10th Wave Chamber Music Collective
ILLUMINATING SOUND: a shadow puppet and music show
performed by Monsoon Season and 10th Wave
composed by Mary Ellen Childs
Illuminating Sound is an innovative shadow puppet and music performance that blends live music and visual storytelling to explore the cyclical nature of time, the creation and destruction of the world, and humanity's impact on the environment.
10th Wave musicians are at the heart of the show and their musical performance creates the visual imagery. The musicians wear large masks to cast silhouettes of deities and the puppeteers around them use focused lights to isolate and magnify the instruments in action, producing sparks of light and texture as they create the universe. Among the creatures born from the darkness is a small bird whose life we follow across the ages. When climate catastrophe strikes, the bird is separated from its flock and befriends a mythical fox-deer. Together they travel the world in search of a new home, only to encounter repeated devastation caused by human exploitation. Can they survive -- and will they ever find a place to belong?
Performance Length
Approximately 35 minutes with no intermission. Puppet show-and-tell to immediately follow performance.
Two Matinee Performances including Pre-show lobby activities and a behind the scenes look. This event is free, so no payment is required, but you must complete the checkout process to secure your RSVP via the link below.
Date: Saturday, January 10th and Sunday, January 11th
Time: 4:00 p.m. (3pm doors, 3:30pm house)
Location: The Southern Theater. 1420 S. Washington Ave. Minneapolis, MN 55454
This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund. This Cultural Districts Arts Fund activation is funded, in part, by the City of Minneapolis Arts & Cultural Affairs Department.