US premiere of composer/singer-songwriter Allan Pray's "King Cuicatl" featuring Pray plus a 5-piece ensemble.
"King Cuicatl" (kwee-cot-l) is an album and live presentation based on an ancient Aztec ritual wherein a foreign war prisoner (known as an “ixiptla”) was made to impersonate the Aztec God “Tezcatlipoca” for one full year before being sacrificed. The 12 songs are written from the perspective of the ixiptla as he attempts to use the power of music in conjunction with the illustrious ritual as a device to transform into a genuinely divine creature before the end of the year, thereby transcending the sacrificial ceremony and living forever in perfect harmony.