The Land Memory Bank and Mondo Bizarro Presents
Invisible Rivers
Layering new visions upon the untold histories of familiar places
Battle of New Orleans collage by Monique Verdin
About Invisible Rivers
Invisible Rivers is a collaboration between Mondo Bizarro Productions and The Land Memory Bank that utilizes the creative practices of music, digital storytelling, theater, cultural organizing, curriculum development and boat-building to physically model ideas about how we can learn to live with fluctuation, to live with uncertainty, to live in symbiosis with our increasingly watery world.
Invisible Rivers activates interdisciplinary events that respond to the unique landscapes where they are hosted. No two land activations are the same. The inspiration for this project is part of a natural evolution of the work The Land Memory Bank, Mondo Bizarro and many others have been creating together for years. The creative team for Invisible Rivers has been making art about the environmental crisis we face in Southeast Louisiana for over twenty years.
Upcoming and Past Activations
Crevasse 22/River House Land Activation
Join us for a creative mix of music, food, storytelling and a walk among the trees and waterways surrounding Crevasse 22.
December 7th & 8th, 2024
SunHAT Eco-performance Festival
We toured to The Ringling in Sarasota Florida for a festival that featured five different performances plus a Mushroom Dinner!
November 11-16, 2024
Intercultural Leadership Institute
We were blessed to share with the visionary leaders of the Intercultural Leadership institute through an invitation from our life long partners at Alternate ROOTS .
January 21, 2024
Art and Survival Tour
We were honored to share the stage with Double Edge Theater and Jupiter Performance Lab for the sunset of the Art and Survival gathering.
September 7-10 2023
Islenos Fiesta
This installation featured an old Lafitte skiff sitting atop two solar generators poewered by multiple solar panels. In addition to featuring drawings of participants, it powered the activities of day.
April 25, 2022
Floating Adaptations
Floating Adaptations In Search of Invisible Rivers was an installation conceived by Jeff Becker, Nick Slie and Monique Verdin that features visual art, live performance and food.
March 21, 2021
Invisible Rivers Team
Conceived and Created Bruce “Sunpie” Barnes, Jeff Becker, Joanna Russo, Melanie Greene, Monique Verdin, Peter J Bowling & Nick Slie
Co-Directors Jeff Becker & Joanna Russo
Set Designer Jeff Becker
Performers Bruce “Sunpie” Barnes, Melanie Greene, Monique Verdin, Peter J Bowling & Nick Slie
Lead Writer Joanna Russo
Contributing Writers Monique Verdin & Nick Slie
Sound Designer/Composer Peter J Bowling
Musician/Composer Bruce “Sunpie” Barnes
Movement Composers Melanie Greene & Nick Slie
Creative Producers Dan Pruksarnukul & Morgan-Me’Lyn Grant
Executive Director Bruce France
Costume Designer Laura Sirkin Brown
Producution Assistants Hannah Pepper Cunningham & Nathaniel Smith
*River Story is inspired by the Mississippi River Open School and Big River Continuum exchange of
Monique Verdin with Karen Goulet.
Monique Verdin
Digital Feature
Listen to Monique Verdin and Nick Slie discuss the work of The Land Memory Bank and Seed Exchange and some of the origins of Invisible Rivers.
Community Confluence
Explore the work of our friends, parters and collaborators
- The Land Memory Bank and Seed Exchange
- Mondo Bizarro
- Gulf South Open School
- SIPP Culture
- Pangea World Theater
- Ripple Effect
Moments from Invisible Rivers
Our Visual Journey
Get In Touch
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