Desert Turtle is a multimedia solo performance piece that looks at ideas of shelter, landscapes, and migration, drawing from family history, voice, and geology. Mitsu's mother arrived from the wet and dense city of Yokohama, Japan, to the vast and dry Mojave desert. She related to the turtles she found in the landscape, hiding in their shells and traveling with their home on their back. In Japan, a turtle was a symbol of longevity, and in the expanse of the Mojave desert, she felt a sense of infiniteness. This piece indulges in the beauty of the landscape but also acknowledges its complex history. Additionally, the work parallels Mitsu's mother migrating to the desert, as Mitsu herself becomes a mother in the desert. The piece interweaves music, dance, video, and non-linear storytelling.

"Desert Turtle reflects on the artist’s mother’s migration from a subtropical city in Japan to the Mojave Desert. Salmon is a powerhouse."

-Kerry Cardoza- Chicago Reader