SOMA Projects

We explore sensory perception through physical, virtual + imagined realities w/ movement and tech.
Supported by @ace_national, @BristolUni + more

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Exciting news! Tickets are live for performances of Soma next month at the Bloomsbury Theatre, London! @UCLCulture Our Witnesses and Travellers will bring Soma to life. Book now:

https://t.co/hOviMNdTHS

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A snippet of the latest In-Body Invitation, ‘Walking Together Apart’ from Laila Diallo. Tonight, Laila will be leading a shared experience as part of her Invitation - check out our Instagram Stories as she sets off just before sunset.

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It’s the end of the month, which means a new In-Body Invitation! In your inboxes now is the latest invitation from Laila Diallo.

Plus, join a live shared experience this Thurs 31st March with Laila & participants - follow along on Instagram Stories!

https://t.co/L29q5Inwm1

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The second episode of the Soma Project Podcast is here! Harsha and her guests explore the possibilities and questions that arise when dancers and VR meet. Listen here: https://t.co/8sVyq8YrV3

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It’s here! The second episode of the Soma Podcast is now live. Spend some time with Harsha and the team as we explore how Soma is coming to life.

Listen via: https://t.co/O0IbWSa4PA

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Would you like to know more about the Soma Project? Sign up to Lisa’s mailing list to discover more about Soma, our work with @otrbristol & more.

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Our Artistic Director Lisa May Thomas has just been published in Body, Space and Technology with ‘Returning to the Body: Somatic Sensing in Multi-Person Virtual Reality Technology’

https://t.co/bUsLDgTSyL

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We were delighted that the Soma project was featured in a workshop by the South West Doctoral Training Partnership, ‘Exploring Immersive Technologies in Social Science Research’. Watch the full video here:

https://t.co/FkS6OMBiP8

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We recently launched another #InBody Invitation, this time from dancer Ben, called ‘Micro Scores for Body and Phone’ - it's flexible based on where your imagination takes you.

https://t.co/L29q5I5UXr

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Introducing…The Soma Project Podcast! We are indebted to the wonderful Harsha for leading the creation of this podcast series. We begin by taking listeners into the heart of the Soma Project: https://t.co/O0IbWSrGea

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Introducing the latest In-Body invitation! Check your email inboxes for a lovely piece from Ben this month - with lots of freedom and the chance to send us your own creative responses.

https://t.co/pTnqBG6jp1

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Some Tuesday reading for you? We've got some fascinating research blogs on the Soma website, with insights into our work, the In-Body process, and the specialisms of our dancers. Let us know which you enjoy most - we would love to hear your thoughts. ⁠

https://t.co/42RYxuWJPM

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Check out this brilliant response to Ben’s Invitation, ‘Sounding Out’, sent via the In-Body Diary. Did you create something similar in response to Sounding Out? We’d love to hear it! ⁠
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Big news: We want to hear from you on WhatsApp! ⁠
Send us your reflections privately - we’ll share them with the dancers and that's it!
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Find out more via our FB and Instagram posts for all the details @The_SomaProject

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Have you tried it yet? Here's the 8th In-Body Invitation. It’s been a great journey sharing these invitations - don’t forget to submit your response to the In-Body Diary!

https://t.co/L29q5Inwm1
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We are back with another #InBody Invitation! @Will_Dickie follows his previous invitation, The Space Behind You, with another creative interpretation of visual artistry - The Space Called You.

Launching Monday!

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Last autumn we welcomed brilliant R&D participants to a week of developing Soma at Trinity Centre, Bristol. The very talented @alicehendyphotography joined us to document the experience⁠!
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Plans are underway to share our reimagined performance of Soma with audiences. We can’t wait for you to enjoy what we’ve been developing! ⁠
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Headed back to work, or spending time thinking about the year ahead? Take some time to explore the hidden spaces we often overlook
in our latest In-Body invitation: https://t.co/L29q5Inwm1
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Introducing our latest In-Body Invitation! Will Dickie playfully engages with @brynthomasdance 's question, ‘What does the space behind me feel like?’ & introduces us to hidden spaces we rarely confront.

https://t.co/L29q5Inwm1

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