Migration Parade: Helical Song is a site specific, durational installation for the Penticton Art Gallery.
The work observes the nature of collectivity, of the hive mind as a force which shapes both the self-assertive and the integrative tendencies of organisms.
It is a journey of encounter between bodies weaving the mediums of dance, sound composition & sculpture.
In response to Migration Parade’s theme of the role of the individual within the group and the group within the individual, Helical Song addresses materiality as an exposure to others:
How can matter, be it flesh, sound or textile, serve as a dynamic and shifting entanglement of relations?
Within a continuum of swell, flock, assembly, swarm, dispersal and everything in between, Helical Song engages with relational dynamics in the exhibition space; where the gesture of perception carries a reciprocal connection between bodies, audience and art objects.

Over the course of several weeks, the performers embody and trace the invisible mycelium of the gallery space - and through a series of durational rituals, will spiral their way towards unraveling a mass devotional conversation — a resonance of steadily shifting and emerging relations between entities. 

The working process of Migration Parade: Helical Song was filmed and documented by Canadian film-maker Kristen Brown. This resulted in a 7 minute documentary called ‘The Mirror of Others’.

Dates Migration Parade: Helical Song
Exhibition opening: March 26, 2022 @ Penticton Art Gallery, British Columbia, Canada,
Performances run from March 27 to April 6, 2022 @ Penticton Art Gallery, British Columbia, Canada,

Screening Dates The Mirror of Others
April 19, 2024 @ ARTS.FILM online platform
November 9, 2023 @ Beirut Art Film Festival, Lebanon
October 10 , 2023 @ Canadian Cultural Center, Paris, France
March 24, 2023 @ FIFA , Musée McCord Stewart, Montréal, Canada


Choreographic ideation and direction: Charlie Prince
Sculptural Work: Alexandra Goodall & Danielle Savage
Sound Design : Danielle Savage & Charlie Prince
Light Design: Mathew Oviatt
Costumes: Charlie Prince
Artistic Collaborators/Performers: Julie Fowler, Jess Glavina, Gita Harris, Peter Kok, Maiya Robbie, Nikos Theodosakis
Video: Kristen Brown
Hosted by: Penticon Art Gallery, God’s Mountain Estate
Supported by: Canada Council for the Arts, Penticton Art Gallery