 Event |
Urban Dream Capsule
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| Venue |
Myer Windows, Melbourne, VIC |
| Umbrella Event |
Melbourne International Festival of the Arts |
| First Date |
18 October 1996 |
| Opening Date |
18 October 1996 |
| Last Date |
2 November 1996 |
| Dates Estimated |
No |
| Status |
Professional |
| World Premiere |
No |
| Description |
This superb and challenging piece of performance art. Five bald men wearing dresses and/or overalls are hermetically sealed with the four colorful "rooms" created inside Myer's window frontage. They are on display 24 hours a day. |
| Description Source |
Reviewer's Opinion |
| Primary Genre |
Theatre - Spoken Word
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| Secondary Genre |
Street Theatre
Spectacle
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| Subjects |
Daily life
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| Related Events |
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| Organisations |
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| Contributors |
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| Resources |
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| Text Nationality |
Australia
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| Production Nationality |
Australia
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| Further Information |
One of the Melbourne Festival's Free 'Festival of the Streets' attractions, it achieved considerable cult status.
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| Event Status |
Completed
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| Data Source |
| Source |
Description |
| Brochure |
Melb Internat Fest 1996 |
| Australian & New Zealand Theatre Record |
October 1996 |
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| Data Reviewed By
| RobertTaylor on 12 March 2025 |
| Event Identifier |
28878 |
| Dataset |
AusStage |
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