Peter Bruhn and Steven Larsen, a creative duo known as ten thousand lakes (xkl) based in Minneapolis, have created a film/music endeavor called The Maya Deren Project: a 75 minute performance featuring four of Deren’s films paired with their live original music.
Considered a legendary pioneer in experimental filmmaking, theirgoal is to keep Deren’s legacy alive and in the public’s awareness through the presentation of At Land, Ritual in Transfigured Time, The Very Eye of Night, and Meshes of the Afternoon, paired with original music that reflects the mood and atmosphere of each film.
"Maya Deren conceived AT LAND and RITUAL IN TRANSFIGURED TIME as silent films to be shown as a visual experience without sound or music. She collaborated with her husband, the musician Teiji Ito, to compose music for MESHES OF THE AFTERNOON and THE VERY EYE OF NIGHT. The Maya Deren estate has gracefully allowed us (ten thousand lakes) to show these films with our own musical compositions, in order to allow her work to inspire us, to reach our own creative heights."
Special thanks to Tavia Ito