THE R.A.V.E. INSTITUTE
The R.A.V.E. Institute is a six-year transmedia project that transforms the dancefloor into a site of ritual, resistance, and radical imagination. Founded by Me Time, it merges immersive theatre, electronic music, and speculative design to empower audiences (known as Citizens) as active agents in shaping new futures. It has collaborated with a wide range of multidisciplinary artists and designers, and uses satirical critique of wellness corporations and mega-CEOs to draw attention to the commodification of healing, identity, and human connection.
The project’s evolving universe include a constellation of CORE (Citizen Outreach Research & Engagement) activations - modular, site-specific experiences that test the R.A.V.E. ethos in public space. Designed for flexibility and civic engagement, the Institute spans installations, DJ sets, performances, and interactive media.
THE UPLOAD (2025)
Camp Reset, 2025
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R.A.V.E.
Luminato Festival, 2024
A large-scale public activation of R.A.V.E. Technology™, R.A.V.E. transformed the former corporate headquarters of Bombardier into a dystopian self-help retreat promising collective optimization. Over 600 Citizens were guided through four choreographed Power Move levels by the charismatic Founder, an all-knowing AI assistant, and a cast of Modelling Citizens devoted to synchronization.
Blending speculative fiction, participatory storytelling, and live DJ performance, R.A.V.E. sampled 300 years of Black musical lineage to educate participants on rave culture’s radical roots—while critiquing its commodification. This high-impact experience reclaimed the dancefloor as a site of embodied resistance, mutual transformation, and joy as methodology.
PORTAL (2024)
Summerworks Festival, 2021
The inaugural prototype of R.A.V.E. Technology™, PORTAL was developed during a period of extreme social isolation as a one-on-one interactive onboarding ritual. Using motion sensors, responsive projections, and a personalized pre-show intake, each participant received a uniquely tailored transformation sequence designed to re-sync body, mind, and purpose.
Presented as a solo synchronization protocol, the experience integrated dance, meditation, and speculative storytelling to reframe personal reflection as a systems update. Participants reported catharsis, emotional breakthroughs, and heightened somatic awareness—demonstrating the potential of dance as a medium for immersive healing.