Home Bodies

What does it mean to feel at home in your body?

Created by choreographer and artist Sivan Rubinstein, Home Bodies is a participatory dance project exploring the body as a place of belonging, memory, creativity and care.

Combining movement, music and philosophy, the project investigates how our bodies hold our histories, transform through time and connect us to others. Developed with researchers at the University of Cambridge, and refugee and migrant communities in Cambridge and Bournemouth, Home Bodies creates inclusive spaces for creative exploration and connection beyond words.

The project will culminate in a new participatory dance performance, inviting audiences to reflect on home not simply as a physical place, but as something we carry within us and create together.

In a world shaped by displacement and change, Home Bodies asks how movement, presence and care might help us find belonging.

Credits & Collaborators

Choreography & Artistic Direction |Sivan Rubinstein

Philosophy & Research
Dr Sarah Fine, Associate Professor of Philosophy, University of Cambridge
Professor Anna Alexandrova, Professor of Philosophy of Science, University of Cambridge

Producer | Treacle Holasz

Research & Development | University of Cambridge & Pavilion Dance South West

Community & Creative Partnerships |Counterpoints Arts, Refugee and migrant communities in Cambridge and Bournemouth

Project Support | Pavilion Dance South West

Home Bodies is developed through an interdisciplinary process bringing together dance, philosophy, music and participatory research. The project values the contributions, experiences and creative insights of all participants and collaborators.