The Anatomy Of Dreams is an 8 part audio play that is created, written and directed by Tracy Holsinger. We were funded to make Episode One: The Bus Ride. We are currently looking for funding to make episodes 2 - 8.

The Anatomy Of Dreams is set in Sri Lanka in 2030, during the outbreak of the Omega variant of Covid-19, amidst the run up to a presidential election.

This audio work is part of a pan-Asian project begun by Teater Garasi from Indonesia. In 2019, Teater Garasi won the prestigious Ibsen Award with their concept of ‘Huhu and the multitude of Peer Gynts’. They were unable to finish the work due to the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic, and decided to invite other artists and create a virtual platform from which to share the ongoing work.This is a link to the dramatigurical framework for the project.

http://ibsenawards.com/scholarship/winner/multitude-of-peer-gynts-unmapping-the-verge-of-asia/

Our work is looking at the themes of messianism and 'othering' and ghost worers. It is inspired by lines in Act V of Peer Gynt, made by The Skinny Man or The Strange Passenger, depending on which translation you know. This character asks Peer if he can have his body when Peer dies, as he wants to find out where dreams come from. Hence, the Anatomy of Dreams. There will be 8 episodes, and it is written in verse form.

Episode 1 is titled The Bus Ride. It's mastered in stereo, so best listen with a headset to get the full effect of the sound design. It's just under 20mins.