Serpent # 1 Work in Progress – April 7th-10th, 2024
Presented as part of the Cohen New Works Festival at the University of Texas at Austin
F. Loren Winship Drama Building
designed and directed by Khristián Méndez Aguirre
original score by Laura Camacho
dramaturgy by Michael deWhatley
giant puppet build by Aurora Kenyon and Khristián Méndez Aguirre with community volunteers!
The Serpents Fly at Sundown is an outdoor giant puppet parade that visits parts of the city affected by natural disasters and long-term environmental adversity.
The routes of the puppet parade / procession are developed using data from researchers at the University of Texas at Austin.
The full piece will premiere in Winter 2025-2026, with routes along various parts of the city. The routes will be developed collaboratively with data about environmental stressors, and community input.
This project is supported by the UT Austin College of Fine Arts and Planet Texas 2050.
