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what did The Muse Project do in 2018? we produced 5 Mini Muse Presentations at The Flea Theater in NYC.
The core program of The Muse Project is the Mini Muse workshop - actresses are given space, resources, and artistic collaborators in order to create and publicly present the first iterations of a theatrical piece. These works can encompass a very wide array of performance.
It's incredible what even a Mini Muse workshop can do.
-Ian Morgan, director
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The Muse Project, in association with The Tank, presented Musings: a collection of Mini Muse presentations at The Flea Theater as a part of our Anchor Partnership. Musings showcased the exciting, fresh, paradigm-shifting storytelling that New York's leading actresses developed through intensive Mini Muse workshops.
Vanessa Aspillaga presented from a piece that incorporates music and her visual art, a creative memoir of sorts - with collaborator José Zayas; Lynn Cohen presented from a piece that reimagined Dorothy from The Wizard of Oz - with collaborators Lewis Black, Ronald Cohen, and Ian Morgan; Jessica Frances Dukes presented from her first solo show exploring a complex familial lineage of race, class, and identity in America - with collaborators Taylor Barfield and Seret Scott. Déa Julien presented from a piece that tells the story of a young Syrian refugee and her relationship to the wealthy American woman who sponsors her for a year - with collaborators Kylie Brown, Caroline Hewitt, & Megan Sandberg-Zakian of Maia Directors; and Kyra Miller presented from a new piece exploring puppetry, Gaslight, and Bluebeard - with collaborators Noel Allain and Katie Pearl. Actresses Chelsea Dee and Zainab Musa were 2018 Muse alternates.
The Muse Project also presented an inaugural Tea Time event and a Mini Gala at The Flea Theater. Tea Times are a one-of-a-kind Muse pilot program - an opportunity for attendees to network & to become more acquainted with the life-and-times of a singular stage actress. A veteran stage actress opens the event with stories about her experiences building her career. In 2018, actress Florencia Lozano, was our Tea Time host. The Mini Gala is a small, tailored intimate gala event, where guests had the opportunity to mingle with the Muses and other special guests at The Flea.
Vanessa Aspillaga presented from a piece that incorporates music and her visual art, a creative memoir of sorts - with collaborator José Zayas; Lynn Cohen presented from a piece that reimagined Dorothy from The Wizard of Oz - with collaborators Lewis Black, Ronald Cohen, and Ian Morgan; Jessica Frances Dukes presented from her first solo show exploring a complex familial lineage of race, class, and identity in America - with collaborators Taylor Barfield and Seret Scott. Déa Julien presented from a piece that tells the story of a young Syrian refugee and her relationship to the wealthy American woman who sponsors her for a year - with collaborators Kylie Brown, Caroline Hewitt, & Megan Sandberg-Zakian of Maia Directors; and Kyra Miller presented from a new piece exploring puppetry, Gaslight, and Bluebeard - with collaborators Noel Allain and Katie Pearl. Actresses Chelsea Dee and Zainab Musa were 2018 Muse alternates.
The Muse Project also presented an inaugural Tea Time event and a Mini Gala at The Flea Theater. Tea Times are a one-of-a-kind Muse pilot program - an opportunity for attendees to network & to become more acquainted with the life-and-times of a singular stage actress. A veteran stage actress opens the event with stories about her experiences building her career. In 2018, actress Florencia Lozano, was our Tea Time host. The Mini Gala is a small, tailored intimate gala event, where guests had the opportunity to mingle with the Muses and other special guests at The Flea.
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