Parable of Portals is a creative constellation of sound-driven improvisational movement-meditations and poetic transmedia storytelling. Inspired by Octavia E. Butler’s interrelated notions of humanness in her Parable Series, this live performance experience reimagines Butler's professional and personal writings into a living testament to the novel’s profound exploration of survival, resilience and community. 

Performers embody the struggles, hopes and transformations of Lauryn Olamina, kinetically shaping Earthseed’s doctrine — embracing change as a divine force and forging a collective path toward the nowness of recurring futures.