<—- FIGARO

how COYOTE steals FIRE

and creates the SUN

how COYOTE steals FIRE and creates the SUN is a retelling of the story from the Paiute tradition.

developed as part of Indigenous Voice with Ecology, Colonization, and Spirituality at Union Theological Seminary with the Center for Earth Ethics.

mask, choreography, performance, and editing by Nikolai Mishler.

music - Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat minor, Op 23 composed by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, conducted by Leonard Bernstein and performed by the New York Philharmonic.

design by Nikolai Mishler copyright 2025