A movement, holy and wild!

 The awe-inspiring Behemoth was the first stilt creation by Rachel Summerlot, our Theatrical Productions Organizer. Let's see where she goes next with her intuitive gifts.

Integrating the new music of Beast, we will choreograph with new props that lock together to create one giant puppet creature. 

This is a new musical project that provides songs and soundscapes that lift up and speak from the perspective of wild nature, and of the machine system that is attacking creation. Beast sonically draws from cultures who are deeply connected to the land and have used their rhythms, dances, masks, and mytho poetic storytelling to resist oppression and reinforce memory of right relationship. The album contains all new songs written by Jay Beck and the poetry of Jim Perkinson, and features the talent of many Carnival Crew members.

We will work with film makers who can visually and sonically weave the story of our residencies. We already have a working relationship with exquisitely gifted film artists and believe the power of our witness can touch audiences even after the event is over.

Has anyone seen the imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus? Well, now we will grow the self-sufficiency of this traveling show with our own metamorphic Carnival ship! 

Maybe we have the resources now for a fantasy project! We dream of combining collage art with the feral, earth-soaked poetry from Jim Perkinson, one of our favorite Carnival mentors. This publication will accompany and build upon the themes within the Beast album that honor the cultural wisdom and musical traditions of earth-based people groups.