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There Must Be Other Names for the River. 2019.

Graphic score made from data visualization of historic streamflow data from the Rio Grande, and projected futures.

Six singers will embody the Rio Grande physically and spatially, singing a score based on historic river flow data and projecting possible futures. Scrutinizing human decisions that dry the river for miles at a time in recent years, this composition, performance, and installation aims to communicate directly our trajectory with this lifeline of water in the desert. The day after the performance in the museum, we performed for the river. Featuring: Monica Demarco (as headwaters) Ryan Dennison (as Albuquerque area) Kenneth Cornell (as below Elephant Butte) Antonia Montoya (as El Paso area) Mauro Woody (as Big Bend in Texas) Jessica Chao (as the mouth at the Gulf of Mexico) A collaborative work by: Marisa Demarco Dylan McLaughlin Jessica Zeglin

A performance within Deep Time Lab organized by Nina Elder. In conjunction with Arts Unexpected.

Dylan McLaughlin