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THE ENCOUNTER's Simon McBurney to Host Q&A on Tribal Rights at Curran

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On April 27th at 6.30pm, the Curran Theater will host a private drinks reception and a discussion about tribal peoples' rights with Simon McBurney and Survival International's Tesia Bobrycki.

In Encounter, showing at the Curran until May 7, McBurney traces a journey into the depths of the Amazon rainforest, using 3D audio technology to build an intimate and shifting world of sound.

Simon McBurney is an acclaimed actor, writer, and director, and founder of the multi-award winning Complicite theater company. He became a Survival International ambassador in 2017.

Simon is a long-standing Survival supporter with an interest in indigenous rights and environmental causes. He devised "The Encounter," based on a book by Petru Popescu, after spending time in the Amazon with indigenous peoples. This experience developed his interest in Survival's work.

"The Encounter" addresses many of the issues affecting the Matsés people from the Amazon Uncontacted Frontier, many of whom were forcibly contacted by missionaries in 1969. Some members of the tribe are still uncontacted.

The play traces a journey into the depths of the Amazon rainforest, using 3D audio technology to build an intimate and shifting world of sound.

Book here: sfcurran.com/shows/the-encounter. Note: Survival supporters get 20% off tickets to THE ENCOUNTER and a free tote bag by using the offer code SURVIVALINTL at this link.

Photo Credit: Robbie Jack






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