MIT Flow

MIT Flow is super excited to announce our second showcase! Come watch Ephemeral in Kresge Little Theater on April 24th at 7 pm. Get your tickets online at the link in our bio, or find us in Lobby 10 from 10 am - 4 pm on Tuesday to Thursday, 4/21-4/23. We’ve prepared a diverse set of pieces inspired by ancient court dances, heritage martial arts, classic myths, and folk dances from ethnic minorities, and are so excited to share what we’ve been working on with everyone!! 🌸💗 📸: @rxiong22 Ephemeral is funded in part by the Council for the Arts at MIT

EPHEMERAL IS TODAY!! 🍃 Last but not least, presenting our Freshmen!! Come watch Elisa, Phoebe, and Emily perform! ⊹₊˚‧︵‿₊୨ᰔ୧₊‿︵‧˚₊⊹ Elisa Zhang, our second spring baby 🐣, is a freshman in Course 6-4 (AI and Decision Making) 💻 from San Ramon, CA ☀️! Q: Kiss, marry, kill: turns, jumps, extensions A: 💋 turns, 💍 extensions, ☠️jumps Q: Would you rather be compressed into a zip file, be an email attachment, or be a cell in an excel file? A: Be an email attachment 📧 Q: What flower are you? 💐 A: Rue ⊹₊˚‧︵‿₊୨ᰔ୧₊‿︵‧˚₊⊹ Phoebe Xu, one of our fall babies🍁👶, is a freshman in Course 6-4 (AI and Decision Making) 💻 and Course 18 (Math) 🧮 from Cary, NC! (Challenge: how many Flow members are from NC? 🤔) Q: Kiss, marry, kill: turns, jumps, extensions A: 💋 jumps, 💍 turns, ☠️ extensions Q: Would you rather be compressed into a zip file, be an email attachment, or be a cell in an excel file? A: Compressed into a zip file 🤐 Q: What flower are you? 💐 A: Rose 🌹 ⊹₊˚‧︵‿₊୨ᰔ୧₊‿︵‧˚₊⊹ Emily Chen, a fall baby🍁👶, is a freshman in Course 20 (Bioengineering) 🧬 from Baton Rouge, LA 🐊! Q: Kiss, marry, kill: turns, jumps, extensions A: 💋 turns, 💍 jumps, ☠️ extensions plss Q: Would you rather be compressed into a zip file, be an email attachment, or be a cell in an excel file? A: Be an email attachment 📧 Q: What flower are you? 💐 A: Lily of the valley ✨ ⊹₊˚‧︵‿₊୨ᰔ୧₊‿︵‧˚₊⊹ You can buy tickets online until tonight 5pm at the link in our bio! 📸: @rxiong22 Ephemeral is funded in part by the Council for the Arts at MIT.

ONE DAY UNTIL EPHEMERAL🍃 Don’t miss out on seeing our spectacular sophomores!! Come watch Alice, Fiona, and Louisa perform! ⊹₊˚‧︵‿₊୨ᰔ୧₊‿︵‧˚₊⊹ Alice Cheng, a fall baby 🍁👶, is a sophomore in Course 6-3 (CS) 💻 and 18 (Math) 🧮, from Cary, North Carolina. Q: Kiss, marry, kill: turns, jumps, extensions A: 💋 turns, 💍 jumps, ☠️ extensions Q: Would you rather be compressed into a zip file, be an email attachment, or be a cell in an excel file? A: Be an email attachment 📧 Q: What flower are you? 💐 A: Osmanthus 🤍🧡 ⊹₊˚‧︵‿₊୨ᰔ୧₊‿︵‧˚₊⊹ Fiona, our Treasurer 🤑, is a sophomore in Course 6-4 (AI and Decision Making) 💻 and 18 (Math) 🧮, from Portland, Oregon. Q: Kiss, marry, kill: turns, jumps, extensions A: 💋 jumps, 💍 turns, ☠️ extensions Q: Would you rather be compressed into a zip file, be an email attachment, or be a cell in an excel file? A: Compressed into a zip file 🤐 Q: What flower are you? 💐 A: Tulip 🌷 ⊹₊˚‧︵‿₊୨ᰔ୧₊‿︵‧˚₊⊹ Louisa Zhu, one of our spring babies 🐣, is a sophomore in Course 3 (Materials Science) 🧱 from Baton Rouge, Louisiana🦞! Q: Kiss, marry, kill: turns, jumps, extensions A: 💋 jumps, 💍 extensions, KILL ☠️ TURNS Q: Would you rather be compressed into a zip file, be an email attachment, or be a cell in an excel file? A: Compressed into a zip file 🤐 Q: What flower are you? 💐 A: Bleeding heart 🩸❤️ ⊹₊˚‧︵‿₊୨ᰔ୧₊‿︵‧˚₊⊹ You can buy tickets online until Friday 5pm at the link in our bio! Or find us in Lobby 10 today from 10-4pm :) 📸: @rxiong22 Ephemeral is funded in part by the Council for the Arts at MIT.

TWO DAYS UNTIL EPHEMERAL🍃 Don’t miss out on seeing our elegant Juniors!! Come watch Abigail, Nerissa, (and Dora) perform! ⊹₊˚‧︵‿₊୨ᰔ୧₊‿︵‧˚₊⊹ Abigail Xu is a junior in Course 6-14 💻 (CS and Economics) from North Carolina! Q: Kiss, marry, kill: turns, jumps, extensions A: 💋 turns, 💍 jumps, 💀 extensions (lwk kill all of them) Q: Would you rather be compressed into a zip file, be an email attachment, or be a cell in an excel file? A: Be an email attachment 📧 Q: What flower are you? 💐 A: Peony ⊹₊˚‧︵‿₊୨ᰔ୧₊‿︵‧˚₊⊹ Nerissa Wong is a junior in Course 6-2 from Timonium, MD. She’s also Flow’s Social Chair, always planning fun events and helping us bond 🥳 Q: Kiss, marry, kill: turns, jumps, extensions A: 💋 turns, 💍 jumps, 💀 extensions Q: Would you rather be compressed into a zip file, be an email attachment, or be a cell in an excel file? A: Be a cell in an excel file 📁 Q: What flower are you? 💐 A: Hydrangea 🩵💜 ⊹₊˚‧︵‿₊୨ᰔ୧₊‿︵‧˚₊⊹ You can buy tickets online until Friday 5pm at the link in our bio! Or find us in Lobby 10 today from 10-4pm :) 📸: @rxiong22 Ephemeral is funded in part by the Council for the Arts at MIT.

THREE DAYS UNTIL EPHEMERAL🍃 Next up, our seniors!! (We’ll miss you guys 🥺) Come watch Vanessa, Lily, and Claire perform! ⊹₊˚‧︵‿₊୨ᰔ୧₊‿︵‧˚₊⊹ Vanessa Xiao, another fall baby 🍁👶, is a senior in Course 6-4 (AI and Decision Making) from Indiana. Q: Kiss, marry, kill: turns, jumps, extensions A: 💋 extensions, 💍 turns (<33), 💀 jumps Q: Would you rather be compressed into a zip file, be an email attachment, or be a cell in an excel file? A: Be a cell in an excel file 📁 Q: What flower are you? 💐 A: also rose! 🌹 ⊹₊˚‧︵‿₊୨ᰔ୧₊‿︵‧˚₊⊹ Lijuan Qiao is our amazing goated President!! She’s a senior in Course 6-4 (AI and Decision Making), from Chicago. Q: Kiss, marry, kill: turns, jumps, extensions A: 💋turns, 💍 extensions, 💀 jumps Q: Would you rather be compressed into a zip file, be an email attachment, or be a cell in an excel file? A: Be an email attachment 📧 Q: What flower are you? 💐 A: Peony ⊹₊˚‧︵‿₊୨ᰔ୧₊‿︵‧˚₊⊹ Claire Zheng, our second talented Artistic Director 💃, is a senior in Course 6-3 (CS) and 18 (Math) from Pittsburgh. Q: Kiss, marry, kill: turns, jumps, extensions A: 💋 turns (but not pirouettes), 💍 jumps, 💀 extensions boooo Q: Would you rather be compressed into a zip file, be an email attachment, or be a cell in an excel file? A: Be a cell in an excel file 📁 Q: What flower are you? 💐 A: idk enough about flowers but chat says camellia ⊹₊˚‧︵‿₊୨ᰔ୧₊‿︵‧˚₊⊹ ALSO INTRODUCING OUR GUEST PERFORMER: MIT LION DANCE! 🦁 Lion dance is one of China's most distinctive cultural arts. Often performed by Kung Fu schools, lion dancing brings good fortune, prosperity, and longevity. MIT Lion Dance has been sharing this sacred art with the Greater Boston since 1994 and looks forward to doing the same for you at MIT Flow's Showcase! Come watch them perform their amazing set at Ephemeral!! ⊹₊˚‧︵‿₊୨ᰔ୧₊‿︵‧˚₊⊹ You can buy tickets online until Friday 5pm at the link in our bio! Or find us in Lobby 10 today from 10-4pm :) 📸: @rxiong22 Ephemeral is funded in part by the Council for the Arts at MIT.

FOUR DAYS UNTIL EPHEMERAL🍃 Starting off strong, introducing our graduate students!! Come watch Jiaxi, Yulin, Kai, Yuetong, Jessica, Cynthia, (and Wei) perform! Q&A Questions: 1. Kiss, marry, kill: turns, jumps, extensions 2. Would you rather be compressed into a zip file, be an email attachment, or be a cell in an excel file? 3. What flower are you? 💐 ⊹₊˚‧︵‿₊୨ᰔ୧₊‿︵‧˚₊⊹ Jiaxi Liu, a fall baby 🍁👶, is a grad student in Computational Biology 🧬 from Beijing 🇨🇳! Q&A Answers: 1. 💋 jumps, 💍 extensions, 💀 turns 2. Be a cell in an excel file 📁 3. Red spider lily ❤️🕷️ ⊹₊˚‧︵‿₊୨ᰔ୧₊‿︵‧˚₊⊹ Yulin Li, another fall baby 🍁👶, is a first year PhD student in Urban Studies 🌆 from China 🇨🇳! Q&A Answers: 1. 💋 jumps, 💍 extensions, 💀 turns 2. Be a cell in an excel file 📁 3. Bluebell 💙 ⊹₊˚‧︵‿₊୨ᰔ୧₊‿︵‧˚₊⊹ Kaiyuan Chen is a 2nd year PhD student in DMSE 🧱! Q&A Answers: 1. 💀 ‘em all 2. Be compressed into a zip file 🤐 3. Prunus Mume 🌸 ⊹₊˚‧︵‿₊୨ᰔ୧₊‿︵‧˚₊⊹ Yuetong Xu, one of our wonderful Artistic Directors💃, is a PhD student in Operations Research 🔍 from Beijing, China 🇨🇳 Q&A Answers: 1. 💋 turns, 💍 extensions, 💀 jumps 2. Be a cell in an excel file 📁 3. Orchid ⊹₊˚‧︵‿₊୨ᰔ୧₊‿︵‧˚₊⊹ Jessica Zhang, our lovely show coordinator 🥰, is a Chemistry👩‍🔬PhD student from China🇨🇳/Canada🇨🇦! Q&A Answers: 1. 💋 jumps, 💍 extensions, 💀 turns 2. Be an email attachment 📧 3. Lycoris ❤️🕷️ (aka spider lily wow our grads think alike) ⊹₊˚‧︵‿₊୨ᰔ୧₊‿︵‧˚₊⊹ Cynthia Zhang is a 6-2 (EECS)💻 MEng student from San Diego! Q&A Answers: 1. 💋 jumps, 💍 extensions, 💀 turns 2. Be an email attachment 📧 3. Carnation ⊹₊˚‧︵‿₊୨ᰔ୧₊‿︵‧˚₊⊹ Wei Lu is a PhD now (CONGRATSS!! 🎓) from Wenzhou🇨🇳/Toronto🇨🇦, and she was a flow member since flow was established 😮 Q&A Answers: 1. 💋 all, 💍 none, 💀 none (🥰) 2. Be compressed into a zip file 🤐 3. Reed (her Chinese name sounds kinda like grass) 🌱 ⊹₊˚‧︵‿₊୨ᰔ୧₊‿︵‧˚₊⊹ You can buy tickets online until Friday 5pm at the link in our bio! 📸: @rxiong22 Ephemeral is funded in part by the Council for the Arts at MIT.

HAPPY TICKET DROP! Want to attend both R3MIX and Ephemeral? MissB x MMT and MIT Flow are excited to announce a collaboration so you can attend both shows at a discounted price. You can choose to bundle Friday’s Ephemeral showcase with either Friday or Saturday’s R3MIX show. Come have a great time with both teams! Find Ephemeral ticket information on Flow’s page, as well as R3MIX and bundle options on either MissBehavior or MoveMENtality’s page (links in bio). 🪷 Flow Show: Ephemeral 🪷 4/24, 7PM at Kresge Little Theater 💿 R3MIX 💿 4/24, 9PM at Lobdell Hall 4/25, 8PM at Lobdell Hall GET YOUR TICKETS NOW BEFORE WE SELL OUT!

Come join MIT Flow at our CPW events this weekend to learn more about traditional Chinese dance at MIT! 🌸💗

Second baby is the amazing Elisa! Elisa is a freshman from San Ramon, California ☀️ planning to major in AI & decision making 💻 (course 6-4)! Her favorite dance styles are lyrical or classical chinese, and when she's not dancing 💃, she likes cafe hopping ☕️, listening to music 🎶, or strolling through hmart 🛒! Did you know she’s also lived in 4 different states? 😮 Q&A TIME! ⏰ Q: What is your most used app? 📱 A: instagram Q: How do you like your eggs? 🍳 A: soft boiled, either marinated or with furikake! Q: What is your go-to drink order? 🥤 A: iced brown sugar oatmilk shaken espresso Looking forward to dancing with you!! 😊 @elisa.zhangg

In honor of V-day, lets welcome our beloved Spring 2026 Flow babies 🌸💕 First up is our lovely Louisa!! Louisa is a sophomore from baton rouge, louisiana 🦞 planning to major in materials science & engineering (course 3)! Her favorite dance styles are dunhuang or dai, and when she's not ❌ dancing, she likes sidequesting 🤪, beli-maxxing 😋, reading📕, being nonchalant 🥱, wishing she was rich 🤑, grinding wordhunt and colonist.io, and playing NYT connections on other people's phones >:) Q&A TIME! ⏰ Q: What is your most used app? 📱 A: Google maps and beli (iykyk) Q: How do you like your eggs? 🍳 A: Fried eggs with soy sauce Q: What is your go-to drink order? 🥤 A: SEA SALT FOAM LATTE Bonus fun fact: Louisa likes cutting and dying people's hair (she does all her own looks!) We can't wait to dance with you in Flow!! @looeysa

A BIG WELCOME TO OUR SPRING 2026 BABIES 🥹🌷🍃 Meet Elisa and Louisa!! We’re super excited to have y’all on our team 🤩

Come dance with Flow at our spring auditions!!! 🌸🌷🌺 Auditions will be held Sunday, February 8th from 7-9pm in Walker. You’ll get to learn from 2 traditional Chinese dance segments and practice technique combos, we hope to see you there! RSVP at /flow-sp26-audition (linked in bio) by Saturday, 2/7 at 11:59pm.