However, the version I’m choosing to follow takes a different narrative. There are many versions of this myth that exist, but the most famous is the patriarchal version where Medusa slept with Poseidon in the temple of Athena and was cursed with a head of snakes and eyes that kill any man she sees. However, instead of the monster we’ve become accustomed to, we see her a person, and we reevaluate what we define as a villain in our history.
My project, when complete, will be a musical retelling of the classic myth of Medusa. In any performance, the audience always discovers the piece for the first time when viewing it, but through the project, we invite the performers into this feeling, for now, they won’t know what will happen either.
I want the audience to appreciate the beauty of imperfection. The goal is to create something that isn’t perfect, but rather raw and authentic, and to discover the magic of interdisciplinary work. All three groups will come together, for the first time, on the festival day to perform their pieces live in front of an audience, all together. The idea is that there is no interaction between the groups during the week of ShenCoLAB. Each group will have the opportunity to explore this prompt and create something individually from the other groups. What does it feel like, as a performer, to discover the project outcome, at the same time as the audience? For this project, three groups of artists (dancers, voice, music), will be given a prompt. Imperfectly Beautiful highlights the idea of possibilities of the unknown.
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