PORTALS is a live, multidisciplinary performance weaving together spoken word, original music, movement, and film to guide audiences through a journey of transformation. Rooted in the poetry of the PORTALS book and expanded through the visual world of the PORTALS film, the live experience invites participants to cross thresholds between worlds — the underworld, the natural world, and the celestial — mirroring the soul’s own passage through descent, renewal, and reemergence. It was premiered in 2025 at the Garth Newel Music Center as the featured performance within the Living Arts Gathering. 

Performed in collaboration with composer and award-winning musician, Robot Koch, and dancer, Cornelia Hodges, the piece blends immersive soundscapes, voice, and embodied ritual to create a space where art becomes ceremony. Each performance is designed as a site-responsive experience, shaped by the architecture, acoustics, and energetic field of its location to evoke deep presence and reconnection with the living world.

The PORTALS live experience can be presented in a range of environments, from art and performance spaces to galleries, sanctuaries, festivals, or natural sites, and can be adapted for both intimate gatherings and large-scale installations.

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We are currently seeking spaces, festivals, and creative partners interested in hosting PORTALS, as a live performance, immersive installation, or integrated experience. If you steward a space or produce experiences that center transformation, embodiment, and the intersection of art and spirit, we would love to connect.

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CONCEPT + CREATIVE DIRECTION

Kathi Hendrick

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EXECUTIVE PRODUCTION

Kathi Hendrick / Cornelia Hodges

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DIGITIAL DIRECTION + PRODUCTION

Benjamin Henretig 

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POST-PRODUCTION + EDIT

Kathi Hendrick / Benjamin Henretig 

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DANCERS

Kathi Hendrick / Cornelia Hodges

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FILM SCORE

Benjamin Henretig

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LIVE MUSIC COMPOSITION + PERFORMANCE

Robot Koch

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GUEST MUSICIANS

Jeanette Fang (paino), Fitz Gary (viola)