Dreamcatcher
A person struggles to distinguish between a lucid dreaming experience and real life.
Performance
2023
Shozab Raza’s performance transforms the mundane rhythms of a daily routine into a surreal and chaotic narrative, blending everyday actions with unconventional soundscapes sampled from various objects. As the performance progresses, the familiar morning rituals of waking up, brushing teeth, and going to work evolve into an unpredictable, high-energy spectacle where reality breaks down. With a dynamic variation in music and energy, the office setting spirals into an absurd war-like scenario, culminating in a dramatic nuclear explosion. Through this transformation, the performance explores the fragility of normalcy and the unpredictability of human experience.
This performance was directed, designer, choreographed and performed by Shozab Raza at the Pozen Center in 2024.
Sound Design: Zac Rea
Light Design: Hannah Zahr
Tech Support: Max Azanow
Tools used:
Blender, Projection Mapping, Logic Pro