Fox, Come and Sleep in the Snow with the Tiger Leopard
An outdoor multimedia musical comedy, this story is based on the internet symbol of the firefox and its counterpart, the Japanese folktale trickster fox, Kitsune.
The characters in F.C.S.S.T.L. dance and sing their way through a large-scale dog park in the desert. In this landscape, the firefox confronts its identity while exploring mythology, folk tales, chat rooms, feng shui, dialogues of revolution and authentic movement. The costumes are based on the anthropomorphism of domestic animals and the characterization of animals in traditional musicals. The musical composition derives from various music making platforms throughout the age of the computer.
Wednesday, October 16, 2013, 8 pm
Arcosanti
Exit Arcosanti Road (exit 263) on I-17 in Arizona, near Cordes Junction
EVENT
OCTOBER 12, 2013 - OCTOBER 19, 2013
High Desert Test Sites hits the road for a full week of experimental art and exploration, from Joshua Tree to Albuquerque!
HDTS 2013, the ninth program in a series of free ranging and ever evolving contemporary art events, expands our range and depth to take in everything from Joshua Tree, California to Albuquerque, New Mexico. Roughly 60 new projects will take place over an entire week, during which artists and audience alike will traverse over 700 miles of desert roads to check out the new work and explore the hidden gems and diverse desert communities along this spectacular stretch of the Southwest.
Project sites include: Amboy Crater, Arcosanti, Area 66 (Yucca), Art Queen (Joshua Tree), Bluewater Lake State Park, El Malpais National Monument, El Rancho Hotel (Gallup), Giant Rock (Landers), Hill Top Motel (Kingman), Magdalena Ridge Observatory (Socorro), Mill Restaurant (Crown King), Montessa Park (Albuquerque), Palms Restaurant and Saloon (Wonder Valley), Petrified Forest National Park, Octopus Car Wash (Albuquerque), Pink Post Office Projects (Wonder Valley), Tamarind Institute (Albuquerque), Warehouse 1-10 (Magdalena), in addition to our regular HDTS sites.
The week’s festivities include a Saturday night opening dinner (first-come-first-served) at The Palms in Wonder Valley October 12, with musical performances by The Sibleys and The Renderers.
A zine-style publication, designed by Brad Hudson Thomas, with original texts by James Trainor and Eden Solas, will accompany the event.
