Must
(in development)
A collaboration between Peggy Shaw and the Clod Ensemble
Journey through the hills and valleys of one woman’s
body
Adventure across the melting ice caps and the thirsty deserts
I keep finding the future inside of me
I can hear it really loud
Coming like a field of windmills, or a hive of bees.
Must is a poetic look at what it feels like to have a body. It excavates the memories and images contained in the joints and layers of bone.
Inspired by images from Gulliver’s Travels, Hildegarde von Bingen, The Elephant Man and everyday experiences of the medical profession, Must takes a hard stare at the medical gaze and the assumptions people make about each others bodies.
Written for the Art Injection series, the performance platform for the company’s Performing Medicine project.
See What's On for upcoming performances.
Bone & connected tissue
Peggy Shaw is a self-made independent performer, writer, teacher, producer from New York. She co-founded with Lois Weaver The WOW Cafe Theatre in New York, and the World-renowned Touring Theatre Company Split Britches, both of which have been in operation for 26 years. She is also a solo performer and tours her trio on masculinity You're Just like My Father, Menopausal Gentleman, and To My Chagrin. She is the recipient of three Village Voice Obie Awards and has also been awarded the Stonewall Award for 'making the world a better place'. Peggy has collaborated with the Clod Ensemble before onIt's A Small House and Miss Risque.
Credits
By Peggy Shaw & Suzy Willson
Original music by Paul Clark
The first dose of Must was administered at BAC for The End of the World Cabaret on 5th May 2007.
Supported by
Arts Council England (as part of the Performing Medicine Project)
© Clod Ensemble 2007