MultiPlanetary Garden

Join Fathomers on October 12th at the Japanese American Cultural & Community Center for the public debut of the AfroRithm Futures Group’s MultiPlanetary Garden performance on the opening night of Emergence: Art from Life! MultiPlanetary Garden imagines a future where synthetic biological advancements have helped create an egalitarian, multiplanetary society. Abundance is the rule rather than the exception, and life of all kinds flourishes across the galaxy. A series of choreographed dances will form a story cycle, depicting the planting of gardens through the celebration of the harvest. The performance will begin with individual dancers and culminate in communal movement.

As artist Ahmed Best says of the work: “This is not life as we know it, but life as we learn it.” The performance features LA-based dancers and choreographers Raquel Horsford, Malaya, and Oguri, projection artist Jesse Gilbert, and is in collaboration with Dr. Drew Endy. The AfroRithm Futures Group is a storytelling collective led by Ahmed Best, Dr. Lonny Brooks, and Jade Fabello, founded on the idea that play can be radical and the future is for everybody.

Presented in conjunction with Fathomers at Japanese American Cultural & Community Center's PST ART: Art & Science Collide exhibition Emergence.