Experimental

Journey to the Kingdom of Hypnos

An immersive underworld audio adventure.

$32.00
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A woman with red long curly hair in a green flowing dress standing in a dark rough hewn rock cave making a beckoning gesture with her left arm to the onlooker with her face forward and her body turned away.
A woman with red long curly hair in a green flowing dress standing in a dark rough hewn rock cave holding a glass oil lamp in her hands at chest height with her face tilted up but her eyes on the camera and her body slightly turned to the side.
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Image Credit: Todd Gardner

A woman with red long curly hair in a green flowing dress standing in a dark rough hewn rock cave making a beckoning gesture with her left arm to the onlooker with her face forward and her body turned away.
A woman with red long curly hair in a green flowing dress standing in a dark rough hewn rock cave holding a glass oil lamp in her hands at chest height with her face tilted up but her eyes on the camera and her body slightly turned to the side.

  • Created and Performed by: Carmel Clavin

  • Presented by: Spectacle & Mirth

Do you remember where Sleep is, Dear Ones?

Mnemosyne invites you to close your eyes and journey to the court of that benevolent Greek god-creature of Slumber. But beware, in this Underworld the River of Oblivion is spilling over her shores and threatens the Waking.

Discover the vast environs of collective unconsciousness in this award-winning immersive underworld audio adventure.

About Spectacle & Mirth

I am a singer storyteller creating immersive theatrical experiences around the globe for audiences both immense and intimate. A creative producer & performer from the mid Atlantic region of the US, I have made the larger World my home. As founder of the Spectacle & Mirth, I've built award winning immersive projects like The Marvelous Mechanical Music Maiden and Journey to the Kingdom of Hypnos. The writer and producer of The GlamourHobo Field Notes storytelling podcast and founder of regional arts festival Richmond Fringe and the founding Creative Director at Reveler Experiences a first of its kind, hands-on immersive theatrical project.
A complex Venn Diagram of adjacent identities, I tour the world, tell stories, and play wearable musical inventions. This vaudevillian loves to sing too loud, smash class structures, and wear grand hats. #Glamourhobo

  • Duration: 40 minutes

  • Event Accessibility: Blind or Low Vision Rating: Fully Accessible

  • Age suitability: M

Provided headphones must be worn.
  • Festival Hub: Trades Hall - The Temple
    Cnr Lygon & Victoria Sts, Carlton, VIC, 3053

    Wheelchair Access

    Festival Hub: Trades Hall - The Temple is wheelchair accessible.

    The entrance to the venue is on Lygon St. You can head up the front stairs and through the main doors, from there head right to get to the Loading Dock.

    If you need step free access, there is lift at the front of the building and our team will be able to guide you from there to the Loading Dock.

    Once you're in the Loading Dock you can head west and through the corridor to the stairs, and up past the ETU Ballroom and Common Rooms. Continue on and then head down the corridor to your right and you will find The Temple. There is also a lift if you are unable to take the stairs.

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  • Full: $32.00

  • Concession: $29.00

  • Extra Applause: $42.00

  • Blak Tix: $9.00

  • Member discounts available

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"sensuously realized" and walking ”... a delicate tightrope, giving just enough specifics to create a gorgeous world, but ambiguous enough to let you fill in the empty spaces with your own fancies and dreams." - No Proscenium

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Sessions: In Person Events

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Date Time Venue

Wednesday, 04 October 2023

5:45pm

Festival Hub: Trades Hall - The Temple

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Thursday, 05 October 2023

5:45pm

Festival Hub: Trades Hall - The Temple

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Friday, 06 October 2023

5:45pm

Festival Hub: Trades Hall - The Temple

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Friday, 06 October 2023

6:35pm

Festival Hub: Trades Hall - The Temple

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Saturday, 07 October 2023

5:45pm

Festival Hub: Trades Hall - The Temple

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Saturday, 07 October 2023

6:35pm

Festival Hub: Trades Hall - The Temple

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Sunday, 08 October 2023

4:45pm

Festival Hub: Trades Hall - The Temple

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Sunday, 08 October 2023

5:35pm

Festival Hub: Trades Hall - The Temple

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Wednesday, 11 October 2023

5:45pm

Festival Hub: Trades Hall - The Temple

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Wednesday, 11 October 2023

6:40pm

Festival Hub: Trades Hall - The Temple

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Thursday, 12 October 2023

5:45pm

Festival Hub: Trades Hall - The Temple

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Thursday, 12 October 2023

6:40pm

Festival Hub: Trades Hall - The Temple

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Friday, 13 October 2023

5:45pm

Festival Hub: Trades Hall - The Temple

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Saturday, 14 October 2023

5:45pm

Festival Hub: Trades Hall - The Temple

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Sunday, 15 October 2023

4:45pm

Festival Hub: Trades Hall - The Temple

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