Rapid Eye Movement
How can we create a collective dream? This immersive performance stages a sensory journey through the various states of sleep and consciousness.
Rapid Eye Movement invites audiences to explore dreamlike landscapes constructed from fragments captured in the physical world. Dreams are the raw material, while the human mind and body serve as the instruments. “Rapid eye movement” refers to the final phase of the five sleep cycles – the dream stage, just before waking – when elements from everyday life resurface and blend into a parallel reality.
Ahead of the show, the artists launched an online form to collect dreams from the public. Anyone could contribute to the project, sharing dreams and nightmares, describing visions, or submitting images and sounds. Using these textual and visual elements, the artists have juxtaposed scenes and constructed intricate 3D architectures – abstract, stylised dream worlds that are at once familiar and surreal – combining creations and generative AI and merging music and live images. The resulting immersive performance blurs the boundaries between reality and the dream world in real time, accompanied by a film presenting key moments from the artists’ experimental process.
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