Radiohead has been making the rounds in Pittsburgh lately, but while Ballet Maribor's "Radio & Juliet" possessed Shakespearean proportions, The Pillow Project's "2084" can boast Orwellian proportions.

Based on George Orwell's iconic novel of Big Brother, "1984," this production at The Space Upstairs in North Point Breeze's Construction Junction transformed government surveillance into giant television screens with political talking heads, but kept the idea of an alienated society.

Director and choreographer Pearlann Porter and her team created a breakthrough work for The Pillow Project. They painted their large urban room black, peppering it with fliers using "double speak" or ponderous quotes.

At Monday night's performance, the performers grazed the landscape in loosely connected vignettes, some with simple running or walking in circles or using complex interactive projections that seemed to expand at their touch or confine them. It all dripped with a feeling of isolation and desolation, but somehow conveyed a dark beauty, particularly with the overriding theme of tiny spots of light, perhaps symbolic of hope, perhaps alluding to broader universal firmaments.

It was to Porter's credit that she didn't wrap things up too neatly, choosing to construct a final duet with Beth Ratas and Adam Secousse, where they moved apart, but somehow in sync. They never found each other, but, as a whole, the ensemble was ultimately able to see the light.

The Pillow Project will perform "2084" through Saturday. For more information, call 412-225-9269 or visit www.pillowproject.org.