"As guests filed into a totally transformed Studio5 from DCE’s lounge, we were ushered into a tight space, invited to watch this society at work while a video host introduced us to the laws of the land. As spectators of this curious world, a changing series of curtains and dividers (a simply brilliant set design by Ryan McGettigan) guide us through portioned off spaces as a tightly controlled series of events unfolds. We are invited to explore the space as we wish, provided we stay out of the dancers’ ways." - See Chicago Dance

"Ryan McGettigan’s set is designed to move and connect into different structures as it actively ushers the audience through the space during this hour-long encounter. With original projection and lighting designs by David Deveau and sound design by Bryan Ealey, Panopticon is intentionally designed and created to envelope all of the senses. “My goal is absolutely for both the performance experience and the audience experience to be an embodied one. It’s the whole idea behind immersivity for me,” says Arnoult." - The Dance Dish