de/composition returns on October 3 with version 1.2!
Following on the successful debut of de/composition: Native Trees, Sonic Roots on June 27, 2026, de/composition 1.2: Native Trees, Sonic Roots will be performed on Saturday, October 3, 2026, at Bennett Compost on 5650 Rising Sun Avenue, 19120.
Register here to attend: https://decompositionOct2026.eventbrite.com
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de/composition is an immersive multimedia performance that brings together music, movement, and captivating visuals to explore the natural world of Olney and Tacony Creek Park. The performance spotlights the plants, animals, water, trees, and other living things that share the Tookany/Tacony-Frankford Watershed with us.
Through distinct ambient sonic improvisation and a lush, moving visual backdrop grounded in ecological stories, it’s a project that aims to align our vibrations with those of the trees, water, birds and other wildlife in our midst. de/composition invites audiences to slow down, listen, and experience the world around them in a new way.
Philadelphia DJ, producer, sound designer, and music experimentalist June Lopez leads de/composition as composer, performer, and conductor. The performance also features moving visuals by collaborating video artists Samara Talkin and Neil Cippon. Their dreamlike imagery reflects the beauty and diversity of the natural eco-system, creating an evocative visual world that changes along with the music.
Narration and movement by Dr. Jamé McCray expounds on these natural elements, weaving in stories of our human connection to them.
This performance will be unique, with new sounds, visuals, and performers becoming part of the experience. We welcome Latin folk percussionists – Christian Noguera, Andrés Cisneros and Esteban “El Tongo” Hernández – to the music ensemble for the October 3rd performance!
de/composition is supported by a Tree Forward grant from TreePhilly, a Philadelphia Parks & Recreation Program; PHMC, and William Penn Foundation.
Additional thanks go to our participating partners: Bennett Compost, TreePhilly, Tookany/Tacony-Frankford Watershed Partnership, Discovery Center at Fairmount Park, Grover Washington Jr. Middle School and St. Paul’s Lutheran Church.
(WARNING: Intense lighting will be used during this show. It will not be safe for those with epilepsy and other conditions with sensitivity to light.)