Whimsically eclectic, the dream space created by South Korean Creative Group SSAK welcomes you in with an endearing playfulness. With sparse dialogue, they bring their world to life through a mixture of performance and puppetry; sound and light. A family-friendly show, the audience has many children in attendance, and the performers’ engagement with them makes this an immersive experience throughout.
The show is split into roughly four segments: the first featuring kazoos and movement, with audience members invited inside to play. The following two feature respective puppetry shows, with loosely woven plots: which in and of themselves are fairly straightforward fare – wizards and desert islands alike. The performance for the most part somewhat sadly shies away from going truly into the abstract and fantastical and errs toward silliness and charm, despite visually striking and creative staging and props. However, the final segment places renewed focus on the artistry of puppetry, and is undeniably hauntingly beautiful. Stunning whale puppetry floats through an ocean created of light and sound: it’s captivatingly calm, and captures the transcendence of what it can mean to exist in a dream space between realities. Overall, children and adults alike can take away something special from the world created throughout this performance.
Dream Space, Assembly George Square, until 24 Aug (not 11, 18), 1.25pm