Lunar Retreat

Lunar Retreat is an interactive, multi-sensory performance inspired by the gradual distance growing between the Moon and Earth. This immersive journey invites audiences to wander, witness, and reflect on how we move through care, loss, and transformation—both individually and collectively.

Created by choreographer Nichole Canuso in collaboration with ocean explorer and visual artist Rebecca Rutstein, experimental sound designer Bobby McElver, set designer Anna Kiraly, video designer Kate Freer and visionary cast of performers, Lunar Retreat opens a space for poetic, playful, and communal connection with the shifting rhythms of our planetary bodies. Lunar Retreat reflects on our deep evolutionary ties to the ocean and the moon, reminding us that we are all interconnected with the natural world.

Inspired by the gravitational push and pull between the Earth’s ocean and the Moon, Lunar Retreat is an experience built upon gentle invitations, individualized prompts, and communal activities wherein the audience is offered opportunities to engage along their own chosen path and move at their own pace.

Lunar Retreat performances will premiere September 6-22, 2026 at the Leonard Pearlstein Gallery presented by the FringeArts festival.