A strange living organism made up of silvery flesh investigates desolate environments, using its own inquisitiveness to pulsate rhythms out of the ordinary and into an illusionary trance in Jasmine Mendoza and Keaton Fox’s Whir.

A strange living organism made up of silvery, iridescent flesh investigates desolate environments, using its own inquisitiveness and capabilities to pulsate rhythms out of the ordinary and into an illusionary trance.

Whir was commissioned by the Arts Club of Chicago as part of the Tiny Performances in Empty Rooms series.

With the Arts Club of Chicago in a pandemic-induced hibernation during the cold winter months, three polymath artists explore the club’s rooms and think experimentally about how to perform in an empty institution.

Musician/composer/improviser Angel Bat Dawid (collaborating with composer/multi-instrumentalist Isaiah Collier), dance-maker/performer/choreographer Jasmine Mendoza (collaborating with filmmaker Keaton Fox), and theatre artist/performer Kurt Chiang (collaborating with performer Livia Chesley) presented their findings in an evening live stream titled Tiny Performances in Empty Rooms which took place on February 26th, 2021.

A strange living organism made up of silvery, iridescent flesh investigates desolate environments, using its own inquisitiveness and capabilities to pulsate rhythms out of the ordinary and into an illusionary trance.

Expo Chicago / Chicago, Illinois . 2021

PREMIERED at The Arts Club Of Chicago / Chicago, Illinois . 2021