Evolving from a process spanning nearly two years, Laura Baumeister is joined by their collaborator Jenna Weatherbie to present a freshly finalized work, Inosculate. Described as the act of joining as one by intertwining, the word ‘inosculate’ is most commonly used to recognize the process in trees that, over the span of years, may knock into one another as they grow and are moved by the wind. By rare chance, they fuse at their exposed wounds before healing to become one interconnected organism. Born from a series of long-form improvisational sessions and rooted in trust and relational intimacy, this project examines closeness formed by necessity versus choice, and the quiet tenderness embedded in everyday acts of care—buttoning clothing, braiding hair, tying ribbons, and holding one another. (Duration: 40–50 minutes).

Baumeister will hold open rehearsals and improvisational performances in the Murphy Auditorium Wednesday, May 6–Friday May 8, leading up to the final performance.