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      March 19 – 30, 2025

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      Futuristic Pagan: Bridal Homecoming

      Futuristic Pagan: Bridal Homecoming

      Chipo Mapondera, Sabina Mutsvati, Chipo Mapondera & Sabina Mutsvati / Sabina Mutsvati & Chipo Mapondera / United Kingdom

      Futuristic Pagan: Bridal Homecoming immerses audiences in a traditional Zezuru wedding ceremony, where timeless Zimbabwean rituals of love and family union unfold through interactive VR. The experience packages traditional narratives using immersive technologies to celebrate Zimbabwean identity and preserve cultural heritage.

      Futuristic Pagan: Bridal Homecoming invites you to participate in an opulent Zezuru Bridal ceremony, preserving Zimbabwean traditions of love and family union through an interactive VR experience.

      From meaningful rituals to the jubilant Bridal feast, this experience celebrates the coming together of two families as the Bride enters her spouse’s family. By participating in this rich ceremony, you gain an intimate look into the rituals and practices surrounding the celebrations of love and family unions in Zimbabwean Shona traditions.

      Grounded in collaborative cultural research, the experience respectfully explores the practices and relationships central to the ceremony. By blending art, storytelling, and technology, we facilitate an inclusive space that fosters intercultural dialogue and understanding.

      Ultimately, this virtual ceremony challenges colonial narratives, subverting power structures and tools of documenting global cultures. Through tech-enabled methods of storytelling, we are able to uphold our histories and create a space that is grounded in ancient wisdom and value systems.

      After engaging with the experience, audiences will feel a sense of reclamation – reconnecting with something deeply rooted that had been lost or displaced on an ancestral level. This journey fosters a sense of belonging and rediscovery, inspiring individuals to engage with their communities and create new rituals that lay the foundation for envisioning more inspiring, collective futures.

      Futuristic Pagan: Bridal Homecoming

      Chipo Mapondera

      Creative Technologist, Director

      Biography

      Chipo is a Creative Technologist who creates immersive works that blend global indigenous cultures with digital technology. Her project Futuristic Pagan (2024) was a finalist for the AIXR Social Impact Award, won the Career Breakout Award at the Innovate UK Awards, and was nominated for the Ars Electronica STARTS Africa Awards. Her work Kuchema was shown at 180 Studios, and selected for the European Film Festival Zimbabwe. Chipo is the Founder and Director of Global Digital Futures, a platform to inspire and educate through digital media and technology.

      Futuristic Pagan: Bridal Homecoming

      Sabina Mutsvati

      Designer

      Biography

      Sabina is an internationally renowned fashion designer and fine artist, from Zimbabwe, who has worked in theatre, film and television. Most recently Sabina designed the set and costumes for the all-female dance production Ndima Ya Mai, which looked at the impact of women in society. Sabina is now exploring fashion in VR. Futuristic Pagan, the project that she co-created, was exhibited at the National Gallery of Zimbabwe and was a Finalist for the 2024 AIXR Social Impact Award.