Arts and Culture University of Exeter

Joumana Future Proof

Future Proof Your Body: A Free Immersive Performance Experience

performance experience Fri 1 – Sat 2 Nov 2019, 11:00 – 19:00

Roborough Studios
University of Exeter
Exeter EX4 4SB

What is the future for the human body? Can our bodies fulfil their potential in a virtual environment? Future Proof Your Body 01 is a free, unique, immersive performance experience aiming to re-connect us with our physical space using VR, sound and movement. Join choreographer Joumana Mourad and her team of professional dancers as they guide you to explore mobility, creativity and gravity. Part performance, part immersive experience, this is a playful opportunity for learning about science and physicality whilst having fun! No prior experience needed, all levels of mobility are welcome, 13yrs+.

These immersive performance experiences are the result of Joumana’s University of Exeter Arts and Culture Commission, ‘Future Proof Your Body’, which was developed in collaboration with immersive experience designers, The Workers, and with input from University of Exeter academics. You can find out more about Joumana's commission here.

Location

Roborough Studios, University of Exeter, Prince of Wales Road, EX4 4SB

Friday 1 November at 10am - 11.30am, 12.30pm - 2pm, 3.30pm - 5pm and 6pm - 7.30pm

Saturday 2 November at 11am - 12.30pm, 1.30pm - 3pm and 4pm - 5.30pm

These events are FREE however booking is essential. Book your place here.

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Durational Events

Events
Tue 1 – Thu 31 Oct 2019, 10:00 – 20:00 Black History Month 2019

The University of Exeter is a diverse community across Devon and Cornwall with students and staff from over 130 countries. October is Black History Month and the University is celebrating and reflecting on black history with a series of talks, plays and exhibitions that illustrate Maya Angelou’s words: “In diversity there is beauty and there is strength.”

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Performance Experience
Fri 1 – Sat 2 Nov 2019, 11:00 – 19:00 Future Proof Your Body: A Free Immersive Performance Experience

Future Proof Your Body 01 is a free, unique, immersive performance experience aiming to re-connect us with our physical space using VR, sound and movement. Join choreographer Joumana Mourad and her team of professional dancers as they guide you to explore mobility, creativity and gravity.

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Commissions Exhibition
Fri 1 – Fri 22 Nov 2019, 10:00 – 22:00 Brave New World

Artist and printmaker Catherine Cartwright presents 'Brave New World', an exhibition which considers facial recognition technology and its possible effects on the nature of protest. Part of Arts and Culture's Urgency Commissions 2019.

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Exhibition
1 Nov 2019 – 27 Jan 2020 Unbounded: Contemporary Art Practices in Cornwall

Arts and Culture Creative Fellow Bram Thomas Arnold exhibits work as part of Unbounded at the Eden Project, Cornwall.

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Event Festival
Fri 8 Nov 2019, 10:00 – 15:00 The Science of Illusions: ESRC Social Science Festival 2019

As part of the ESRC Festival of Social Science 2019 join Dr Gavin Buckingham from the University of Exeter for a free talk about the nature of illusions and how our brain processes them.

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Event
Tue 12 Nov 2019, 18:30 – 20:00 In The Company Of Insects: An Immersive Listening Event

What happened when University of Exeter, Arts and Culture sent BBC radio producer Mair Bosworth and poet Fiona Benson into the wilds to learn about insects and their love songs? Join them on their journey from the Smoky Mountains of West Virginia to the meadows of Totnes in this live listening event.

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Event Festival
Tue 19 Nov 2019, 17:30 – 20:00 Secret Ingredients - Being Human Festival

Ingredients come in many forms: they may be the foods that make a particular dish or cuisine, or the special insights that advance human knowledge. Taking place at Exeter Central Library, this event will explore ingredients in all their varieties.
Part of Being Human Festival 2019.

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October

Talk
Thu 31 Oct 2019, 18:00 The Evolution of Public Attitudes During Brexit

Politicians assert that their views reflect the will of the British people, especially when it comes to Brexit. In this special talk, the President of the British Polling Council examines the evidence behind these claims. It takes place on the last day of the extension to Article 50.

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