NICHOLE CANUSO | BRANCHING PATHS: LUNAR RETREAT

 

Saturday, September 6, 4 PM, 4:10 PM, 4:20 PM
Saturday, September 6, 7 PM, 7:10 PM, 7:20 PM
Sunday, September 7, 2 PM, 2:10 PM, 2:20 PM
$30 General Admission
$15 Students with ID
45–60 minutes with timed entires
Studio Complex (indoors)

Photo by Nichole Canuso

Timed with September’s full moon, Lunar Retreat is an interactive, multi-sensory performative experience inspired by the gradual distance growing between the Moon and Earth. Set within the hallways, grounds, and studios of Kaatsbaan, this immersive journey invites audiences to wander, witness, and reflect on how we move through care, grief, and transformation—both individually and collectively.

Created by choreographer and 2025 United States Artist Fellow Nichole Canuso in collaboration with ocean explorer and visual artist Rebecca Rutstein, experimental sound designer Bobby McElver, and a visionary team of designers and performers, Lunar Retreat opens a space for poetic, playful, and communal connection with the shifting rhythms of our planetary bodies. Lunar Retreat invites us to reflect on our deep evolutionary ties to the ocean and the moon, reminding us that we are all interconnected with the natural world.

Audiences will enter the interactive guided tour in small groups with timed entry points every 10 minutes. 

  • The experience travels from station to station through a maze-like installation with guidance from performers. 

  • There will be seating available in each station for those who want or need it. 

  • The experience will be wheelchair accessible. 

  • There will be moments of watching dance, moments of being gently guided through space, moments of listening to things on headphones and also invitations to write and reflect.  

  • The experience lasts anywhere between 45–60 minutes, depending on individual preferences and interests

The presentation of Lunar Retreat was made possible by the New England Foundation for the Arts’ National Dance Project, with lead funding from the Doris Duke Foundation and the Mellon Foundation.

Questions about your visit? See our FAQs for more information.

 
 
Kaatsbaan Cultural Park