Dong’s residency culminated with the premiere of her participatory live performance The Arrival: Where Are You From?

“The Arrival — Where Are You From?” is a research-based performance that examines identity, place, and belonging through languages and gestures. During 30 minutes we hear the voices of 156 people, who Dong approached and recorded in the streets of London or that sent to her their voices, together unveiling tones and emotion while it was asked: “Where are you from?”. “The Arrival” seeks cultural intersections created by experiences of immigration and globalisation, examining how transnational interconnections impact and shape our identity, questioning what it means to be a citizen of the world today, and how we all relate to each other in the rapidly changing world.

This performance took place at The CERA Project in London, where she used recorded sound, salt, and paper boats to respond to her research.