Whispering Portals is a multidisciplinary performance weaving movement, music, and immersive media to explore identity, belonging, and democracy through women’s stories. Conceived as a duet between choreographer Preeti Vasudevan and composer and multi-instrumentalist Clarice Assad, the work draws from personal narrative, cultural memory, and shared inquiry.

At its heart are Indigenous voices, including Native American matriarchs whose lullabies carry land-based knowledge, memory, and intergenerational wisdom. Placed within a timeless augmented reality space, these stories invite audiences into a shared experience where listening becomes central and the personal becomes collective.