The Research Project

We explore how dance can be felt, not just seen.

Using wearable vibration technology, we translate movement into physical sensation—mapping rhythm, pressure, and touch onto the body. Choreography is mirrored through programmed touch points, with varying intensities that reflect movement, contact, and musicality.

Vibrations are pre-programmed to a soundtrack or performed live, allowing the sound engineer to play the body in real time alongside the dancers. The body becomes a musical instrument: movement seen becomes sensation felt.

Wearing the vests also shapes how movement is created. Sound generates vibration, vibration influences motion, and motion reshapes the sensory experience—forming a continuous feedback loop. A composer works closely with the team to create a carefully curated score.

This work invites audiences to listen with their bodies, bridging the space between performer and viewer to create a shared, embodied experience.

Accessibility and Shared Experience

This technology is not only a creative tool—it expands who dance is for. By translating sound and movement into physical sensation, it enhances the experience for d/Deaf and Hard of Hearing audiences, while offering a tactile way of engaging with dance for people who are vision impaired.

Accessibility is embedded in the research process. We work with an access consultant to shape the experience for a range of access needs, and collaborate with creatives with lived experience of disability to inform the artistic and choreographic development. Through this approach, the work aims to create a truly shared experience—one that opens dance to more bodies, more senses, and more ways of being present.