Strung Together. Listening for Hope
Nov 19, 2026 to Nov 21, 2026 - from 8:00 PM to 9:30 PM - English
Step into an immersive night garden of sound for a multi-sensory tribute marking the first anniversary of Jane Goodall's passing. This deeply experiential, strictly limited capacity paired journey invites attendees to guide each other one blindfolded, one seeing through a curated environment of touch, scent, and spatial audio. Featuring live contemporary chamber strings intertwined with interactive electronics and digital projections, the performance translates the principles of environmental resilience into an intimate exploration of life, nature, and hope.
A multimedia tribute marking the first anniversary of Jane Goodall's passing.
- November 19 at 8:00 PM: Preview Night. Pay-what-you-can ($5 suggested donation)
- November 20 & 21 at 8:00 PM: Performances. General Admission: $25 General Admission, Students and Seniors: $10.
- Capacity: Very limited seating, restricted to 30 people per night.
Jane Goodall was a champion of peace and the natural world, spending her life raising awareness about the importance of connecting with our environment and all beings in it. We are remembering the first anniversary of her passing with a special multimedia tribute.
Strung Together: Listening for Hope is a sonic, tactile, olfactory, and visual meditation on Jane Goodall's four principles: the Resilience of Nature, the Amazing Human Intellect, the Power of Young People, and the Indomitable Human Spirit. Few know that she also wrote poetry; her written works, including the famous Prayer for World Peace, will guide the experience.
The immersive script utilizes the Kishtenketsu storytelling form, moving through four sections that highlight these core principles alongside poetry, natural elements, and blindfolded sensory engagement. The musical foundation itself is uniquely personal, based on the sonification of Jane Goodall's name to create a custom scale that permeates the entire composition. Throughout the performance, actress Lauren Gaspard embodies Jane.
Audiences will take on deep listening in a night garden, enveloped by layered, multichannel spatialized sound performed live by the spectacular Bergamot String Quartet from New York and the Frost Electronic Music Ensemble. Dimitry Chamy will provide inspiring visual projections, immersing the audience in a magical world imagined by Juraj Kojs and his collaborators.
This is a profoundly experiential event emphasizing togetherness by engaging touch, smell, taste, sound, and vision. The audience is paired for the performance: one person experiences the journey blindfolded while the other becomes their guide. Guides gently assist their partners utilizing local, ecological materials and simple technologies to amplify touch, smell, and sound. To fully absorb the work, guests are encouraged to experience both nights and swap roles!
We enter listening for hope, and we leave carrying it.
Credits
Vision, music, sound design, and direction: Juraj Kojs.
Featuring: Lauran Gaspard, Dimitry Chamy, Bergamot String Quartet and Frost Electronic Music Ensemble (Christa Bailey, Jacob Holmes, Simon Edwards, Alexander Petshaft, Arianna Capobianco Gallo).
Supported by the Miami Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs, Foundation for Emerging Technologies and Arts, University of Miami, JAMECK Development, Inc. and Lincoln Road Business Improvement District.
Location
Miami Beach 630 Lincoln Rd., Miami Beach, FL 33139 (Map)