Mall of Maladaptive Dreaming
Mall of Maladaptive Dreaming is an immersive, site-responsive theatre production that explores questions that the retail industry poses, from what it means to be an object to what it means to dream, by following the experiences of several exotic dancers working with mannequins in a “mall club.” As these women realize the social, emotional, and psychological implications of holding undervalued positions in a declining industry, their relationships with each other begin to deteriorate—all the while being forced to deepen their understanding of the space around them together.
This performance is made possible through WOOMcollaborative, a Waterloo Region multidisciplinary arts incubator, serving as a research and development hub for the Kitchener-Waterloo cultural sector by providing space, subsidy, and mentorship to new generations of performance creators.
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