Credits to Sopho Kobidze
Resonant Bodies Residencies
Over the last 5 years I have been part of the Resonant Bodies Residency collective, creating frameworks that reach between political education, co-creation, community- building into education for grown-ups.
Resonant Bodies is a collective dedicated to fostering embodied, relational, and co-creative practices that support personal and collective transformation. Through immersive residencies, we create intentional spaces for participants to explore new ways of being, relating, and creating together in response to the complexities of contemporary life.
Resonant Bodies' approach is not about seeking solutions but about cultivating a deeper attunement to ourselves, each other, and the living world. By engaging in practices such as movement, meditation, communal care, and creative exploration, participants are invited to reconnect with their humanity and explore new possibilities for living and relating in times of change.
Their upcoming 7-day residency, scheduled for July 26 to August 1, 2025, at The Blue Horse in Brandenburg, invites individuals from diverse backgrounds—educators, artists, facilitators, activists, and more—to engage in a shared journey of inquiry and co-creation. The program emphasizes presence, trust, and emergent learning, encouraging participants to contribute their unique gifts and perspectives to the collective experience.
For more information and to apply for the residency, visit their official website: resonant-bodies-collective.org.
© 2025, Leon Lapa Pereira
Credits to Sopho Kobidze
Aris Leon Lapa Pereira (he/him) is a cross-disciplinary performance researcher exploring the boundaries of performative life. Deeply embedded in the landscape of Artistic Research, his personal practice is consistently informed by philosophical inquiry. By merging mechanical and technical knowledge with performative elements, he engages with multiple disciplines with genuine enthusiasm.
Currently focused on the de-romanticisation of nature, Leon investigates the Rights of Nature—specifically, the rights of water—in collaboration with the Embassy of the North Sea. Through this partnership, he co-founded the Confluence of European Water Bodies, a growing network of activist organisations that support his research into intercultural relationships and intimate connections with water.
Alongside this, he is a curator at the Instrument Inventors Initiative (iii) and co-founder of the WASTELAND Festival, where he leads research and performance curation through an ecological lens. Co-creation and collaboration are not just professional principles for Leon, but also sociological commitments—central to his Resonant Bodies Residencies, where these concepts are deeply explored.
For Leon, co-living is a vital practice that is increasingly endangered by today’s polycrisis. He is, therefore, continually seeking methods and tools to cultivate honest, careful, and communal environments.
