ASU Herberger College School of Art Faculty:
2006-2007 Exhibition

April 14 through September 9, 2007

JOHN JOTA LEAÑOS

John Jota Leaños and Burning Wagon Productions
Imperial Silence: An Animated Ópera, 2007
Animation
DVD
Courtesy of the artists. These animations are done in collaboration with the Burning Wagon Collective comprised of artist, musicians and technician in California and Arizona.

John Jota Leaños

Imperial Silence is a four act Xican@ animated opera that brings to life stories and histories that have been deemed dead, unimportant and forgotten. Act I, "Los ABCs: ¡Qué Vivan los Muertos!" is a dead primer dedicated to those who have died in war. Act II, "Deadtime Stories with Mariachi Goose and Friends", revisits Mother Goose tales from Chicana/o perspectives, witnesses the fall of Humpty Mariachi Dumpty, and challenges us to solve the enigmatic "Da Pinche Code." Act III, "¡Radio Muerto!",
travels down the highway of silenced voices while listening to the radio.

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