{"id":32011,"date":"2019-03-08T03:58:33","date_gmt":"2019-03-08T11:58:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jewishindependent.ca\/?p=32011"},"modified":"2019-03-06T12:16:03","modified_gmt":"2019-03-06T20:16:03","slug":"audiences-share-own-stories","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jewishindependent.ca\/index.php\/2019\/03\/08\/audiences-share-own-stories\/","title":{"rendered":"Audiences share own stories"},"content":{"rendered":"

Brian Linds reminisces about his bar mitzvah in Reverberations<\/em>, which is at Presentation House Theatre until March 17. (photo from Courtesy PHT)<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThere are so many wonderful, heartfelt moments in the stories that are told,\u201d Brian Linds told the <\/span>Independent<\/em> about <\/span>Reverberations<\/em>. \u201cSome are sad. Some are funny. But these same moments have been shared by us all.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Reverberations<\/em> opened March 7 at Presentation House Theatre. Created by Linds, a sound designer and an actor, it is co-produced by the theatre and Reverberations Collective with Mortal Coil Performance. Based on Linds\u2019 life, some of the moments he shares with the audience are \u201chis parents\u2019 love story, a childhood act of betrayal, his bar mitzvah, his mother\u2019s Alzheimer\u2019s diagnosis and a moment of lucidity his mother experienced while in the late stages of the disease.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe idea for Reverberations<\/em> came to me after I had created a couple of 10-minute sound performance pieces for pre-events during the SPARK Festival at the Belfry Theatre in Victoria where I live,\u201d said Linds. \u201cI created stories using only sound. These sound performances would play in unusual spaces in and around the theatre.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was so pleased with the results that I created three more mini shows and I came up with the concept of Reverberations<\/em> as a full 90-minute show, using five spaces and four actors who interact with the soundscapes. The production premi\u00e8red in 2017 as a main stage production of the SPARK Festival.\u201d<\/p>\n

The audience, divided into smaller groups of 20, also moves through the five performance spaces. About the premi\u00e8re, which took place at Belfry Theatre, Lind remarks in the Vancouver show\u2019s press material that \u201caudiences enjoyed the novelty of moving from space to space and loved the idea that each group\u2019s journey was a unique unfolding of the story told. They were also inspired to share with the performers and audience members their own experiences of loss, betrayal and love. It was deeply touching for our team to experience.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The role of Brian Linds\u2019 mother, who suffered from Alzheimer\u2019s disease, is played by Nicola Lipman. (photo by Angela Henry)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

It was the \u201cimmersive, personal and celebratory\u201d experience that attracted Presentation House artistic director Kim Selody to Reverberations<\/em>. \u201cHis creation honours the life of his mother, and what it feels like to lose someone to Alzheimer\u2019s disease,\u201d notes Selody. \u201cHaving lost my own mother in the same way, I was deeply touched by how Brian approached his experiences. His choice to end with a celebration is a touch of genius.\u201d<\/p>\n

During the writing process, Linds himself had revelations about aspects of his life.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhile I was creating a segment for Reverberations<\/em> about my bar mitzvah,\u201d he shared, \u201cI found myself thinking about what it means for me to be Jewish. I discovered that who I am was formed and shaped because I was born Jewish. I like being Jewish. I\u2019m a part of something pretty special. Come see the play and you will see.\u201d<\/p>\n

Some people will also want to come to the show for a touch of nostalgia, as Reverberations<\/em> features a range of sound technology, from digital recordings to LPs and cassettes, reel-to-reel and 8-track tapes.<\/p>\n

Linds came into sound design kind of by accident.<\/p>\n

\u201cI had been working as a professional actor for 25 years but, one day during a show, I was backstage with an actor who knew of my love of music and he asked me to design the sound for his play. It came very naturally to me and I haven\u2019t stopped for 15 years,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy favourite part of working on sound is that it gives me a chance to be on the other side of the footlights and work with directors in a completely different way. I love working with directors who collaborate and show me new ways to use my talent.\u201d<\/p>\n

The production at Presentation House Theatre is directed by Mindy Parfitt and is performed by Linds, Nicola Lipman, Victor Mariano and Jan Wood. Set and costume designer is Catherine Hahn, lighting designer John Webber and stage manager Heidi Quick.<\/p>\n

Reverberations<\/em> runs until March 17 and tickets start at $15. For more information, visit phtheatre.org\/event\/reverberations<\/a> or call 604-990-3474.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Brian Linds reminisces about his bar mitzvah in Reverberations, which is at Presentation House Theatre until March 17. (photo from Courtesy PHT) \u201cThere are so many wonderful, heartfelt moments in the stories that are told,\u201d Brian Linds told the Independent about Reverberations. \u201cSome are sad. Some are funny. But these same moments have been shared […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":32012,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[785],"tags":[8764,4526,3036,4659,6208],"class_list":["post-32011","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-performing-arts","tag-brian-linds","tag-memoir","tag-music","tag-presentation-house","tag-theatre"],"blocksy_meta":{"styles_descriptor":{"styles":{"desktop":"","tablet":"","mobile":""},"google_fonts":[],"version":8}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jewishindependent.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32011","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jewishindependent.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jewishindependent.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jewishindependent.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jewishindependent.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=32011"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.jewishindependent.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32011\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jewishindependent.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/32012"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jewishindependent.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=32011"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jewishindependent.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=32011"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jewishindependent.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=32011"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}