Dream Rockwell is an artist, director, public speaker, and multidisciplinary event creator.[1] She has worked in cirque, rock music, electronic dance music shows, and concert tours. She specializes in interactive theatre as well as immersive events[2][3] and festival creation.[4]
Dream Rockwell | |
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| Born | London |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Occupation(s) | Artistic director, stage director, public speaker |
| Known for | Lucent Dossier Experience, Lightning in a Bottle, The Do LaB, music video direction |
Past talks include TEDx Talks Vail, Leaders Causing Leaders,[5] XLive,[6] Burning Man,[2] PPTOW, Worldz,[7] Temple of Consciousness, One Love[8] and many other conferences and festivals worldwide. Her subjects have included: Unleash Your Legend, YES AND...!, The Human Uplevel, Rise of the Feminine, Grace of Venus (her forthcoming book for young women) and Unraveling the Universe ~ Keys and Codes to the Matrix.[9]
Director, Producer and CCO
editRockwell directed the performance portions of Panic! at the Disco's VH1 award-winning video "I Write Sins not Tragedies".[5] Their acceptance speech was infamously interrupted by Kanye West, something he also did to Taylor Swift,[10] She went on to direct Panic! at the Disco's international sold out concert tour that followed the video's success. She directed The Duhks' video "Fast Paced World",[11][12][13] and Mötley Crüe's last world tour with Aerosmith[14]
Rockwell is the founder and director of Lucent Dossier Experience, a "high-concept, steampunk-meets-neotribal",[15] nouveau cirque circus troupe.[14]
Rockwell is a co-founder of The Do Lab,[16] an event production company responsible for the music festival Lightning in a Bottle which she co-founded and produced from its inception in 2004 - 2016.[17] She invited artists and guests to her highly curated stages and custom designed immersive areas making LIB the first transformational festival to emerge out of the music festival scene.[18][19][20][21]
In 2023, Rockwell became an adviser to the Saudi Arabian Crown Prince for his city of the future, NEOM. She also co-created a project in the deserts of Saudi Arabia called Karavan as the projects CCO.[22]
Early life and career
editAs a young woman, Rockwell lived in New York City, where she produced Lunatic Fringe, a monthly open mic poetry slam.
She toured internationally with Madonna, helping to create some of her most iconic looks influencing millions of fans worldwide.[23]
Prior to touring with Madonna she spent 18 months as a backup singer and dancer with Shania Twain.
In the early 2000's, Rockwell formed and performed in two 60's inspired electro-pop bands, VOXBOX and Willpilot.
Philanthropy
editRockwell is the founder of Cuddle the World, an organization that takes teddy bears, cuddle blankets, inspirational toys and musical instruments to needy children around the world.[24][25]
Rockwell enjoys a plant based diet and is interested in creating a cruelty-free world.[26][27]
Personal life
editRockwell is an adoptive parent and adopted a child in 2014.
Rockwell has been tied romantically to Elon Musk, Gerard Butler and American Soccer hero Edson Buddle[28]
References
edit- ^ "Festival All-Star: Lightning in a Bottle's Dream Rockwell". 19 April 2019.
- ^ a b "Dream Rockwell & the Lucent Dossier Experience". 9 June 2014.
- ^ immersive events
- ^ festival production
- ^ a b "About".
- ^ "Live Design Online".
- ^ Worldz Preview: Dream Rockwell – Co-Founder, Lightning in a Bottle & DoLab. YouTube. Archived from the original on 2021-12-08.
- ^ "Unravelling the Universe with Dream Rockwell – One Love Experience 2018". onelovefest.com. Archived from the original on 2018-10-30.
- ^ WORLDZ TRIBE (2017-03-02), WORLDZ Preview: Dream Rockwell – Co-Founder, Lightning in a Bottle & DoLab, retrieved 2017-11-05
- ^ "Dream Rockwell with Panic! at The Disco". Alternative Press.
- ^ "The Duhks Unveil World Premiere of "Fast Paced World" Music Video". Dirty Linen Newsfeed. 27 January 2009.
- ^ "Search results". YouTube.
- ^ "The Duhks release video for "Fast Paced World" | BluegrassJournal.com". www.bluegrassjournal.com. Archived from the original on 2011-10-03.
- ^ a b "Los Angeles LA Vida – LA People 2009: The New Vaudevillians — Lucent Dossier – page 1". www.laweekly.com. Archived from the original on 2009-04-26.
- ^ Johnson, Alexis. "Creatures of the Night." Style Section L.A. November 30, 2009. Retrieved January 6, 2010.
- ^ "SoCal's Best at". Socal.com. Retrieved 2022-06-11.
- ^ "Freedom of Speech Spirit Living LIB 2016". July 2016.
- ^ "La weekly Lucent Dossier's Dream Rockwell Is Still Waging Her Legal Battle Over Lightning in a Bottle". 25 July 2017.
- ^ "The do Lab presents Lightning in a Bottle 2011 | Metrowize.com". Archived from the original on 2010-11-06. Retrieved 2011-02-07.
- ^ "Lucent Dossier's vaudeville troupe lights up Edison - SGVTribune.com". Archived from the original on 2010-11-25. Retrieved 2011-02-06.
- ^ "Dream Rockwell Talks Lucent Dossier, LiB Fest & Removing the Stigma of Sexual Abuse [Interview]". Archived from the original on 2014-06-27. Retrieved 2014-09-24.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Saudi Arabia NEOM Advisory Board Announcement". 1 August 2022.
- ^ "Dream Rockwell with Madonna".
- ^ "Vaudeville Cirque // Current TV". current.com. Archived from the original on 2012-10-10.
- ^ "What's trending in today's young adult world". Millennial Magazine. 13 May 2022.
- ^ "My LA: How a Vision at Burning Man Brought Magic to LA". HuffPost. 14 September 2011.
- ^ "Vegetarian StarLucent Dossier's Dream Rockwell Rocks Taran Smith's Vegan Tacos".
- ^ "DeepMind's cofounder partied with Elon Musk for his raucous 40th birthday party on the Orient Express, a new book revealed". Business Insider.