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Dream Factory

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posted on 2024-08-21, 03:17 authored by EMILY COLLETTEMILY COLLETT, Maddie Nunn, Emily O'Brien-Brown, Rollercoaster Theatre Company Ensemble, Clare Springett
Experience 'Dream Factory', an immersive performance installation that transports you into the real and imagined worlds of Neurodiverse and mixed ability artists. Inspired by Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland, this extraordinary event explores themes of isolation, connection, and the longing for escapism. Join us for an unforgettable encounter in the No Vacancy gallery and dive into the transformative power of dreams.

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NTRO Output Type

  • Live Performance of Creative Work

NTRO Output Category

  • Live Performance of Creative Work : Other

Place

Melbourne, Australia

Venue

No Vacancy Gallery

NTRO Publisher

Rollercoaster Theatre Company

Start Date

2023-09-04

End Date

2023-10-08

Medium

Set and costume design for live performance

Research Statement

Dream Factory was a movement based performance by the Mixed Ability artists of Rollercoaster Theatre. Performed in an inner-city gallery window as part of the Fringe Festival, it aimed to engage audiences with the performers unique skills and talents, rather than highlighting their differences. The production was innovative in its interaction with audience. Performed 2-3 times daily with a rotating cast, the show engaged intentional audiences, but because of its position in a window on a busy laneway, it also engaged surprised passers-by who responded and interacted in different ways. This became a significant extra layer to the performance, as they became unintentional performers themselves and expanded the possibilities of live performance to interact with diverse audiences. Dream Factory received a Melbourne Fringe 'Judges Pick' Award and quickly became a crowd favourite. It was supported by the City of Melbourne's arts grant, Regional Arts Victoria and Creative VIC. It also received a rare Fringe review by notorious Melbourne critic Cameron Woodhead: 'Dream Factory is a simple and subversive intervention… it reclaims wonder from the mundane through performance art, creating a secret world within the workaday one and inverting assumptions about performers with disability.' See: https://www.theage.com.au/culture/theatre/manic-multi-tasking-endorphin-levels-surge-in-fringe-theatre-burnout-20231005-p5e9xl.html

Size or Duration of Work

Approximate running time 40 minutes, for a run of 10 shows

Affiliation

Emily Collett, University of Melbourne

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    Performing arts not elsewhere classified

    Licence

    CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

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