Join Clockshop for a new performance by artist Kiyo Gutiérrez set along the inclined riverbanks of the Los Angeles River, Paayme Paxaayt. spawn aims to offer alternatives to our dominant water imaginaries and to build a closer relationship between water and people. Through choreographies of movement and sound, Gutierrez draws attention to the interconnectedness of bodies, both human and nonhuman, and the river’s historic and present ecologies. Framed as a ritual-performance, the work honors the Pacific lamprey, an ancient fish once abundant in the river, now locally extinct due to the pressures of urban development. The performance will be accompanied by a soundscape by artist Eva Aguila.

Gutiérrez will honor and adopt the form of the Pacific lamprey and invite you to take part in this special ritual to help guide her eggs into the channel. The ritual garment used in the performance is dyed with Palo de Brasil (Paubrasilia echinata), a traditional medicinal plant found in Mexico and throughout Central and South America. This dye acts as a natural pH indicator, changing color when it comes into contact with water.

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Listening by Moonrise; Kiyo Gutiérrez with Eva Aguila
Sunday, June 28, 2026
4:00–6:00 PM
Taylor Yard Bridge

Pre-order your picnic from Gu Grocery here.

Performance will begin promptly at 4:30 PM.

Reading & Listening by Moonrise is a seasonal series held on the eve of the full moon (or as close to it as possible), featuring performances and immersive sound experiences with multidisciplinary sound and performance artists, writers, and poets. This program offers listeners moments of reflection, connection, and joy within a community-centered green space. 

ABOUT THE ARTISTS
Kiyo Gutiérrez is a Mexican multidisciplinary artist based in Guadalajara and Los Angeles. Trained in history, her ritual-performances integrate archival research, sculpture, textile, sound, and audience participation. Gutiérrez is a recipient of the Franklin Furnace Fund, the Macomber Travel Grant, a Fulbright Scholarship, and was nominated for the Gilder/Coigney International Theatre Award. 

Eva Aguila is a Mexican-American interdisciplinary artist whose work examines the complexities of diasporic identity through video, sound, and installation. She has exhibited and performed internationally and locally at the Vincent Price Art Museum, SUR:biennial , CURRENT:LA FOOD, and Human Resources, LA. She is the co-founder of Coaxial Arts Foundation.

REFRESHMENTS BY
Gu Grocery is a Chinese Taiwanese pop-up concept rooted in family recipes and traditional flavors, known for their savory picnic sets and large selection of baked goods featuring fun, seasonal, and local Californian ingredients. 

ACCESSIBILITY
Parking and Arrival
The workshop will be held on the riverbanks at the north side of Taylor Yard Bridge in Glassell Park. Use these coordinates to navigate to the parking lot:
34.094620, -118.235689
Glassell Park, Los Angeles, CA

The bridge has a small parking lot that is first-come, first-served. Alternate parking can be found along the access road through which you enter and on San Fernando Road. Please note that the nearby residential neighborhood is permit-only parking. We highly recommend using public transportation (the nearest bus lines are the 90, 94, and 251), rideshare, biking, or carpooling. Please wear all-terrain shoes with good tread to access the pedestrian path via a dirt ramp. 

If you have limited mobility, it may be difficult to join the full procession as the ramp surface is uneven and unpaved. The majority of the performance may also be viewed from above, from Taylor Yard Bridge, though please be aware that a full view of the gathering may be partially obstructed.

Restrooms
There are no restrooms on site, and the nearest facilities are located in Rio de Los Angeles State Park — please plan accordingly.

CREDITS
This event was made possible by our ongoing partnership with California State Parks and The Nature Conservancy, and through support from the Safe Clean Water Program. Listening by Moonrise is generously supported by Accelerate Resilience Los Angeles (ARLA) and Pasadena Showcase House for the Arts.