Dadabex: Conservation, Connection and Hybridity evolves from an ongoing collaboration with the Institute of Evolutionary Biology at the University of Zurich. Neo-dada performance art invites audiences to learn from the story of Alpine ibex, nearly hunted to extinction in the 19th century.
A performance by Castle in our Skins, "Black Kaleidoscope: A Femme Journey" use Fujiko Nakaya's "Fog x Canopy" to suggest an internal journey of transformation. Through dance, poetry and music, Castle of our Skins will showcase this journey from the lens of Black women, highlighting unique rites of passage through past, present and future.
Dadabex: Conservation, Connection and Hybridity evolves from an ongoing collaboration with the Institute of Evolutionary Biology at the University of Zurich. Neo-dada performance art invites audiences to learn from the story of Alpine ibex, nearly hunted to extinction in the 19th century.
This sound composition by Neil Leonard pays tribute to the visionary concepts of Fujiko Nakaya and the sonic imagination of Duke Ellington. The work revisits selected themes by Ellington including Lady of the Lavender Mist, The Kissing Mist and Atmosphere (Moon Mist).
Playing gong, singing bowls, and bells, Nancy Aleo will create a gong soundscape responding to the shifting wind, the flowing fog, the hissing sculpture, voices, and the natural sounds of the place. Meditative and otherworldly at times, each of the five performances will be unique. Respectfully honoring Fujiko Nakaya’s visionary work, the sounds will expand […]
After decades spent underground beneath a parking lot, a portion of the Muddy River has been uncovered to see daylight once again. Hear the story of how river and parkland were reclaimed and how the vision of Frederick Law Olmsted is being restored for the 21st century. Bonus: A stop at Fujiko Nakaya’s Fog x Canopy! […]
Tour Fog x FLO: Fujiko Nakaya on the Emerald Necklace with FLO (Frederick Law Olmsted) himself! Join Olmsted (local historian and actor Gerry Wright) on a guided "symphonic walk" around each of Nakaya's fog sculptures.
Keyboard musician Ben Schwendener and opera singer Carley DeFranco are joined by dancer Shari Repasz in Lyric, a musical improvisation above Fog x Hill. Lyrics are borrowed from contemporary poetry that explores the role of the self in relation to natural surroundings and human interactions. The poems are connected through natural imagery and a contemporary sense of […]
This sound composition by Neil Leonard pays tribute to the visionary concepts of Fujiko Nakaya and the sonic imagination of Duke Ellington. The work revisits selected themes by Ellington including Lady of the Lavender Mist, The Kissing Mist and Atmosphere (Moon Mist).
Embrace the Halloween spirit by spending an afternoon/evening with the Fog Mystics of the Emerald Necklace Parks! Created by Vibrant Visions Entertainment, a production company specializing in flow art and circus performance, the Fog Mystics are an extension of the mist and nature in Fog x Ruins, making the magic of this unique place come alive.
