It’s been a fantastic week in the Studio with Stand + Stare holding an awesome food related workshop Digital Dishes, tickets for REACT project These Pages Fall Like Ash on sale and a brank spanking new trailer out for The Memory Dealer. Read on to find out more about these delights and more...

This week Digital Dishes kicked off in the Studio. Ten participants from across Europe have travelled to Bristol to develop their digital skills and work for a week with Studio Residents Stand + Stare to help create a collection of food related stories for Theatre Jukebox, an interactive installation that plays stories rather than songs! They spent the earlier part of the week cooking for each other at pop up restaurant 40 Alfred Place and getting to grips with some of the technology used in the Jukebox, before spending Wednesday onwards recording their stories for the Jukebox. Today we saw the culmination of the week’s hard work and a lot of fun with a fabulous end Showcase event. You can find out more by visiting the Digital Dishes tumblr.

It’s been an exciting few months of REACT. In March REACT took Heritage alumni Tim Cole and John Troyer to SxSW Interactive Festival in Austin, Texas as part of their panel on 'Platforms for Haunting'. Read John's blog about his experiences and listen to the panel itself here. Studio residents Splash and Ripple are installing Ghosts in the Garden, their Georgian listening device at the Holburne Museum between Sunday 19 May and 29 June 2013. So make sure you go for a visit for a chance to meet and interact with real characters from the Bath's Georgian past. Charlotte Crofts also launched the Lost Cinemas of Castle Park app on the itunes store, enabling users to tour the cinematic past of Bristol’s city centre. Download the app here.

The REACT Books & Print projects have now finished their initial R&D phase and are moving into production. Coming up soon is These Pages Fall Like Ash, a narrative experience developed by Studio residents Tom Abba and Circumstance. These Pages Fall Like Ash allows you to become part of its story, to explore the city and to discover a whole new way of reading. It runs in Bristol from 20th April and shouldn't be missed - follow the link here to read more and book your place. You can keep up to date with the other projects through their blogs or read Jo Lansdowne, REACT Producer's summary of the final workshop for a peek into the inner workings of a Sandbox.

On Monday and Tuesday CAS/CADE Conference 2013: Codes of Engagement conference took place in Watershed. UWE’s Digital Cultures Research Centre curated a strand of work for the conference and Studio residents Tine Bech, Duncan Speakman, Laura Kriefman and David Glowacki all spoke. You can find out more about the conference on their website here.

Rik Lander has released a fantastic trailer for The Memory Dealer, his interactive drama that will premiere at this year's Mayfest. The Memory Dealer is a play that takes place in several places across the city starting at the Watershed. It is a form of interactive theatre where the audience becomes part of the story. Tickets go on sale on the 22 April, for performances on 24, 25 and 26 May 2013. Each experience will last about two hours. A smartphone and headphones are required but these can be provided if necessary. It’s sure to be an exceptional experience so set a reminder for the 22 and check out The Memory Dealer website.  

Helen our Communicating Science resident has been busy finalising her prototype for her residency showcase next Thursday. She will be talking about her Solar Wind Chime, that varies it’s sound depending on solar wind speed data from the ACE satellite, and there will be a chance to see it in action. We will then be joined by an expert panel with one of the founders of PocketSpacecraft.com, Michael Johnson, and quantum chemist David Glowacki from danceroom Spectroscopy. Tickets are free but must be booked in advance. Contact Watershed box office on 0117 927 5100 or book tickets here.

Today we were joined in the Studio by Director of Twilio Europe James Parton. James spoke about cloud communication system Twilio and introduced us to some of his favourite projects. It was a brilliant talk with some fun demos, so look out for the write-up early next week.  

Don’t forget booking for Watershed’s Time Bank has opened again. Watershed are holding Time Bank sessions on the May 8 to support artists, filmmakers and cultural organisations who are exploring the use of digital technologies in their work. You can book a session with any part of the Watershed Team for some advice, to discuss a project or join us at the end of the day from 16:00 for an open discussion.

Lastly make sure you join us next week for an awesome talk from Studio Residents Calvium. Calvium will reflect on their thoughts and experiences of developing the emerging genre of located sound walks. You can find out more about the talk and other scheduled on our events page here.