ARCHIVE 14: Dark Goddess

SEASON 14 ARCHIVE | January 2002

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Dark Goddess '02
Conceived and Directed by Bonnie Cullum; Musical Direction by Content Love Knowles
Presented by VORTEX

Winner of the B. Iden Payne Award for Costume Design: Kari Perkins

They are back and they are darker than ever. In this all-new theatre ritual, Dark Goddess 2002, VORTEX Producing Artistic Director, Bonnie Cullum, teams up with 13 priestesses and 13 goddesses to create a brand new piece of ritual theatre, similar in genre, but entirely different in content than the previous two productions of Dark Goddess. Running only 13 performances, Dark Goddess 2002 will be weaving a larger spell to which they will add each night, uniting the facets of Dark Goddess into one greater working.

The stunning gathering of goddesses in Dark Goddess 2002 includes new insights from Hekate, Pele, Lilith, and Kali, as well as first time appearances by Rhiannon, Medusa, Sekhmet, Ala, Sedna, Mare, The Morrigu, Spider Woman, and Mummu Tiamat.

Live original music, dance, and text blend to bring forth the essence of each goddess. In a ritual setting, these dark Goddesses remember promises, create challenges, confront fear, conjure dream, celebrate sex, and embrace death. These goddesses manifest as seers and advisors in a time of world crisis.

featuring: Shoka Javadiangilani, Gretchen McMahon, Juliana Gilchrist (the Norns), Heather Barfield (Hekate), Wendy Goodwin (Medusa), Jo Beth Henderson (Spider Woman), Anderson Dear (Lilith), Beth McMillan as (Mare), Content Love Knowles (Mummu Tiamat), Traci Laird (Rhiannon), Z-Helene (Kali), and Parker-Williams, Irene King.

Conceived and Directed by Bonnie Cullum
Written by Bonnie Cullum & Ensemble
Lighting Designer: Jason Amato
Scenic Designer: Ann Marie Gordon
Costume Designer: Kari Perkins
Musical Directioner: Content Love Knowles

VORTEX launched the initial production of Dark Goddess in January 2000 and remounted it in 2001. Over the past two years, thousands have flocked to experience this theatre ritual which honors the energies of dark goddesses from diverse cultures.

Sneek a Peek at Other Dark Goddess Productions: 2001 | 2002 | 2004 | 2006