Overview

Constance Clare-Newman of Desert Movement Arts presents a site-specific practice at the Salton Sea, CA, exploring the relationship between personal memory and the region’s hydrological landscape.

Artistic Concept

The project centers on Connecting life story with natural landscape, employing movement and sound to translate memory, water and place into an embodied narrative that considers both ecological and human histories.

Site and Ancestral Land

The work takes place on ancestral land at the Salton Sea, CA, acknowledging the area’s environmental transformation and the ongoing significance of its water systems.

Collaborators

This project includes collaboration with Bonni Ross (choreography and music), combining choreographic practice and sonic composition to deepen the project’s engagement with site.

Impact and Call to Action

The performance seeks to illuminate the region’s water-related concerns by linking artistic practice to local landscape, inviting audiences to reflect on environmental change and community resilience.

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• @desertmovementarts