Kids

Dream Swamp

A dance performance by Melanie Lane that transports children to a universe of magic and adventure

  • Dates 02 - 05 Oct
  • Time 10:30am, 12:30pm (35 minutes)
  • Venues The Substation
$15.00 - $35.00
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An image of a child's bedroom window that looks out to a rocket ship in the sky.

Image Credit: Tianyi Liao / Rebecca McCauley

  • Choreographed by: Melanie Lane

  • Presented by: Melbourne Fringe and The Substation

Dream Swamp is a dance performance designed for children between 6-10 years of age.

Dreaming beyond the limits of our bodies, young audiences are transported into an absurd and uncanny universe of magic, adventure and transformation.

The journey begins in an immersive swamp-like world, murky and unpredictable – like a bizarre dream. In a collision of sound, colour, texture and movement, two dancers shape-shift, cast spells, time travel and defy gravity, transporting young people to a place where they can imagine their own bodies as a site of fantasy.

Performed by Harrison Ritchie-Jones and Rachel Coulson
Costume design by Geoffrey Watson

This project received Cash to Create through the Fringe Fund. Supported by Daniel Besen and Rupert Myer AO and Annabel Myer. The development has been supported by Creative Victoria and The Playking Foundation, with project partner The Substation.

thesubstation.org.au

  • Duration: 35 minutes

  • Event Accessibility: Deaf or Hard of Hearing Rating: Partially Accessible, English no barrier

  • Age suitability: 6+

  • Event warnings: Some Infrequent/Low Pressure Audience Interaction.

Carers/parents must accompany children attending and sit in the show with their child.

  • The Substation
    1 Market St, Newport, Victoria, 3015

    Wheelchair Access

    The Substation is wheelchair accessible.

    Visitors may enter The Substation using the ramp or stairs at the main entrance. There is a lift on the ground floor, to the left of the foyer, providing access to levels 1 and 2.

    Please check the 'What’s On' section of The Substation website for event-specific access information.

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  • 1 Child + 1 Adult: $15.00 - $17.50

  • 2 Child + 1 Adult: $15.00 - $17.00

  • Family of 4: $15.00 - $16.25

  • Additional Adult: $25.00 - $30.00

  • Additonal Adult (Concession): $25.00

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Wednesday, 02 October 2024

10:30am

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Wednesday, 02 October 2024

12:30pm

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Thursday, 03 October 2024

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Thursday, 03 October 2024

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Friday, 04 October 2024

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Friday, 04 October 2024

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Saturday, 05 October 2024

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