Monomyths (2016)
Produced by
Presented by
Curator: Shannon Cochrane
Creators: Jess Dobkin and Shannon Cochrane and Jess Dobkin
Venue
The Theatre Centre – Franco Boni Theatre
Run
February 3rd, 2016 – February 7th, 2016
Synopsis
MONOMYTHS invites a diverse collection of artists, scholars, and activists to revise Joseph Campbell’s conception of the hero’s journey through performance art, lectures, workshops, and other offerings. This new assemblage of non-linear un-narratives proposes a cultural, political and social feminist re-visioning of the world. The MONOMYTHS perception of the universal journey dispels the notion of the lone patriarchal figure on a conquest to vanquish his demons–both inner and outer–in consideration of community, collectivity, and collaboration.
The year-long MONOMYTHS project is presented in three sections. Radically interpreted by artists from First Nations, Canada, Mexico and the USA, part one of MONOMYTHS at Progress presents the first five stages of the journey: The Ordinary World/Call to Adventure, Refusal of the Call, Meeting of the Mentor, Crossing the Threshold, and Belly of the Whale. While each MONOMYTHS stage stands alone, the work of each presenting artist is interdependent and connected. These independent visions, when stitched together through the audience’s collective presence, form an exquisite corpse of a larger experimental narrative. (thisisprogress.ca)
Cast
| Ariel Smith | Speaker (Stage 3) |
| Dainty Smith | Speaker (Stage 3) |
| Tamkya Bullen | Speaker (Stage 3) |
| Eliza Chandler | Speaker (Stage 3) |
| Allyson Mitchell | Presenter (Stage 3) |
| Johnson Ngo | Presenter (Stage 3) |
| Deirdre Logue | Presenter (Stage 3) |
| Chy Ryan Spain | Performer (Stage 5) |
| Jelani Ade-Lam Wngz | Performer (Stage 5) |
| Jasmyn Fyffe | Performer (Stage 5) |
| Danièle Dennis | Performer (Stage 5) |
Creative Team
| Shannon Cochrane | Curator |
| Jess Dobkin | Creator |
| Shannon Cochrane | Conceived by |
| Jess Dobkin | Conceived by |
| Maria Hupfield | Artist (Stage 1) |
| Cheryl L’Hirondelle | Artist (Stage 1) |
| Ursula Johnson | Artist (Stage 1) |
| Lorri Millan | Artist (Stage 2) |
| Shawna Dempsey | Artist (Stage 2) |
| Zanette Singh | Live Drawings (Stage 3) |
| Armando Minjarez | Artist (Stage 4) |
| Jefferson Pinder | Artist (Stage 5) |
| Lisa Kiss | Designer |
Production
| Sarah “Pip” Bradford | Production Manager |
| Amanda Hyde | ASL Interpreter (Stage 2 / Stage 3) |
| Chris Desloges | ASL Interpreter (Stage 3) |
| Sage Lovell | ASL Interpreter (Stage 2 and Stage 3) |
| Henry Chan | Resident Photgrapher |
| Azed Majeed | Videographer / Archive |
