Collective body
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Collective Body is a shared, interactive virtual reality experience that invites us to meet ourselves and others through movement. In the heart of the New Mexico desert, we rediscover a way of engaging with the world through the formative stages of human life, before ending with a playful, collective exploration of our virtual bodies. These key moments (first alone in the face of the unknown, then the encounter with otherness, and finally the joy of moving together) reflect the way our personal and collective stories are written through movement. Designed for four or more participants, Collective Body encourages us to explore and discover our movement identity, the unique signature expressed in each of our gestures.
Collective Body was commissioned by Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, with the support of the Centre National du Cinéma et de l’Image animée, the City of Paris, the Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur Region, the Institut Français and the Centre des Arts d’Enghien-les-Bains.
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2025 |
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20 minutes |
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All Ages |
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English, French |
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France, USA |
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Interactive |
trailer
ARTIST
Sarah Silverblatt-Buser - Director
Born
in 1992 in New Mexico, Sarah Silverblatt-Buser is a dancer, choreographer and teacher. She moved to Paris in 2018 to perform with the
renowned artist Yoann Bourgeois, and has since danced in a variety of projects, including at the Grammy Awards with Harry Styles. She has
choreographed works ranging from Street Art, a show combining neoclassical music and parkour, to La Petite Danseuse, an
augmented reality piece for the Musée d’Orsay, and most recently Danse, Danse, Danse, a virtual reality work for the Musée d’Art
Moderne de Paris, directed by Gordon. Alongside Gordon, she co-directed the show Rave-L Party, which blends orchestral music and
rave, commissioned by Ensemble les Apaches for the Théâtre du Châtelet and currently on tour. Collective Body is her first virtual
reality work as a director.
selection
2025
- Mostra de Venise 2025, Venice Immersive
Credits
Producers: Oriane Huard, Aurélie Leduc, Arnaud Colinart ■ Co-production: Atlas V, Body of Ways, Onassis ONX ■ Composer: Harvey Causon ■ Technical Director & Developer: Ferdinand Dervieux