Nick Cave Soundsuits Performance at Denver Art Museum (Edited Highlights)

To celebrate the opening of Nick Cave: Sojourn, the Denver Art Museum presented a community performance of epic proportions at Untitled #58 (Getup) on June 28. For this performance, Cave collaborated with local dance companies 3rd Law, Cleo Parker Robinson Dance, and Wonderbound as well as 15 locals he selected in an open call dance audition. Improv band Double Ply Translucent Caterpillar and DJ Man Mantis performed live at the event. Cave's Soundsuits are like sculptures for the human body, meticulously constructed of found objects such as buttons, twigs, stuffed animals and wigs. Cave, who trained professionally with Alvin Ailey, activates the Soundsuits through the movements of dance.