David Wong

We Move Together or Not at All is a durational choreographic installation, a sonified greenhouse made in collaboration with media alchemist Navid Navab, choreographer Sasha Kleinplatz, plant whisperer Odessa Dobbie, and interpreter/performer Angie Cheng. The piece places consent, multi-sensory performance archives, and species inter-dependency in conversation.

A curated selection of plants are transferred to a ready-made greenhouse, where their survival relies on the performers’ movement to bring sweat and condensation. Over time you’ll see evolving vegetal temporalities and a sonification tapestry unfold within the greenhouse.

While using a sensor converting the performer’s movements into sound. The team works collaboratively to build performance scores meant to raise the temperature, moisture, scent, and bacteria in the greenhouse and co-orchestrate states of sensory attunement. At times barely visible, it’s with this practice that the sweat of the dancer becomes a source that supports the plant life. It is life and care-giving through movement.

Sonification & Interactive Scenography: Navid Navab
Interpreter/Performer: Angie Cheng
Plant Whisperer: Odessa Dobbie
Choreographer: Sasha Kleinplatz