Please note: This event ended on 18 November 2022
In this Lunchtime Talk, Lisa May Thomas, Tom Mitchell, and Clarice Hilton discuss Soma: an hour-long participatory multi-sensory experience, which draws from a dance-based approach to using VR technology.
The project has been developed by an interdisciplinary team of researchers, choreographers, artists, and technologists, including visually impaired collaborators. The team will discuss participants’ experiences over a 3-day run of Soma performances at the Bloomsbury Theatre in May 2022.
They'll be addressing themes of sensorial awareness and participatory agency, the practices of care undertaken by the Soma dancer-guides, and the residual, often transformative effects of the experience for participants.
Open Studio Fridays
From 10:00 - 17:00 you can stay at the Studio for Open Studio Fridays - join us to continue the conversation or work on your own projects. The Studio provides chairs, tables, wireless and a great space. You bring what you need to work with (laptop/mobile). Tell us what you’re up to, or allow us to facilitate conversations within the resident community. Studio staff and residents will be around to chat, answer questions, or tell you more about what we do. The open afternoons close at 17:00, sometimes with a trip to the Café & Bar.
Where to find us
The Lunchtime Talks take place in the Pervasive Media Studio, which is in the Watershed building. The Studio is just beyond the Café & Bar, turn right and then go down the corridor to your left (where the toilets are). The double doors here will be open, go all the way down until you reach the Studio. A member of staff will sign you in, and check your ticket, if you have booked.