SEEDS is an interdisciplinary performance that unfolds as a collaborative cycle between musicians, dancers, engineers, and visual artists—each discipline feeding the next in an evolving chain of inspiration. The work is structured in three 15-minute movements. Each begins with a short, composed musical gesture:a sonic seed. This brief phrase sparks real-time improvised movement from dancers, who respond intuitively to the sound, mood, and texture of the music. As they move, their bodies become instruments of visual expression—applying paint directly to a shared canvas through physical contact. The paint used in the performance is safe, washable face-paint, the kind typically used by children, emphasizing both accessibility and playfulness.

The traces left behind—part choreography, part artifact—accumulate across the surface as the performance progresses. These marks are then transformed into graphic scores that inspire the next wave of musical improvisation. Through this layered process, the performance grows in density and intimacy, creating a continuous cycle of sound → movement → visual → sound.

The piece is written for open instrumentation, with no limit on the number of performers. However, an important constraint anchors the structure: the number of paint colors used in the performance must match the number of participating musicians. This 1:1 correspondence allows each performer to develop a distinct sonic identity tied to a specific visual hue, reinforcing the integration between gesture, timbre, and color.

At the end of the performance, the now densely layered canvas—bearing the memory of all interactions—is ceremonially cut into fragments. Each audience member is invited to take one piece home, carrying a tangible echo of the shared experience. Beyond its formal structure, SEEDS serves as a metaphor for transition. It reflects who we are at this moment: students, collaborators, and artists on the brink of departure. Like seeds scattered by the wind, we are about to root ourselves in unfamiliar places. This performance marks the poignant, uncertain, and hopeful instant of release—just before the next chapter begins to grow.