How can we create a collective dream? This is the question at the heart of Rapid Eye Movement, an immersive performance conceived by Harry Yeff and Bertie Sampson. The project stages a sensory journey through the various states of sleep and consciousness.
The performance invites audiences to explore dreamlike landscapes constructed from fragments captured in the physical world. Dreams are the raw material, while the human mind and body serve as the instruments.
Audience participation is a driving force behind Rapid Eye Movement. Ahead of the show, the artists launched an online form to collect dreams from the public. Anyone can contribute to the project—sharing dreams and nightmares, describing visions, or submitting images and sounds.
Using these textual and visual elements, the artists juxtapose scenes and construct intricate 3D architectures—abstract, stylized dream worlds that are at once familiar and surreal. These immersive environments fully inhabit the Satosphère dome.
The narrative structure is inspired by the five sleep cycles. Rapid Eye Movement refers to the final phase—the dream stage, just before waking—when elements from everyday life resurface and blend into a parallel reality.
This immersive performance blurs the boundaries between reality and the dream world in real time, accompanied by a film presenting key moments from the artists’ experimental process.
Schedule
August 26, 2025 - October 2, 2025 > Performance : August 26-27-28-29
8pm
> Film : from September 2 to October 2
7pm and 8:30pm
> Film : from September 2nd to 26 at 7pm and 8:30pm
September 30 and October 1st-2nd at 8:30pm
Bertie Samson is a multimedia artist working at the intersection of art and technology. His practice explores light, movement, response, and interaction. Using projection, LED lighting, creative coding, real-time graphics, and electronics, he creates highly experiential works. As co-founder of L.E.G, a creative lighting studio, and one of the directors of Immersive-me, a company specializing in immersive environments, Samson has extensive experience delivering large-scale shows. From captivating projection mapping performances to intimate interactive light installations, his work has been presented around the world. His creations include works for the World Trade Center in New York, visual shows for the World Economic Forum in China, and immersive light installations for the House of Vans gallery in London.
Harry Yeff, also known as Reeps One, is an award-winning multidisciplinary artist based in London. He quickly established himself as one of the world’s leading beatboxers and experimental vocalists, with an online audience of over 100 million people. Specializing in voice and technology, Yeff has used his unique vocal range to spark groundbreaking collaborations across music, science, and the visual arts, including major residencies at Harvard University and Bell Labs. In 2018, The Economist described Yeff as a “champion of new musicians,” and he was named a Cultural Leader by the World Economic Forum.