Voices from the Hill
Pullman Street & North Harriman Avenue
Pullman St & N Harriman Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90032, USA
California
34.0975745
-118.1785072
Description
Note: there are two entry times for this event: 11:00AM or 2:00PM. Because of the nature of this event, please arrive at your selected timeslot. This is not an ongoing event like past Urban Birds events, but is instead a procession across the hill.
Director: Talia Greene
Composer and Sound Creator: Guillermo Brown
Community Partner, Save Elephant Hill: Elva Yañez
Visual Artists: Maria Maea, Raul Baltazar
Dancer: Shalandrea Houchen
Poet: Luis Rodriguez
Composition Consultant: David Saldaña
Join us for Voices from the Hill, a performance lifting up the stories and sounds of an unprotected greenspace in East Los Angeles called Elephant Hill, and is part of Synchromy's Urban Birds series. The event leads visitors through wild and distressed sections of the hillside, and culminates in a regenerated area, highlighting a vision for the future in which a protected Elephant Hill becomes a welcoming place for humans, birds and other wildlife to coexist.
Following a meandering path across the hillside, visitors will be invited to consider their connections to place, nature, and each other. Six stopping points will showcase song, percussion, and visual art, tying together the narrative themes of the performance: Heed the Call, Struggle, Devastation, Crossroads, Contemplation, and Regeneration. Performers stationed along the path will share music written by Guillermo Brown, with libretto written by LA Poet Laureate Luis Rodriguez. Interactive installations by Raul Baltazar and Maria Maea which incorporate natural materials from the hill will serve as resting points along the way. Cresting the hill, a percussion ensemble will use instruments created from detritus collected from the site and surroundings to beckon visitors to the final regenerated space.
The event celebrates the importance of collaboration, whether between humans and nature or among ourselves, in safeguarding a healthy world for all.
Note: This event has uneven walking paths and, at times, steep climbs that may be difficult for some participants. Our May 18th event is designed for those with mobility limitations, and we hope you will be able to join us then.
This project is made possible by The Eric Stokes Fund, Earth's Best in Tune, a grant from the City of Pasadena Department of Cultural Affairs, a grant from the California Arts Council, and a grant from the Pasadena Community Foundation.
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Start:
2024-05-11T14:00:00-07:00
End:
2024-05-11T15:30:00-07:00
This listing has no upcoming events
Start:
2024-05-11T11:00:00-07:00
End:
2024-05-11T12:30:00-07:00
Category
Music
Tickets
Free Tickets
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USD
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