Vancouver 
Events Description
SWIM is an immersive sensorial experience that imagines challenges endured by refugees who brave the treacherous crossing between Güzelçamli, Turkey and asylum on the Greek island of Samos.
It is 8-kilometres from Güzelçamli, Turkey to the Greek island of Samos, or 160 lengths of an Olympic-sized swimming pool. That’s the distance many must swim in search of asylum in Europe.
SWIM is an immersive sensorial experience that imagines the physical, mental and spiritual challenges of this treacherous passage as it meditates upon the emotional toll of displacement. Harnessing cutting-edge technologies to simulate audio and tactile sensations, the audience experiences much of the piece in darkness.
Drawing loose inspiration from the epic Arabic story of Laila and Majnun, SWIM invites audiences to imagine what feelings one moves through as they endure the fatigue of this perilous crossing. It meditates on the question: When one is driven to leave their love, their life, their home — what parts of oneself and one’s old life must be sacrificed in pursuit of a new beginning?
This event is blind/low-vision accessible.
A Pandemic Theatre & Theatre Conspiracy Co-Production Presented by PuSh International Performing Arts Festival.
Who is it for?
All ages
HOW MUCH
Tickets : $43.73
How to get tickets?
Phone: 604-251-1363
WHEN & WHERE
Date: Thursday January 30, 2025 to Sunday February 2, 2025
Thu. Jan 30, 2025 | 7:00 PM
Fri. Jan 31, 2025 | 5:00 PM & 8:00 PM
Sat. Feb 1, 2025 | 1:00 PM & 3:30 PM
Sun. Feb 2, 2025 | 2:00 PM
Venue & Address
VANCITY CULTURE LAB, 1895 Venables St, Vancouver, BC V5L 2H6, Canada
Wheelchair accessible
Accessible by Public Transport
