Urban Dream Capsule

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Event Urban Dream Capsule
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
Secondary Genre Street Theatre
Spectacle
Subjects Daily life
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Andrew Morrish Actor
Bruce Naylor Actor
Nick Papas Actor
Neil Thomas Actor
David Wells Actor
Neil Thomas Playwright
Resources
Text Nationality Australia
Production Nationality Australia
Further Information One of the Melbourne Festival's Free 'Festival of the Streets' attractions, it achieved considerable cult status.
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Australian & New Zealand Theatre Record October 1996
Brochure Melb Internat Fest 1996
Data Reviewed By Geoffrey Milne (GeoffreyMilne) on 4 October 2012
Event Identifier 28878