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Beheard.world 總監兼編舞安娜·邁爾 （Anna Myer） 表示，《How We Go》的靈感來自來自這個地區的移民和藝術家通過動作和聲音聚集在一起的想法。“我希望不同的樂器來代表波士頓周圍孤立的地方，”她說。“合作是我們前進的方式——也是我們都應該的前進方式。”
在安娜邁爾和 beheard.world 的電影製作總監傑伊·帕里斯 （Jay Paris） 選擇樂器後，作曲家內特·塔克 （Nate Tucker）把風笛，大提琴，鋼琴，頌缽，古典吉他和人生口技等看似極不協調的樂器融合爲一體，藉以代表不同地區社群融合而成波士頓。
塔克多年來一直與波士頓和劍橋的許多舞蹈團合作，為合作項目創作原創配樂。他最近的其他委託作品包括Jean Appolon Expressions、Public Displays of Motion 和 Continuum Dance Project 的作品
《How We Go》還重新收錄了 beheard.world 最近巡迴演出作品《歸屬與他者（Belonging and Othering）》的一部分，Myer 說這激發了《How We Go》的更深入探索。《歸屬與他者》的創作始於作品中的舞者根據被「他者」或被排斥的人的故事編排獨舞。邁爾從獨舞的部分部分編排，將整個劇團的動作交織在一起。beheard.world 公司將表演較大作品的團體部分（稱為“歸屬感”）。這是我們如何更好地共同生活的想法的自然進展。
舞蹈中心執行藝術總監彼得·迪穆羅 （Peter DiMuro） 表示，他觀察了 beheard.world 十多年來的旅程。“時間證明，他們獨特地融合了社會意識、藝術和工藝，為熱愛舞蹈的社區以及我們今天生活在美國的所有人創造了具有巨大影響的作品，”迪穆羅說。“舞蹈中心是各行各業的人們來表達真實自我的地方，”他說，“但同樣經常我們手牽手創作一種我們無法單獨創作的新舞蹈。
《How We Go》的製作經費，部分來自新英格蘭藝術基金會的新英格蘭州巡迴計劃，以及國家藝術基金會和六個新英格蘭州藝術機構。
“世界聽著（Beheard World）”舞團的首演新作“我們做得如何（How We Go）”，將於11 月 22 日（週六） 晚上 8 點和11 月 23 日（週日） 晚上 7 點，在The Dance Complex (536 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge)演出，購票可上網dancecomplex.org/events。
BEHEARD.WORLD’S “HOW WE GO” BUILDS A COHESIVE COMMUNITY
TO THE RHYTHMS OF AN ECLECTIC ORCHESTRA
Divergent instruments and musicians inspire dances that celebrate diversity,
and the connections humans make.
Two performances at Cambridge’s Dance Complex November 22 and 23.
CAMBRIDGE Mass. – Nov 4, 2025 – An eclectic soundtrack combining bagpipe, cello, piano, singing bowls, classical guitar and human beatbox lays a diverse musical foundation for the premiere of “How We Go,” a new dance piece by the Boston-area artist collective known as beheard.world. “How We Go” lends its title to the full concert presented November 22 and 23 by The Dance Complex at 536 Massachusetts Ave. in Cambridge. Tickets at dancecomplex.org/events.
Beheard.world Director and Choreographer Anna Myer says “How We Go” is inspired by the idea of immigrants and artists from around the region coming together through movement and sound. “I wanted different instruments to represent places around Boston that are siloed,” she says. “Working together is how we go — and how we should all go.”
“We thought…what might a bagpiper from Salem have to say to a flamenco guitarist from a Latine community?” Myer says. “How could a classically trained cellist from New Bedford work with a beatboxer from Lawrence? None of that should go together — and that’s the point.”
After Myer and beheard.world’s Director of Filmmaking Jay Paris chose the instruments (Myer always wanted to choreograph to bagpipe music and Paris documented the creative process for a short film that introduces the work), composer Nate Tucker orchestrated the ensemble into a seamless score. Myer says Tucker’s process was collaborative and exploratory. “None of the musicians had ever worked with a group like this — it pushed everyone out of their comfort zones,” she says. “Nate layered sounds and built the piece organically.” Tucker has worked for years with many dance companies in Boston and Cambridge, creating original scores for collaborative projects. Among his other recent commissions are works for Jean Appolon Expressions, Public Displays of Motion, and Continuum Dance Project.
Once the music work was underway, Myer’s choreographic approach began with prompts for her dancers and a desire to make emotional connections with the music and the stories behind it. “I give dancers phrases and ask them to create movements from the heart,” she says. “I love layering different dance styles — it’s like painting with lots of colors and textures. Very much like the music we were working with.”
“Anna’s work sneaks up on you emotionally,” Paris says. “She overlays movement and music in ways that surprise audiences and go straight to their hearts.” “Beheard.world has always been about bringing people together through art and emotion,” Myer says. “My mission is to make people feel.”
“How We Go" also features a partial remount of beheard.world’s recent touring work, “Belonging and Othering,” which Myer says inspired the deeper dive “How We Go” takes. The creation of “Belonging and Othering” began when dancers in the piece choreographed solos inspired by the stories of people who had been “othered” or ostracized. Myer built choreography from parts of the solos, interlacing the movements for the whole troupe. The beheard.world company will perform the group section (called “Belonging”) of the larger piece. It was a natural progression to this idea of how we can live together better.”
Myer says both pieces in the show are intended to be art and social statements. In a climate increasingly hostile to diversity and inclusion, she and Paris see their work as a reaffirmation of community. “In this world of anti-DEI,” Paris says, “the reality is that DEI is critically important. We don’t have to be ashamed of it — it’s who we are and who we all should be.”
The Dance Complex Executive Artistic Director Peter DiMuro says he has observed beheard.world's journey for over a decade. "Time has proven that their unique blend of social awareness, artistry and craft create works of great impact for the dance-loving community, and for all of us living in America today,” DiMuro says. “The Dance Complex is where people from all walks of life come to express their true selves,” he says, “but just as often we hold hands to make a new dance we couldn't make alone.”
TICKETS AND SCHEDULE: “How We Go” runs Sat, Nov 22 @ 8 pm and Sun, Nov 23 @ 7 pm at The Dance Complex, 536 Massachusetts Avenue in Cambridge. Tickets start at $18 and are available at dancecomplex.org.
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