STORMO®

WHAT IT’S ALL ABOUT

Learning how to live harmoniously and listen to Nature


A process that allows for the collective intelligence of a group to emerge thanks to cooperation, active listening and body.

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HOW IT WORKS

The group thinks as one individual


STORMO® is a participative process that allows for the collective intelligence of a group to emerge and is inspired by this same intelligence used by birds to organize the flight of their flocks. Integral to the project is a workshop which focuses on using simple exercises and games to promote both internal and external awareness. This fosters deep listening and an attunement to one’s environment. In a short amount of time, participants merge the awareness of themselves with the awareness of the group, allowing them to move in harmony as one single being.

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ARTISTIC AND SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH

Years of research
thousands of participants involved.


We have conducted countless sessions of STORMO®, taking it from international festivals to multinational corporations, from elementary schools to scientific research, and involving thousands of people over the span of twelve years.

In 2015, the Leonardo Da Vinci National Museum of Science and Technology in Milan, Italy hosted a special session of this project during which a team of French researchers measured the amount of harmony developed in the group of participants. A specific behavior was identified as an indicator for the group to organize itself in an optimal way, inspired by natural structures used to improve stress responses, problem solve, and seize opportunities.

FOR COMPANIES AND ORGANIZATIONS

From team building to team being: a unique experience that transcends boundaries.

The process concretely develops active listening through simple, physical, and immediate relationships that allow us to see others beyond the boundaries of their roles, social classes, cultures, languages, and nationalities. With STORMO® we bring to the forefront resources buried deep within bodies’ memory, allowing them to experience the excitement of discovering themselves as part of a group that in turn experiences the thrill of feeling like a single autonomous entity.

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Develops an easily perceptible harmony within groups

Along with a physical state of active listening which is more effective than any theoretical explanation.

Shows how to transform uncertainty from a limitation into a resource

and establishes co-leadership, collaboration, and empowerment.

Enable sharing leadership

Allows teams to perceive themselves as a singular entity that is capable of utilizing resources, co-leading, collaborating and empowering

It offers a new vision of boundaries of one's freedom

Offers the possibility for one to recognize the limits of their freedom within a structure, leading to the creation of new perspective towards contexts in which behaviors and habits seem immutable

Being part of a whole


The migration flows of animals and humans have much in common, as both are affected by climate change and the need for survival..

Birds migrate following the seasons to find food and safe places to breed, but as the climate changes, these cycles are disrupted, creating competition for resources and decimating specimens. Similarly, human populations are also increasingly forced to move due to climate change, losing access to food and jobs.

One of the explanations for bird flocks is that they serve to signal to other moving specimens safe places to rest. STORMO is a way to remind us that we, too, are part of this system and that our behavior has a real impact.

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THE FORMAT

A versatile and flexible project: STORMO® develops in different forms and is designed to engage even the most heterogeneous of groups

Research Sessions

Sessions reserved specifically for the company and open to invitees only, during which the project’s potential is explored. During these sessions, we work with young dancers to investigate the choreographic aspects of the project. Since 2016, we also have been collaborating with Roberta Mosca, famous dancer of the Forsythe Company.

Workshop

Open workshops and opportunities to share the project. Participation is open to anyone: in a short amount of time, individuals practice their ability to actively listen which is a crucial aspect for the success of STORMO®. These workshops create a fully immersive experience of sharing and collaboration.

Urban Performance

Paired with one or more workshop days, these are short 10-20 minute performances in public spaces that are repeatable in many different locations. This idea of urban performances aligns with the findings of the Architecture department faculty at Politecnico University (Milan) which state that performances have the ability to repurpose public spaces and change their perception in the eyes of citizens.

STORMO®/Flusso

The most recent format of this project which is combined with one or more days of workshops that last four to five hours each. The group’s movements are followed in real time by sound and light, creating a broad dialogue that continually redefines itself.

Credits

Concept Creator and Director

Matteo Lanfranchi

Sound Designer

Roberto Rettura

Sound designer

Roberto Rettura, Carlo Carcano, Matteo Lo Valvo

Assistants

Beatrice Cevolani

Production

Effetto Larsen

With Support From

Danae Festival, Campo Teatrale, La Fabrique de Théâtre (Belgio), Bothnia Biennale (Finlandia), La Diagonale Paris-Saclay (Francia), Politecnico di Milano, Assab One

STORMO® is a copyrighted and registered artistic project.

Effetto Larsen reserves all legal rights to protect intellectual property and prosecute any copyright infringement.

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