Mangle is an embodied exploration of the intersections between the environmental fragility of the Caribbean mangle (mangrove) and the diasporic grief that stems from migration. The mangle mirrors diasporic migration through the displacement of its seedlings, which drop from its branches, in a process akin to live birth, only to be swept away by the currents of the waters in which it grows. In this work, these Caribbean artists explore the spectrum of physical connection, at times depending upon each other entirely, while asking what happens in moments of complete separation. This work is set to a sound score that was created by the artists deep in the mangroves of Puerto Rico. 

Mangle is an embodied exploration of the intersections between the environmental fragility of the Caribbean mangle (mangrove) and the diasporic grief that stems from migration. The mangle mirrors diasporic migration through the displacement of its seedlings, which drop from its branches, in a process akin to live birth, only to be swept away by the currents of the waters in which it grows. In this work, these Caribbean artists explore the spectrum of physical connection, at times depending upon each other entirely, while asking what happens in moments of complete separation. This work is set to a sound score that was created by the artists deep in the mangroves of Puerto Rico.