Where We Meet
What if you could hear others' inner thoughts?
An intimate and communal experience at the intersection of dance, immersive technology and mental health.
Where We Meet is an interactive dance performance, using XR technologies to expose the characters’ vulnerabilities as an invitation to empathise and connect.
Audiences explore the space, wearing geo-located headphones which track their movement. As they move around the dancers, their inner worlds are revealed through a combination of spatial audio and choreography, triggering uniquely intimate and confessional moments in real-time. The immersive dance piece aims to build poetic moments of vulnerability and empathy with participants, fostering embodied connections between character and audience, whilst raising awareness of mental health themes.
November 2021 | Dansathon Winner, Liege, Belgium (early concept)
April 2022 | Goldsmiths University, London, UK (residency)
11-12 January 2023 | Maison de La Danse, Lyon, France (2-character version)
February 2024 | Rambert School of Dance, London, UK (R&D with students + public sharing)
March 2024 | Goldsmiths University, London, UK (R&D + public sharing)
14-15 June 2024 | Theatre Deli’s SHIFT+SPACE, London, UK
12 August 2024 | Camden Fringe, Theatro Technis, London, UK [TICKETS]
5 Sept 2024 | City Fringe, Theatre Deli, London, UK [TICKETS]
8 & 9 Nov 2024 | VOILA! festival, The Questors Theatre, London, UK [ACTIVE PARTICIPANT / SEATED AUDIENCE]
28 Feb to 02 Mar 2024 | The Cockpit, London, UK [TICKETS]
Read more about our creative process for Where We Meet and discover some behind-the-scenes exclusive content on our blog
Creative team
Co-director & Choreographer
Livia Massarelli
Co-director & Creative Technology Lead
Clemence Debaig
Dancers
Noelle Lahaye, Vasiliki Papapostolou aka Tarantism, Ryan Naiken, Livia Massarelli, Virginia Moroni
Music composer
Christina Karpodini
Writer
Emma Nuttall
Voice artists
[EN] Caterina Grosoli, Lisa Ronkowski, Iain Ferrier, Zoë Trassl
[FR] Clemence Debaig & Noelle Lahaye
Creative technology
Branden Faulls (2024)
Sound Engineering
Vas Papageorgakopoulos, Hilltops Recording
Production management
Steph Clarke
Creative technology support
Rob Hall (2022 residency)
The original concept of Where We Meet was born during the Dansathon 2021, with the following team members: Livia Massarelli, Clemence Debaig, Steph Clarke, Noelle Lahaye, Samuel Lepoil and Julie Rollin-Mousteou.
