symphony of the soul
flint, michigan // 04.27.24
Symphony of the Soul is a site-specific art project based on the concept of collective healing. Weaving together the visual arts with the healing arts, Symphony of the Soul defies categorization and exists as a liminal work of art that comes alive when people come together to breath and access non-ordinary states of consciousness. Each activation is different, reflecting the uniqueness of the people who come together and the particular energy that is generated. Symphony of the Soul debuted at the FIM Capitol Theatre in Flint, Michigan.
Vivian Rosenthal
Vivian, known as the winged woman of the wind, is part artist, part healer, part architect. She creates sacred spaces for collective healing and awakening.
She is the creator of Symphony of the Soul and the Frequency Breathwork Practice.
Her art weaves together site specific immersive architectural activations with light, color, sound and breath frequencies to create shifts in consciousness.
Vivian received her BA from Brown University and her Masters in Architecture from Columbia University. Her graduate thesis examined how immersive spaces shape and affect our psychology, which later informed her creation of the Frequency Dome, an immersive set and setting which used animated sacred geometry inside of a womb-like space to create a safe and sacred container for collective healing.
Over the last decade, Vivian’s dedication to alleviating mental health has led to her guiding over 10,000 people through therapeutic breathwork sessions in immersive art settings. Additionally, Vivian is working alongside a group of scientists and researchers on a pilot study to show the efficacy of breathwork to treat PTSD.
meghan Simms
Meghan Sims is an award-winning editor and filmmaker whose work has been recognized by The NY Times Op-Docs, Brooklyn Arts Council, Midwest Film Festival, and Vimeo Staff Pick’s Best of the Year Awards. She has broad and varied experience, having worked across documentaries, commercials, music videos, and branded content.
Her feature film credits include BIG STAR: NOTHING CAN HURT ME (SXSW 2012), as well as TICKLING GIANTS (TriBeCa 2016) as an assistant editor. She also assisted Academy Award-winning director Laura Poitras on RISK, Poitras’ film about Wikileaks and its founder, Julian Assange, which premiered at the Cannes Film Festival’s Directors’ Fortnight in 2016. In 2020 she edited OUT OF DARKNESS for director Tanaz Eshaghian (BE LIKE OTHERS, Sundance 2009). In 2021 she edited AMERICONNED, the story of income inequality in America from The New Deal to today, working closely with consultant Christopher Seward (FAHRENHEIT 9/11, ONE CHILD NATION).
In April of 2024 she began production on a documentary about the people of Flint, Michigan, the various forms of trauma they face and the methods of healing they are embracing, set around the debut of Symphony of the Soul.
Visionary artist Jesse Michael Newman, with VFX work in the permanent collections of the MoMA and Whitney, envisions epic ideas on massive canvases. He built his career creating visuals on projects ranging from Beyonce's Renaissance Tour to Super Bowl LV to the Justice League and was recognized by Art Business News as a "Top 50 Emerging Artist Worldwide."
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I create visual art with the intention of fostering spiritual growth, a shift toward awakening and higher consciousness. Vivian’s breathwork is a profoundly powerful artistic and therapeutic modality for self-discovery, healing, and inner peace. The visuals are harmoniously aligned to elevate the experience, creating a transcendental synergy.
Jesse Newman
