"Transfigurations": A Noise Opera by Cellista at Highways Performance Space & Gallery

Transfigurations is an immersive noise opera stemming from the groundbreaking multimedian Cellista’s sophomore album and book of resistance art co-authored with philosopher Dr. Frank Seeburger (University of Denver professor emeritus).

Combining film, dance, music and real narratives from the artistic community, Transfigurations critiques and comments on the fate of creatives in a rapidly gentrifying world. 

The evening includes classically-based performance art infused with film, dance, and noise music. Transfigurations is accompanied by a film directed by Cellista and music with dance from Ensemble Cellista which includes ballerina Elizabeth Ann Poinsette, soprano Hilary Whitmore, and butoh dancer Ibuki Kuramochi. The evening’s prologue performances are delivered by Grammy-nominated trombonist, composer, and arranger Quinn Carson (Bone FX), noise artist The Zero Collective, and actor/musician J.D. Mata (Tio Luca on HBO's "True Blood).