Chrysalis — The Creative School
Toronto Metropolitan University
Five performers in dark clothing walk together across a dimly lit stage, their faces turned upward. Blue and amber lights create a somber, theatrical mood.

World After Dark

Shannon Litzenberger

Mar 3–9, 2025Chrysalis, 43 Gerrard St E, Toronto, ON

Description

Night is electric, immersive, rejuvenating, and disarming. Its mysteries offer respite from the drama of the day.

The nights of our generation are aglow with artificial light. Is there no trace of darkness left on you?

Inspired by Christopher Dewdney’s award-winning book Acquainted with the Night, Shannon Litzenberger’s World After Dark explores our relationship with the physical and metaphorical night. From the three stages of nightfall to the science of the cosmos; from the birth of nightlife to the empire of dreams; from the biology of nocturnal creatures to the mythology of the night sky, this multi-media, multi-sensory production takes us on an epic voyage through the mysteries of night.

With an outstanding creative team and ensemble of performers, World After Dark invites us to reclaim the night – a metaphor for the sensual, the embodied and the feminine.

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Shannon Litzenberger

Food & Drink

Food and drink aren't permitted in the theatre. The exception is a show with a bar or concession running — when there is one, we'll say so on the event page.