Dreamscape

An Electronic Instillation for surround sound.

Composed and mixed by Gabrielle Dalsan.

Premiered at The Royal College of Music in February 2025.

“‘Dreamscape’ illustrates a dream I had one night. After a recent exploration into dream work, becoming aware within my dreams and making note of the people, characters, emotions and storyline that arose within my subconscious. In traditional dreamwork, symbols and animals are of huge significance - often representing character traits within a person - that they are ignoring within their day - to - day life.  The dream journeyed through four stages, the lions, children, horses and theatre song. Lions are often a symbol of strength, horses of dignity, children of the ‘inner-child’ and singing of the voice. My dream told me to look at my own strengths, to stop running away and embracing them fully, leading to a discovery of your child self, but this time paired with the dignity and self- respect of the horse. When I do this, I can share music with most freedom, singing and composing without fear. 

My intention for ‘Dreamscape’ is to bring the audience into dreamwork. The more we can understand the deepest parts of our selves and the parts of us that remain in the shadows, the better we can know ourselves in day - to - day life.” The work is 30 minutes in length, produced in Logic Pro X, using vocal and narration recordings by Gabrielle. The work is designed to simulate a dream, pulling people into a slight trance, where they lose sense of time and space.

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