Helix – September 23, 2023

Unheard-of//Ensemble presents the world premiere of a new commission from composer Ana Lopez (Nnux) and video artist Martha Maya. Helix is a multimedia work exploring the concept of femicide, described by the World Health Organization (WHO) as the intentional killing of women because they are women. Nnux and Martha Maya are looking at breaking the cycles in women’s collective trauma, which has determined the ways they have been shaped as individuals over generations. This work explores their backgrounds and relationships with this trauma, and how femicide impacts Latinx communities generationally. Femicide is also a global issue as well, and educating audiences on this can immediately impact our communities. Musically, the piece would be based on the idea of loops that gradually change and break, expanding on the ideas that Ana and Maya would be exploring visually. NNUX will be at this premiere and present an opening set of her electronic music.

Opening set by NNUX.