Plants Can Dance
Friday 31st July 2026 – Sunday 9th August 2026
Plants Can Dance
Daily 10.30am, 1pm, 3pm (except Sunday 2nd August which is 10.30am, 12pm)
£7/£5 (under 18s)
Plants Can Dance (and Mushrooms Sing) is Brian d’Souza’s musical collaboration with nature. Living organisms, like plants and fungi, produce unique electronic signals and data that, when connected to synthesizers and other equipment, can be converted into sound and music: a process called biosonification. With this immersive workshop, you can experiment with those sounds! Brian has just compiled the first Plants Can Dance compilation album, featuring artists from around the world who also collaborate with nature in their music.
Supported by The Scottish Government’s Expanded Festivals Fund through Creative Scotland.
Each workshop will start with an introduction to the process, dig into the science and have a play with a variety of easy-to-use tools that create music from nature. Then you get into a Deep Listening experience where you’re encouraged to immerse yourselves in the realtime audio-visual plant soundscape, leaving your phones aside.
Brian runs the A State Of Flo label and substack blog, focusing on the biological basis for music, new ecosystems and the creation of novel acoustic ecologies which bridge the gap between the natural world and the electronic music one.
As Auntie Flo, he recently released his fourth album ‘In My Dreams (I’m A Bird And I’m Free)’ which included the hit single ‘Green City’ – the follow up to the award-winning ‘Radio Highlife’ released with Gilles Peterson’s Brownswood. His nature-based music has been featured on the BBC World Service, 6Music, V&A, UN Oceans Conference, Discovery Channel, Tate Modern, Glastonbury, National Trust and more.
Suitable for all ages. Under 16s must be accompanied by an over 18.
The Lodge Grounds and Plants Can Dance venue is wheelchair accessible. If you require further information on accessibility please visit our Accessibility Guide www.fringebythesea.com/accessibility-2 or contact info@fringebythesea.com
