Ephimoptera (2015)
Interdisciplinary Dance, Sound Art & Ecology
Inception & Direction: Laura Cruz (Costa Rica / Denmark)
Choreography and Performance: Adrian Flores (Costa Rica), Laura Cruz
Composition, Live Performance, Sound Art Installation & Photography: Tamara Montenegro (Nicaragua)

Ephimoptera unfolds as a sensory ecology—an immersive, choreographed dialogue between human bodies and the unseen architectures of insect life. Conceived as a site-responsive sound and movement performance, the work draws its lifeblood from the micro-worlds that surround and sustain us, inviting audiences into a polyphonic landscape where choreography and ecology intersect.

At the heart of this piece is my first foray into field recording and the transformation of those sonic encounters into a multiphonic listening environment. The gallery became a living organism: as audiences moved through space, the sound moved with and around them—whispering, pulsing, responding—creating an embodied sonic experience that blurred the boundaries between listener and landscape.

The soundtrack, composed and performed live, drew directly from collected insect field recordings, layered with electroacoustic textures and environmental resonance. The work foregrounded the often-overlooked intelligence and interdependence of insect life—not as metaphor, but as vital ecological presence. These sounds did not merely accompany the dance; they shaped its rhythm, informed its narrative, and invited a deeper listening to the entangled sonic worlds we inhabit.

Ephimoptera speaks to the fragile beauty of multispecies communication, to the delicate negotiations of coexistence, and to the poetics of listening as an ecological act.