PRESS
GENERAL
"DOSSIER : Le théâtre immersif" by Hélène Chevrier
The effect of immersion is radical for those who have practiced it. For Simón Hanukai, it appeals to all the viewer's senses. "In classical theater we only use our eyes and ears. In immersive theater, we use all our senses and our whole body. I find it very interesting about everything in the world in which we live [...] It is an experience of living in a different way."
"The Refuge of the Stage. What roles can theatre play in the global refugee crisis? Healing, representation—and diversion" by Simi Horwitz
Theatre with, for, and on behalf of refugees, migrants, and exiles—however those terms are defined—seems to be springing up more these days, in the midst of a metastasizing global refugee crisis […] Simón Adinia Hanukai, educator, theatremaker, and co-artistic director of Kaimera Productions, is in the process of creating three projects for and with refugees.
WE WILL RETURN IN THE SPRING
Kaimera's team on France 3 Evening News
Simón Adinia Hanukai and Sophie Richelieu talk about immersive theater and Kaimera's work on the France 3 Evening News with Céline Cabral on August 20, 2023.
Kaimera's team on Figaro TV
Simón Adinia Hanukai and Guillaume Tagnati were the Culture Guests on the Figaro TV evening news with Victoire Sikora on September 11, 2023. (with English subtitles)
Kaimera's team on Un soir à Paris on France 3 TV
The September 9, 2023 France 3 TV News' culture page with Jean-Laurent Serra featured Simón Adinia Hanukai and Stéphanie Lanier, and was filmed at the Théâtre de l'Epée de Bois and the Villa Dionysos in Saint Denis. (with English subtitles)
"Théâtre: les turbulences du contemporain au prisme d'Anton Tchekhov" by Tirthankar Chanda
Avant-garde theater of the highest order, a moment of rare intensity, both dramatic and entertaining.
"Nous reviendrons au printemps : Tchekhov à l'ère de l'immersion théâtrale" by Frédéric Bonfils
We Will Return in the Spring transcends the notion of adaptation. It is a renaissance, a conversation between yesterday and today. A theatrical experience that stimulates the mind and deeply touches the soul, offering a renewed vision of a timeless masterpiece.
"Nous reviendrons au printemps : La fin d’un monde" by Jean-Pierre Hané
An intelligent immersive show, sensitive with a delicate touch. [...] The adaptation and translation are remarkable in every way, allowing us to approach Chekhov in all his humanity.
Le théâtre immersif réinvente "La Cerisaie" on France Culture radio
Aurélie Charon devoted her September 9, 2023 edition of Tous en scène to Kaimera, our rehearsals at the Théâtre de l'Epée de Bois, and the story behind this immersive adaptation of The Cherry Orchard.
SPACES: OAKLAND
"Making SPACES for local stories"
SPACES activated a building that is routinely used to demoralize and stifle the human soul and made it a place of authentic connection and profound witnessing. Few things have inspired me and restored my hope in how we might connect moving forward.
"Whose Stories? At City Hall, 'SPACES: Oakland' Hands Over the Mic" by Nicole Gluckstern
SPACES: Oakland feels to me like genuine engagement rather than a blandly envisioned diversity experiment. It’s intensely personal, heartbreakingly sincere, and ecstatically joyous all at once.
"This week in Oakland" by Azucena Rasillading
The show’s creators and performers include familiar faces like BANDALOOP, dancer and choreographer Sarah Crowell, making her return to the stage following her long and celebrated tenure as an arts educator and community leader at the Destiny Arts Center.
"Elevating Stories and Spaces, An Interview with Sarah Crowell and Lauren Cox about SPACES: Oakland" by Emmaly Wiederholt
... this celebration of people coming together that I’m so honored that I get to be a part of. Maybe these folks have not been to a live performance in over a year, and I get to lay out a carpet for them and say, “Welcome home to your city.”
SPACES: SAINT DENIS
"Danse Ma Vie!" by J. G.
Parce qu'il suffit d'un rien pour se connecter à l'autre, l'artiste suscite et met en form un échange de confidences intimes, joyeuses, émouvantes, entre citadins qui s'ignorent et se méconnaissent.
"Projet Spaces, l'espace est à nous" by Maxime Longuet
Le spectacle Spaces est la conclusion d’une expérience construite à partir de récits de Dionysiens.
"Les récits intimes prennent corps, la scène donne à voir la memoire" by Aurélie Charon on France Culture radio
Des participants de 10 ans à 89 ans sont pris à partie de cette aventure urbaine, où la rencontre et les territoires de la périphérie sont au centre.
SPACES: HARLEM
"Using Storytelling and Dance to Transform a Community Space" by Caroline Prugh
[...] there was something exciting about being in a building with a clear community function not my own. I was drawn inwards, rather than feeling in any way excluded. I was now part of the “new” community formed by the piece.
DATAPRINT
"Simón Adinia Hanukai: Sparking Discussion About Data Ethics Through Art" by Margarita Kompelmakher
DATAPRINT is a unique project not only because it was developed through residencies in two capitals of technological innovation—Bangalore, India and Silicon Valley, USA—but also because it will be presented simultaneously in these two locations in spaces accessible to the general public, for free.
"Sharing stories of Bengaluru"
For two days, the Cubbon Park metro station will be transformed into a performance arena, where artists and other citizens will come together to collectively share stories, memories, and their wish for Bengaluru.
"Unfolding stories of migration"
‘Dataprint’ […] made audiences think about and examine the impact of their online fingerprint and question the ethics of data mining.
"Stories of home and migration take life at cubbon park metro" by Tina Shashikanth
Data Print aims to show how our online behaviour affects and how we define our identity in rapidly growing internet age.
JUPITER (A PLAY ABOUT POWER)
"CITY SIGHTS: La MaMa Experimental Theater Club" by Julia Buntaineg
Unlike most climate change-related art, JUPITER doesn't fall strictly on the alarmist side of the argument about the state of our planet. Rather, we are left with [...] a renewed optimism.
"What Gives You the Right?"
by Ray Morgovan
Haunting and beautifully delivered [...] with extraordinary purpose and aplomb. The deeply moving JUPITER delivers its message in an insightful and powerful evening, and beyond.
"Superhero Clubhouse's Jupiter at La MaMa" by Deborah Heineman
JUPITER's goal is not to provide an ultimate answer, but to start a dialogue. It succeeds.
