'hidden eden’ musical short film

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HIDDEN EDEN is a musical short film written, directed, filmed, and produced by lush agave and wild anima during residency at the fish factory creative center in stöðvarfjörður, iceland over the summer solstice of 2018. it will release on march 19, 2021 via sacred sea records (eu) & never content (usa)

through music and poetry, the film explores the concept of an 'ecology of emotions' and shepherds the viewer on an inner journey through the secret garden of creativity as put into frame by the natural landscape of iceland.

the accompanying zine, designed by artist cody sarabia, contains the lyrical exchange held in preparation for this residency and pairs this prose with photos and illustrations from the journey.

hidden eden is thus an intermedia dialogue, a collaborative journal, and a process of exploring our physical and emotional natures in right relations with the earth's landscape.


Opelle

photo by math erao

improvisational project of anna wallace and alisha erao combining meditative classical singing and interpretative dance. their debut performance was a collaboration with Patrick greene's work "homage to roadside modern", and was later filmed in the seaside town of cape canaveral, florida.


the captured bird

artwork by john alcorn

created by sarah morrison, the captured bird ensemble re-works selections from the fireside book of children's songs by by marie winn and alan miller. the beautiful, psychedelic illustrations by john alcorn inspire new themes and melodies on classic folk songs such as "all the pretty horses" and "aiken drum". the ensemble features violin (sarah morrison), cello (matt davis), and two voices (alisha erao and anna wallace).


ancient milk

former avant-pop project of alisha erao and math erao. ancient milk released 3 albums under bleeding gold records between 2011 and 2013 while cycling through a range of sounds. The duo decided to take a hiatus in 2015 to focus on their respective solo projects.

photo by caleb johannes


our trail - “dialogues“

photo by tom kramer

OUR TRAIL: Performances on the Pinellas Trail is a project of the New Music Conflagration (elizabeth a. baker), Dance Linkages, and the St. Pete Dance Alliance, with support from the St. Petersburg Arts Alliance. alisha erao's original score was created in collaboration with dancer helen hansen french for the performance of "dialogues". the piece features three singers and three dancers expressing the reflective experiences we find while sitting on benches in a park.