
“I loved the interactive nature of this display, it was a brilliant one for families”
“A space of incredible, radical grace, humour, and kindness. Watching you all offering love to anyone who came into your path was one of the most extraordinary unconditional displays of goodness I’ve ever seen. I couldn’t stop crying after. It was such a wonderful space for simple goodness in a big scary world.”
Visually stunning.
I feel exhilarated, re-charged and ready for work on Tuesday
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“Working with Born in a Taxi on the CUBE season has been such a pleasure. Of course the main event is Enlighten their beautiful, colourful and vibrant show in the evenings. We love their versatility, their aspiration and their drive to keep improving and doing new things and challenging themselves and their audiences. It’s been a really fantastic experience”