This astonishing auditory adventure, led by creator-writer-performer Simon McBurney (Harry Potter, Mission Impossible) , takes you deep into the Amazon rainforest and even deeper into the recesses of the human mind. The Encounter relates the true story of photographer Loren McIntyre, who was on assignment for National Geographic in 1969 when he stumbled across an aboriginal tribe in a remote area of Brazil, leading to a fascinating metaphysical experience. McBurney's masterful one-man show uses 3-D audio technology -- experienced via a pair of supplied headphones -- to build an intimate and shifting world of sound. Inspired by Petru Popescu's book Amazon Beaming, Complicite's ingenious production makes its San Francisco debut at Curran after a successful run on Broadway.