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Meet Foxglove
The Mobile Performance Dwelling, or "Dance Pod"

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THE OBJECT:
It is a mobile performance dwelling.
It is a dance pod.
It is a mobile multi-functional and collapsible travel trailer.
It is made to work as an event space, a performance venue, a photo studio, and a video stage.
It is designed and built by me (with lots of help).

The pod has two rooms.

​Room 1  is the living space / commercial kitchen / green room.
It has a seating area.
And a full kitchen, permitted for commercial catering.
It has a dry flush toilet.
And a shower.
It has a desk that can function as an entertainment center, an editing lab, or a tech operator station.

Room 2  is a mini black box.
It is a photo / filming / performing stage.
It is a festival stage.
It is a rehearsal studio.
It is a multi- media workshop.
It is a living room with a (mobile module) sleeping loft.

The pod design allows interior to become exterior.
It has a metal reinforced, cantilevered roof.
Its three hinged walls unfold, transforming walls into stage flooring.
The stage floor is danceable-- the floor hinges are seamlessly hidden.
The structural posts are removable, allowing for an open format, 12 x 24 feet of raised staging.


It can park anywhere, and be ready to rumble in no time.
Beach. City. Mountainside. Lakeside. Streetside.
The pod can drive up, set up in under an hour, and pack up in minutes.
Off grid performance power lasts for four hours on batteries, longer with the generator.

READY ON THE SCENE IN 2023.
The black box debuted in 2016 at the Bellweather Bellevue Art Museum festival. Today. it is ready for the event and performance season of 2023.

See the build photos below these pod living slide show!

Dance Pod as Covid Era Quarantine Home

HOW TO BUILD A DANCE POD

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A Grassroots Campaign

Dance Pod Safety and Performance Upgrades
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Dance Pod PayPal Campaign
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This QR Code takes you to the campaign, or click the button above.
As with any invention, mine needs some minor upgrades. Iv'e invested over $30,000, plus a lot of muscle, and now my personal funds are tapped out. Im reaching out with an ask for $10,000 for labor and materials. And guess what?  Donations to this project can be tax-deductible, thanks to Allied Arts Foundation of Seattle. And I've added a PayPal campaign for its ease. As thanks, your name will be featured in the pod's exterior wrap design!

This is the punch list:
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Retrofit panel hinge anchors with metal backing
Redesign and install panel closures system
Install more outlets
Install on demand propane heater
Replace the sink to satisfy commercial kitchen requirements
Install a removable hydraulic winch to lower and lift stage panels
Replace bathroom skylight with a larger one
Install ladder to skylight for roof access
Install customized collapsible stair case with removable railing
Install new aluminum lip on wrap-around windows
Complete removable loft module
Complete ceiling finish details
Install hydraulic jacks
Replace the breaker box (rodent damage)
Install custom cabinet and fridge hardware rodent proofing
Design and install battery-and-AC powered lighting + sound system
Install removable lip curtains
Design and adhere "foxgloves dancing" Danczmode exterior decal

What is danczmode?

No matter your vision, product, or campaign, our creative mediographies make dance work for you.
Danczmode also rents FOXGLOVE, a  mobile performance and photo / video stage for events and projects. 
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