The Nine Dreams
University
of
Houston
Professor
of
Creative
Writing
and
established
author,
Nick
Flynn,
presents
an
immersive
performance
of
William
Blake’s
masterpiece,
Vala,
funded
by
the
Mitchell
Center.
The
performance
marks
the
world
premiere
of
the
filmed
sequence
with
an
original
score
written
and
performed
by
Sarah
Lipstate
and
Guy
Barash.
The
audience
will
be
invited
to
wander
through
the
abandoned
silos
at
Sawyer
Yards
encountering
the
dreams
in
a
timed
sequence
with
the
culmination
of
a
live
performance
by
Drita
Kabashi.
Additional
project
collaborators
include
Meghan
Finn
and
David
Pym.
Innovation
Grants
are
awarded
annually
to
faculty
for
partial
or
full
funding
of
proposed
projects
which
focus
on
campus
and
community
enrichment
through
interdisciplinary
collaborations
and
practices.
