a bird in its chest

Commissioned artist Lesley Mok returns to Roulette with the world premiere of new work for ensemble.

In collaboration with cellist-composer Aliya Ultan and aerialists Teddy Ment, Eleanor Getz, and Copper Santiago, a bird in its chest is a reflection on love: young, unrequited, unconditional, enduring, and self-love. Shaped by ideas of supernatural grace, phantom wishes, ephemeral passions, and crazed disillusionment, this collaboration has emerged out of a desire to understand the expansiveness of love beyond its familiar expressions.

They are joined by musicians Joanna Mattrey, Cleek Schrey, David Leon, and Yuma Uesaka.

This performance is made possible with support from Payomet Performing Arts Center.