SF, CA
The Still Point
Your presence is the catalyst. Dive into a mesmerizing journey with Iris Company’s latest immersive dance-theater performance.
Join us as we transform the stunning SOMArts gallery space into a liminal world of infinite possibility. This immersive dance-theater performance invites audiences to explore the world of the show on foot, surrounded by light and color, as the choreography and action unfold around you. Four fractured figures are suspended in parallel worlds, each trapped within unresolved memories. As audience members move through the space, the boundaries between these worlds begin to break down, setting in motion an exploration of identity, disconnection, and the longing to reconnect with oneself and community. The show pulls inspiration from the Tibetan Buddhist concept of the Bardo, a threshold between death and rebirth, and T.S. Eliot's Four Quartets. “At the still point of the turning world. Neither flesh nor fleshless; Neither from nor towards; at the still point, there the dance is…” —T.S. Eliot Key Details (summary): 6 Nights Only Drinks Available for Purchase Multi-Room Immersive Experience 70 Minutes Primarily a standing and walking experience (limited seating available) Accessibility: The Still Point is ADA accessible and designed to be a primarily standing and walking experience. Limited seating will be available. If you have accessibility needs, please contact us at iriscompanysf@gmail.com before your visit and we will do our best to accommodate you. Note: This show includes mature themes, immersive environments, darkness, flashing lights, and moments of psychological intensity. Artist Supporter Tier Tickets: For those who are able, we highly encourage you to purchase an Artist Supporter Tier Ticket. Ticket sales directly support the artists who have spent the last year bringing this ambitious project to life. If one-third of our audience chooses the Supporter Tier, it will help us establish a foundation for future Bay Area projects while supporting the artists, designers, performers, and collaborators who make this work possible.
Audience Role
Upon entering the space, audience members are divided into four groups and guided through four distinct sensory environments, each inhabited by performers trapped within repeating cycles of ritual and routine. As the experience unfolds, boundaries between these isolated worlds begin to dissolve. Glitches emerge. Memories seep through cracks between their worlds and the performers begin to remember who they are. The audience functions not only as a witness, but as a catalyst: their presence gradually alters the emotional and physical states of the performers, reflecting psychological ideas around awareness, perception, and transformation. As the barriers between siloed worlds between to crack, the audience will be invited to (optionally) interact with the performers and the environment.
Ages: 13 +
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About Iris Company
Under the direction of Sophia Stoller, Iris Company is a diverse group of artists dedicated to creating socially relevant, thought-provoking and moving experiences through dance, immersive performance, and film. The company aims to ignite a questioning of ineffective social norms and empower audiences through artistic experiences, twisting together psychologically driven ideas with a sensory stimulating fusion of contemporary dance, theater, film and video design, and music. In 2024, after creating work as a company for 7 years in Los Angeles, Sophia Stoller and Iris Company relocated to the San Francisco Bay Area.