a space to dream inside a city
the urban dream capsule in the Sears on State department store in 
Chicago as part of the Puppetropolis Festival 2001
 

CHICAGO 2001 Sears on State.

PERTH AUSTRALIA 2001

NEW ZEALAND FESTIVAL

WELCOME TO THE URBAN DREAM CAPSULE.

This web site is created in conjunction with a live event. 
An installation of four 'performers' living in shop windows. 
 
 

Feel free, very free, to participate... .....

What is the UDC?
 
 

The Urban dream Capsule is a performance art installation that was first created in 1996 for the Melbourne International Festival of the arts in the Myer Melbourne windows.

Five actors lived inside the windows and installed a complete home with bathroom, kitchen ,living room and bedroom..
 
 

For over two weeks, 24 hours a day  the 5 "arts-tronauts lived their lives under the constant regard of the public. This encapsulated living completely captured the imaginations and fantasies of the public. Every day the public grew larger as the public became a part of the dream capsule.... 
 
 

The questions on everyone's lips, 'would they make the distance? Would they go mad? Would they fight with each other?'
 
 

Every day the circles of communications grew larger and larger.

The dream capsule is an interactive experience for all involved. The thoughts, opinions, images and beliefs of the public became the happy property of the ever-growing public. A public space is created where people become comfortable with sharing their dreams.
 
 

The Urban Dream Capsule in Melbourne was an enormous public and critical success. it received several awards including the best show of the festival.

The installation was recreated for the 
Gent International Street Theatre Festival in Belgium in 1998

The event transcended the barriers of language and created if anything an even larger emotional and lasting impact.
The people of Belgium truly took the experience to their hearts.

In 1999 for   the Festival de Théâtre des Amériques, in Montréal ,  Québec, the dream capsule was  recreated in  La Baie ,a large department store in the centre of town.
 
 

Connected by telephone, fax, email and the internet and wherever possible in french! well almost in french!

and in London for the London International Festival of Theatre we created the UDC in Arding and Hobbs department store in the South of London, Clapham Junction

In the year 2000 the dream capsule was recreated for the 
New Zealand International Arts Festival in 
Wellington New Zealand. 
The front windows of the department store 'Farmers' 
became our temporary home and hearth.
 
 

The Urban Dream Capsule was part of the Perth International Arts Festival 2001 in Perth Australia. A unique capsule and the beginning of the GNome PRoject.
THE SITE IS STILL UP

And just recently in Chicago as part of the Puppetropolis festival in Sears on state.

 

 

we gratefully acknowledge the support of arts victoria and the australia council for this presentation of the urban dream capsule

  CHECK OUT THE PERTH FESTIVAL UDC EXPERIENCE
 
 
 
 

This project has been assisted by the Commonwealth Government through the Australia Council, its arts funding and advisory body and Arts Victoria.