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DARKFIELD is a spine-tingling collection of immersive audio experiences that unfold inside custom-built shipping containers and in complete darkness.
Darkfield: Flight
As you walk into the shipping container a row of airplane seats greets you and you’re asked to sit in a seat and fasten your seat belt.
The lights go out and suddenly you’re on a plane, getting ready for take off. The engine whirrs, the plane shakes and we’re in the air. What happens next in the dark is spine chilling, blurring the lines between reality and fantasy as we are taken on a journey in complete darkness. The senses are heightened, the body feels what is going on, and the mind translates this into reality.
The captain speaks, we’re all in this moment together and it’s both exhilarating and terrifying all at once.
What happens in this 25- minute experience is so realistic that you can’t help but be totally immersed in the event, it’s happening to you and it feels real.
Being immersed in total darkness makes the senses more heightened and the mind more alert, and as we journey towards the destination, our bodies and minds are totally transformed into a whole new world.
But is it real? It certainly feels like it is, so it must be.
Darkfield: Seance
Next we step into the experience known as Seance.
Walking in we are greeted by a large table, red velvet chairs and bells hanging from the ceiling. We are seated close together and the experience begins.
The lights plunge us into darkness and a strange voice that makes the spine tingle invites us into a summoning of the spirits.
We place our hands on the table and the seance begins. As our host summons the other guests to participate the table rattles as the spirit reveals itself.
The experience is scary, and will have you on edge the entire time, unsure of where the spirit is, what is going on and why. The host whispers in your ear, which is an unsettling feeling.
The finale though will leave you in utter awe and is so shocking it takes a moment to recover. As we walk out into the daylight people are visibly rattled by this experience.
Both performances are completely different to each other and as you are deprived of your ability to see, your other senses kick in to compensate. This makes each performance seem more real, more scary and more immersive.
Darkfield utilises a signature 360-degree audio along with sensory effects and hyper-realistic sets which trick the mind into believing that you are transported into another dimension.
This is an immersive theatre performance that is innovative, engaging and entertaining. It will separate you from reality and leave you questioning whether it was real. Your brain wants to tell you it’s not real, but with the multi sensory system tells you that it is real. An abstract concept, that is both chilling and brilliant.
Darkfield is now showing at the Arts Centre Forecourt until 16 February.
Tickets available online.
https://www.darkfield.com.au/melbourne
