Mountains Performance with Kirk Lynn
Hillerbrand+Magsamen: nothing is precious, everything is game
Date
Saturday, October 18, 2025 | 7 PM
Location
Brown Auditorium Theatre – Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Caroline Wiess Law Building
1001 Bissonnet Street, Houston, TX 77005
Tickets
Program
Mountains is an experimental live-cinema performance by Hillerbrand+Magsamen+Lynn exploring the cyclical nature of human experience. Using a nonlinear narrative structure inspired by the ancient “crankie” visual device, Hillerbrand and Magsamen physically control a scroll of backlit paper while Kirk Lynn narrates, manipulating time by slowing, speeding, pausing, or reversing the story as it unfolds. The performance is interactive as the audience participates in the unfolding narrative, shaping the journey up each metaphorical mountain.
This innovative approach reflects life’s uncertainty, with the trio occasionally cutting away parts of the narrative to add improvisation. The performance challenges traditional storytelling expectations, creating an immersive, collaborative experience where visual art, live narration, and audience participation blur boundaries. The result is a dynamic journey that mirrors the fragmented, nonlinear ways we experience time, memory, and personal growth.
Parking
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Funding
This work is funded in part by the City of Houston through Houston Arts Alliance.
Image Credit
Courtesy of the artists.
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