The Gaze of the Beast
This is a roleplaying scenario about violence and desire. It is the first part in my trilogy of blackbox scenarios about violence. It is played in a theatre blackbox using light and sound as important elements to direct the play. The experience is guided by me.
The Gaze of the Beast is about finding the wild part inside of you and to feel its power. It is about surrender and transformation. Half the participants play vampires who are out at night to find a victim. The other half play humans who are longing to be found. It all takes place on a number of park benches, where encounters happen between the beast and its victim, the shadow and the seen. Together they go into the unknown to discover what they really desire. Is it death or is it life? Is it to die or to be reborn? Each couple has a choice to make whether to find closure in violence, love or both. And as a final dark celebration, it all ends with a waltz.