Mnemosyne Dreams was a practice-as-research site-specific performance project that took place on the Victorian heritage ship SS Great Britain in Bristol Docks, England, April 4-7, 2002. It investigated three main research areas: (a) the aesthetics and effects of small-scale spectacle, (b) actor-audience exchange in intimate settings, (c) memory processes in performance and contesting histories at heritage sites. The DVD is an interactive performance document and investigative research resource designed to explore the four main research areas noted above. It is based on a daily two-hour, four-camera video shoot during the four days of presentation, plus over 60 hours audio recordings of audience feedback.

Contact: Caroline Rye parip-project AT bristol.ac.uk