Paul Levy had a brief chat with solo performer Gabi Flares, conceiver and performer of Deluge. The piece poses the question: What happens when grief spills into everything around you? It is directed by Andrea Maciel.
“Deluge takes the chaos of heartbreak and transforms it into a surreal, funny and unexpectedly tender theatrical journey. After a breakup, one woman tries to keep her thoughts under control… but suddenly she is stuck on ladders, battling Komodo dragons, dealing with leaking ceilings and surrounded by multiplying jam jars.
“Inspired by over 40 real life stories collected through social media, Deluge weaves real stories with fiction, drawing on clown, movement, dance, live music and video projections to explore grief, healing and the strange ways we cope when life falls apart. Absurd, heartfelt and full of imagination, it turns emotional chaos into something deeply and recognisably human.”
You can listen to the podcast interview below.
