THE SMELL OF SHADOW

for the 33rd crimmp program, sipa presented the revised version of his 2005 show the smell of shadow, about which he wrote: "an indian of the hopi-tribe once stated to me: a big part of you is locked in. _i replied: how can i allow you to the depths of my inner self, when i don't even manage myself ? _a lot of things scared me, even the smell of shadow. _thereupon he said: let me tell you the story of the one-eyed mouse, that never entered the night forest…."

 

crimmp_33, arkhip 'sipa' labakhua, abchazië, the smell of shadow, arnold schalks, ocw, stage for small scale events, rotterdam

sipa working on the theater of the smell of shadow in his studio in sukhum

crimmp_33, arkhip 'sipa' labakhua, abchazië, the smell of shadow, arnold schalks, ocw, stage for small scale events, rotterdam

view into the theater

crimmp_33, arkhip 'sipa' labakhua, abchazië, the smell of shadow, arnold schalks, ocw, stage for small scale events, rotterdam

marionettes and props

crimmp_33, arkhip 'sipa' labakhua, abchazië, the smell of shadow, arnold schalks, ocw, stage for small scale events, rotterdam

ready for repatriation