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Empire Soldiers VR – Workshop KS4 (Years 10 & 11)

Empire Soldiers VR Workshop – Friday 26 October from 10am-4pm
Places may be available at the free half-term performing arts workshop for KS4 (Years 10 & 11) young people living in Devizes and surrounding villages.  This exciting one day workshop combines dance/mime with Virtual Reality 360 degrees filming.  To find out more please contact Rachael Holtom rachael.holtom@wiltshiremuseum.org.uk to express an interest in attending. We are grateful to Devizes Area Board for funding to enable us to host this workshop; places are free but prior booking will be essential.

Join us for an experience like no other the Wiltshire Museum has ever seen!

Empire Soldiers VR is a breath-taking experience blending street-dance performance and technology to tell the compelling stories of the forgotten Caribbean soldiers of the First World War. Through Virtual Reality and 360degree film, this show brings a truly immersive experience that is emotive and unforgettable.

Hear the captivating stories of the battlefield as you are joined bby a returning soldier and share the emotional experience of the return home. As the journey continues to the present day, focus turns to the resulting changes over the last 100 years and the impact of migration on the world today.

Review:

“Empire Soldiers by Metro-Boulot-Dodo is a perfectly pitched use of the form. The purpose of this richly designed world is not its own existence, but to focus you on that of its subject – a Caribbean soldier recruited to fight in the first world war. A deft use of sound builds a short, poetic and moving experience.”

New Scientist 27/10/17

Audience feedback:

“Fantastic use of VR and performance, was brilliant. Very unnerving in all the right ways”

“Very thought provoking and powerful. 1st VR experience and really enjoyed it!”

“This was amazing! Very clever production- highly recommend it!”

“Managed to sneak out and experience @MBDtweet #EmpireSoldiers this afternoon. Powerful, immersive and evocative #Freq17“”@frequency_fest so far. lincdrillhall #empiresoldiers was amazing!!”

“Just experienced @MBDtweet‘s #EmpireSoldiers at @frequency_fest. My VR experience of the year. GO SEE IT. #Freq17 @lincdrillhall

The performance was developed by Metro-Boulot-Dodo – established in 1997 as a touring theatre company. A few incarnations and over twenty years later we have combined all of that theatre experience with a bit of visual arts, street arts, heritage interpretation, large scale performance, a full scale recording studio and an ongoing interest in technology. MBD now operates in the arts and heritage sector offering a range of experiences from large-scale spectacles to intimate VR experiences.

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