Grammy award-winning Native American artist Robert Mirabal is once again bringing a brilliant multidimensional work of art to life with the creation of his latest theatrical concert production,Music and Myth. The performance will be filmed live at The Santa Fe Opera in New Mexico on Friday, August 30 and Saturday, August 31, with its television debut set for March 2014 on PBS. A DVD and CD containing additional material from the concert will also be made available with various levels of donation pledges during fundraising programs scheduled during the year, as well through retail outlets nationwide and digital downloads.
Concerts will begin both nights at 7:00 p.m. MDT. Tickets are on sale now and can be purchased by calling The Santa Fe Opera Box Office at (800) 280-4654 or online by visiting the "Calendar" at www.santafeopera.org.
Mirabal's Music and Myth will feature the legends, myths and history inspired by the People of the Native American Pueblos of the American Southwest, through music, dance, and Mirabal's own inimitable and charismatic story-telling. Mythological characters, such as the Corn Maidens, the Raven Mocker, Drought, the Twin Warriors and the Pollen Child-wearing colorful tribal dress, will magically come to life throughout the production, bringing Pueblo culture and mythology to life in a timeless contemporary expression.
The production will feature new compositions by Mirabal and his musical collaborators, Grammy winning musician Larry Mitchell and acclaimed choreographer Rulan Tangen, as well as hits from Mirabal's previous albums. Mirabal's band, and additional accomplished musicians will play both Native American and modern instruments. Authentic Native American Pueblo dancers in colorful regalia will also be showcased.
Music and Myth is Mirabal's first large-scale production since his 2001 critically acclaimed PBS special, Music from a Painted Cave, which garnered national recognition and has since been unsurpassed in Native American theatrical expression. Mirabal went on to win several honors, including two Native American Artist of the Year awards, three Songwriter of the Year awards, and two Grammy awards.
Taking the stage at The Santa Fe Opera has Mirabal coming full circle. As a young boy, he attended an opera at the famed location as part of the Pueblo Opera Program (POP), founded in 1973 to provide exposure to opera for Native Americans. The POP program is guided by an advisory committee which includes parents and elders from the Pueblos and reservations.
"I am thrilled to be taping Music and Myth at The Santa Fe Opera," says Mirabal. "As a child, we used to travel in buses from the pueblo at the start of each season and this was where I experienced my first taste of dramatic art. The operas were a part of my life and my musical dreams when I was a young boy living in the Taos Pueblo."
"Music and Myth is an honoring and mystical celebration of the agricultural world of the pueblos," continues Mirabal. "The invitation in all of the Pueblo's prayers is not just for us ... they are for the whole world."
Mirabal is the show's co-executive producer, along with Art Fegan of Art Fegan Entertainment. JoAnn Young of Young Productions, Inc. will produce the PBS television special that will begin airing nationally in March 2014. The program is being funded in part by PBS, Vision Maker Media and other contributing sponsors, in cooperation with KNME-TV New Mexico PBS
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