The Pillow Project's year-long, four-part series "By Volume" concludes this weekend in its new location, Construction Junction. "Volume IV: Epilogue" is a multimedia presentation that will include graphic designer Ryan Hose's 30-foot installation, "Chapter 16," Pearlann Porter's signature improvography, live music and more. Choreographer Porter, 27, talked recently about lessons learned and the world of opportunity ahead.

Q: What impact has this series had on the company?

A: I am extremely, extremely proud of the work that my company has put into this, the level that I think we've grown from the beginning to now. At the very, very beginning, I sat down with my director of videography, Jesse Sedon. We both agreed that, at the end of this season, it would define us. We would figure out precisely what The Pillow Project was.

Q: What has it meant to settle into a home base like Construction Junction?

A: Before this season we never had a home. We would rehearse where we could and we felt like nomads as we traveled around the city and put on shows once or twice a year. It was a company in the sense that it felt like a company to me. But in all actuality, 25 people working with you is not something you can sustain for very long. So it was a crazy ride while it lasted, but for The Pillow Project to go on, it needed to be something else.

Now we live at Construction Junction all the time, where we always have class and can study with each other. We're teaching each other about our values and art and taking it to a different direction. And, sure enough, we were right -- it really kind of hit us the other night. We were all sitting around and rehearsing and, for the first time, it really felt like home, it really felt like a company.

Q: What have you learned from this whole process?

A: What I've learned is that simplicity is sometimes the hardest thing, but it's also the most beautiful thing to do. In the past we've gone the big, bombastic route. ... That's a lot of fun to do. But I think our voice wasn't clear when we were shouting all the time. A clear voice is essential.

Q: Looking back, what are some of the themes that you have explored?

A: The whole idea of the "By Volume" series was the human to human connection. ... I don't think I've done the traditional love story and that is something that I wanted to stay away from. I wanted to explore all the other kinds of connections that happen, like right before you meet someone. What happens in that three seconds before you meet? That's the energy that I wanted to work on. Another thematic element was idea of crafting another person. And of course there were more literal connections -- the environment, the sound and especially our audience. It's important to me that you can touch, feel, taste the energy that's in front of you and not just have to watch it. I want the audience to feed off of what they see and what they feel. Likewise I want it to return because, as a dancer and performer, when you feel that energy coming back to you, it's intoxicating.

Q: What will happen in "Epilogue?"

A: For the first time, this show is truly balanced multimedia. We have video projection elements, we have videos playing in the room, new and old. We have a huge artistic installation, all these illustration and design concepts. We have new stylized choreography. The whole atmosphere of it -- we're figuring out what we mean to be in Construction Junction, what it means to inhabit that space. Everyone that comes by is just overwhelmed how cool the space is. That, too, is a part of our performance, as much as the dance and the video and the art is. I want people to come in and to understand what we are from the second that they walk up that flight of stairs and to know exactly what they should expect and, at the same time, have no idea what to expect.