Five years in the making and almost stopped by the Japanese earthquake earlier this year, Siro-A blitz the Edinburgh Festival Fringe with outstanding visual trickery. This Japanese company overwhelm with staggering technological interactions between multimedia, performer and audience member.It starts with a virtual head shouting the audience in preparation for this rapidly paced show before two DJs, that pump the constant flow of electronic music throughout the piece, are revealed. The show is a montage of visual imagery and clever trickery through the mediums of multimedia and physical theatre. The three physical performers display their skill and brilliantly executed choreography in sync with the DJs and projections.The first stand out moment of the piece involves two performers catching images projected onto hand-held white screens. Whilst still trying to figure out the mechanics of this, the following procession of odes to one of the performers, Abe Toshinori, again left me in awe. His whole life is projected onto huge white cylindrical shapes worn on the performers' heads. Photos of his 'ex-girlfriend 1', 'ex-girlfriend 2' and an image of his head morphed into an 'Abe Toshisushi' quickfire into view. Its absurd ideas and lovely personal touches from the cast make it probably the funniest scene.Technodelic Comedy Show lacks hitting the high end of the laughter factor but makes up for it in its visual impressiveness. All set, costume and props have been made by the company. Their LED morph suits create imaginative patterns with the human body, in ways similar to a strobe or laser show, completely dazzling spectators.Although I didn't laugh as much as I would have hoped, the style of Siro-A's mix up of electronic music and dance was outstanding. The concept or message desired from the company, however, gets slightly lost within all the surprise and amazement of their extraordinary show. At one point, I couldn't tell the difference between live performer and projected image. This is a spectacular visual experience.
