DanceHouse presents Peeping Tom's Diptych (The missing door and The lost room), April 24 to 26
Belgian dance-theatre company invites audiences on a thrilling and disorienting journey into the subconscious

Diptych: The missing door and The lost room. Photo by Andrea Macchia
DanceHouse presents the B.C. premiere of Peeping Tom’s intriguing theatrical dream world Diptych (The missing door and The lost room) at the Vancouver Playhouse from April 24 to 26.
Created by Peeping Tom cofounders Gabriela Carrizo and Franck Chartier, the paired works of Diptych introduce audiences to a collection of odd and archetypal individuals in seemingly real and stable environments—a banal hallway and a ship’s cabin—only to slide into a mysterious and macabre labyrinth that defies all logic of time and space.
As Diptych unfolds, eight talented performers navigate increasingly bizarre scenarios where coherence fractures and reality bends. Elements of film noir and dark comedy, paired with an all-enveloping soundscape, immerse audiences in a world that dissolves the boundary between theatre and dance.
DanceHouse will host a pre-show talk each night at 7:15 pm and a post-show social on April 25.
For tickets and further information, visit DanceHouse.
Post sponsored by DanceHouse.
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