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If you are seeking my recordings of the Odyssey, they can be found here.
The Odyssey is an almost 3,000-year-old epic which describes the journey of the warrior and sailor Odysseus through a landscape of one-eyed giants, floating cities and angry sea-gods back to his home and family. I've told this story to audiences from all walks of life and have seen its power to heal us through connection to powers larger than ourselves. Like all stories, the Odyssey is deepened when experienced as part of a group, whether online or in-person. Some excerpts from my version of this story are below. If you are interested in being a part of a group exploration of this story or wish to book a performance, please get in touch via the links below. |
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"The singer of epics must join heaven and earth"
—Alma Kunanbaeva
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Exploring the Odyssey #1 with Sam BuggelnSam Buggeln is the Artistic Director of The Cherry Arts in Ithaca, New York, who in the summer of 2021 directed a stage version of the Odyssey (co-produced with the Hangar Theater). We talked about the challenge of bringing this epic to the stage, wrestling with such issues as violence, gender and the supernatural while exploring the resonance this story has with contemporary audiences.
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Exploring the Odyssey #2 with Bethany DixonWhy do the gods do what they do? What's up with all the weeping and washing in the Odyssey, and can baking five cakes in one day get us some answers? Poet Bethany Dixon and I sat down on a summer's day to explore the feminine characters of the Odyssey, and the result is a wide-ranging exploration of gender, the divine, and the good trouble of being alive.
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Exploring the odyssey #3 with daniel mordenNot long ago I had the pleasure of talking with the Welsh storyteller Daniel Morden, whose visionary performances of epic stories such as the Odyssey, the Iliad and Ovid's Metamorphoses (all performed with storyteller Hugh Lupton) have long inspired me. He's been telling stories for over thirty years and is one of the finest storytellers we have.
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Fresco from the ancient city of Akrotiri on the island of Thera, Greece (2000-1600 B.C.E.)
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