The Watching Machine  
Spain
 
ages 7+  
object theatre  
without words 
55 minutes

author of the idea and performer Macarena Recuerda  
lighting Miriam Ubanet and Ana da Graça  
music Nieves Arilla, Elliot, Roger Puig, Nico Roig and Román Gil  
creators Miriam Ubanet, Ana da Graça, Jorge Dutor and Macarena Recuerda  
acknowledgements Conchita Pons and Enara Aranbide

This production takes us to a time before cinema, when visual effects were not created by projectors, but by kaleidoscopes, stereoscopes, zoetropes and other watching machines.

Sharpen your eyes and watch the stage turn into a tremendous optical illusion where three-handed creatures move around, astronauts fly, gravity disappears and rules of logic do not apply. Returning to reality, it is no longer clear what is true, what is illusion and which of our many hands should we use to scratch our head about all this.

Trailer: https://youtu.be/PSX8bUwd1qE  

Company’s website https://macarenarecuerdashepherd.com/en/proyectos/the-watching-machine/