If the onslaught of Marvel movies have taught us anything, it is that we love a good origin story.
It turns out Feet First Collective do too, with the company’s newest creative offering, Medusa, described as a powerful original immersive performance based on the mythology surrounding the gorgon Medusa.
While many may have heard of Medusa, some are less familiar with how she became an infamous monster and this show explores the whole story, telling it in a reimagined contemporary world modern temple — a club — as it explores confronting themes of sexual assault, victim testimony, power and accountability.
Producer and director Teresa Izzard says the impetus for the work stemmed from a fascination with the striking image of Medusa.
“Delving into this ancient tale and uncovering its contemporary resonances in the area of sexual assault, patriarchal structures and the pursuit of justice has transcended my expectations,” Izzard explains.
“As a group we ask, ‘Can we as individuals find the courage to speak out and be the catalyst for societal change?’ We want Medusa to be an engrossing and memorable theatrical experience that will provoke personal reflection and start conversations.”
Experienced in larger scale immersive working, including Frankenstein and S-27, Feet First Collective’s Medusa is the company’s most theatrically bold, inventive and ambitious work to date as it takes over The Rechabite Hall from August 3 to 6.
The immersive adults only experience will begin as audiences are invited into the Northbridge venue to become a patron of The Temple, a club run by Goddess Athena, where they meet the star of Athena’s club Medusa, Athena’s business partner/nemesis Poseidon and Andromeda, a princess whose family sacrificed her to Poseidon.
Head along to Medusa to find out the circumstances around how the night all goes horribly wrong, Medusa’s exile and journey to an unexpected ending.