Invaders of the Heart: The Return is a touring multimedia dance theater production by renowned choreographer and director Myra Krien, featuring the evocative and ethereal artwork of Michael Bergt. This powerful work asks: What stories have shaped our collective consciousness, and what new stories can we tell to uphold and protect the sanctity of all life?

The Return invites audiences on an eco-somatic journey—a visceral exploration of the sacred cycles of rebirth, renewal, and ecstasy. At its core, the production speaks to our deep, often forgotten, interdependence with the natural world and the elemental forces that sustain it. As ecological crisis and social upheaval demand new ways of being, The Return offers an embodied response: a call to remember, to reconnect, and to reimagine.

The undulating images from Bergt serve not only as a striking backdrop for the dance, but create a conversation between the two art forms and a layered exploration of timeless motifs. Blending myth, symbolism, and archetypal storytelling, The Return draws inspiration from ancient wisdom traditions while simultaneously pointing toward a collective future rooted in reverence and regeneration.

Featuring the dance artistry of The Mosaic Dance Company, The Starbelly Dancers, Drake Von Trapp, and Kamrah, the production is a tapestry of movement, image, and sound which calls us back to our shared roots with the earth—and with each other.