简介：TheColoradoisamusic-baseddocumentarythatexplorestheColoradoRiverBasinfromsocialandecologicalperspectivesacrosshistory.Theprojectisconceivedasequalpartsdocumentaryfilm,liveperformance,andaneducationaltoolforclassrooms. TheColoradoRiverhascarvedsomeofthemostmajesticlandscapesontheplanetforfivemillionyears,anditsdeltaasalushwetlandiswithinlivingmemory.Today,withaboomingagriculturalindustrytosupportandnearlyfortymillionpeopleinahalf-dozenmajorcitiesdependentonitswaters,theColoradoisoverused,overpromised,andunableeventoreachitsdelta. Webelievethateffectivestewardshipoflandandwaterbeginswithloveandknowledgeandcontinueswithdedicatedactivism.WehavedesignedTheColoradotoinspirethelove,instilltheknowledge,andencouragetheactivism. Thefilmcomponentoftheprojectisanimmersiveandsensorialexperienceinwhichmusicandimagesplayacentralrole.Briefvoiceovertexts—narratedbythegreatShakespeareanactorMarkRylance—leadtheviewerintoeachsectionofthefilm.Contextualimagesalongwithlyrics—sungbythe2014GrammylaureateRoomfulofTeeth—exploretopicsrangingfromtheprehistoricsettlementsoftheregiontothepresent-dayplightoftheColoradoRiverDelta.Theinterveningsectionscovercrucialfacetsoftheriver’shistory,suchastheperiodofEuropeanexploration,thedam-buildingeraanditslegacy,andindustrialagricultureandimmigration,aswellastheimpactofclimatechangeontheregion. Afull-lengthtextbook(approximately400pages),correspondingsectionbysectiontothefilm,willofferstudentsandthegeneralpublictheopportunitytoexploreanyofthetopicsaddressedinthefilmingreaterdepth.Theseeducationalmaterialsincludeoriginaltext,alongwithtimelines,maps,photographs,videos,teachingaids,andmore.Makingthiscontentavailableinbothanart-book–styleprinteditionandastate-of-the-artwebsitewillprovideallinterestedpartieswithareferencetoolaswellasasourceofin-depthlearning. ThemissionofTheColoradoistocreateacrossroadsbetweenart,ecologyandregionalhistory,whilesensitizingaudiencestopressingissuesofourtimes. TheColoradoisintendedtobethefirstinaseriesofmulti-mediaprojects,cultivatingalayeredunderstandingofdifferentregions,towardsabetterstewardshipofresources.…