NOMADIC TEMPEST
A Tale for all Ages featuring Climatic Monarchs voyaging through an epic maelstrom of migration within a whirlwind of operatic mayhem & mirage.
Sixth Draft, April 1st 2017 Written & Directed by Paul Kirby Designed & Produced by Adriana Kelder Music Composed by James Coomber Assistant Directorship by Tracey Wilkinson Aerial Choreography by Anna Vigeland Video Graphics by Jordan Watkins Lighting Design by Joseph Oshry Stop Motion Animation by Evan DeRushie Interactive Media by Will Young
MARIPOSA MONARCH BUTTERFLY AERIAL BEINGS LUPE: Female - Spanish XIU: Female – Mandarin Translated by Lina de Guevara Singing by Alexandra Lainfiesta
Translated by Chris Song Zijiang Singing by Laura Wu
AMEL: Female - Arabic
CHEAM: Male – Hənqəminəm
Translated by Hadeel Assali Singing by Lena Ferchichi
Translated by Victor Guerin Singing by Victor Guerin
SWALLOWWORT FOSSIL TWINS (Twin Automated Cyborgs)
FIVE-Y & FIVE-X HUMAN SURVIVORS KANANDRA AND KIDS: QUAL, MUSK, TEAL, NOOK & LILY PAD Only when the last tree is cut, only when the last river is polluted, only when the last fish is caught, will they realize that you can't eat money. First Nations Proverb Preventing climate breakdown means defending democracy from fossil fuel plutocrats. It’s their interests versus the rest of humanity’s. George Monbiot, The Guardian, September 27, 2016