Calgary Municipal Space Station

Created by Humble Wonder Theatre
as part of the Beakerhead 2017 Festival Big Bang! Residency
in partnership with Quickdraw Animation Society

Project Lead and Concept by:
Lee Cookson
Story:
Lee Cookson, Tyler Longmire, Joshua Dalledonne, Andrew Shaw, Lara Schmitz, Holleay Rohm, and the Performers

Animation & VR Design:
Tyler Longmire
Animation:
Kes Lefthand, Zachary Melting Tallow, Thomas van Kampen, Amanda Neufield (Powerhouse3D), Joe Grabenstetter, Kaylee Novakovski, AREA 6
VR Development:
Sasha Stanojevic, Laura Anzola, Andrea Cowen, Adam Fulawka
Sound Design:
Anton De Groot
VR & Sound Operators:
Rachael Chaisson, Mike Hooves, Matt McKinney, Thomas van Kampen

Tours and Operations:
Lara Schmitz, Joshua Dalledonne (development), Marisa Roggeven (intern)
Front of House Managers:
Ayla Stephen (manager), Sienna Holden (manager), Jalal Cheema, Deb Ferguson
Performers:
Ayla Stephen, Anyssa McKee, Bradley Doré, Caitlyn Milot, Carolyn Ruether, David Sklar, Denise Vaile, Hayley Feigs, Holleay Rohm, Jeff Charlton, Jeffrey Arndt, Jenny Daigle, Justin Many Fingers, Kent McKay, Kloee Huberdeau, Makambe K Simamba, Mandee Marcil, Marisa Roggeven, Mike Rolfe, Monet Dupas, Pat Quinn, Praneet Akilla, Rebecca Chubb-Way, Robert Morrison, Sarah Wheeldon, Sienna Holden

Set & Lighting Design:
Andrew Shaw
Graphic Design:
Ryan Tremblay & his team
Scenic Construction:
Peter Hawrylyshen, Andrew Shaw, Dan Baker

PROJECT DESCRIPTION:

The year is 2047 and you are invited to the grand opening of the world’s first municipal space station! Calgary’s public transit system now features direct service via space elevator to the Calgary Municipal Space Station – but what good is a space station unless there is another station to blast-off to? Launch up, have your say on where the next space station should go, and party like it’s 2047!

An aging architectural monument transformed into a beacon of the future for participants, its role in announcing Calgary’s arrival on the international scene in the 1960’s echoed in the exploration of Calgary’s possible role in a future that extends beyond our planet. This installation based ‘performance’ further explored a central theme to Humble Wonder’s current work – the audience, or participant, as protagonist. The Calgary Municipal Space Station invited individuals to define what space meant to them as individuals, because not everyone is destined to be an astronaut, but that doesn’t mean we can’t all have a place in space.