Bricolage Production Company, nationally recognized for unconventional works like STRATA and invites audiences into the world of the blind in OjO: The Next Generation of Travel, presented as part of the Three Rivers Arts Festival.
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“The best show at WoW was one I didn’t see. Instead, it was one that I smelled, listened to, and touched. In Bricolage’s OjO (“eye” in Spanish), I was blindfolded and taken on a trip to Mumbai, where the sound of the street bustle hit my ears, where curry tingled my nose (and made my stomach growl), and a chicken ran past my bare leg, making me flinch. At one point, I was at a bass-heavy dance party and someone grabbed my hand and asked me to dance.”
“Using an array of city buildings and curious alleyways as its natural set, “OjO” is an immersive urban adventure that leads participants on a 90-minute perspective-altering trip into the world of the blind.”
“One of the more innovative works at this year’s [WoW] festival was “OjO,” by the Pittsburgh-based Bricolage. As audience members arrived at the venue, they handed over “boarding passes” at what appeared to be an airline counter. They were then blindfolded and taken for a sensory walk through streets where the air smelled of curry, chickens pecked at their legs and fabric peddlers aggressively sold their wares.”