London, United Kingdom
Where We Meet (Camden Fringe)
An interactive dance installation where audiences can experience the inner thoughts of a dancer
Where We Meet is an interactive, audio-based dance installation where audiences can experience the inner thoughts of a dancer. This piece aims to open up the conversation about mental health and to break down taboos by facilitating an empathetic and intimate experience. It begins with the fundamental notion that we can never truly comprehend what is transpiring in someone's mind if we don’t actively choose to connect and be open to understanding. Each audience member, equipped with headphones, is tracked in the space. As they walk around the space and choose which performers to engage with, innovative location-tracking technology will trigger audio monologues. In return, thanks to a wearable device, the dancer can decide which thoughts to share with the audience and invite them to participate in gentle moments of interaction. --- Active participant - £15 Participants will be given headphones with a tracker and can walk freely around the space to experience the inner thoughts of the dancers and interact. Seated observers - £8 Audience members will observe the performance from the seated area. They will be given a tablet to decide which dancers they want to listen to at any given time.
Audience Role
Audiences can walk around the space to engage with different performers. The audio system will require audiences to physically move towards a dancer to hear their inner thoughts. Performers might invite the audience into gentle moments of interaction through gestures or meditation. Interactions are optional. No speaking is needed.
Ages: 13 +
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About Unwired Dance Theatre
Unwired Dance Theatre makes immersive and playable experiences - for remote audiences, IRL and virtual stages, galleries and more unconventional sites. Our work questions our sense of empathy, especially when mediated through technology, and often explores what remote connection could look like. From networked wearables to XR, we like to work at the intersection of dance and technology to create unique and thought-provoking experiences, with meaningful audience participation at its core.