mi·me·sis
məˈmēsis/
noun
the deliberate imitation of the behavior of one group of people by another as a factor in social change.
Founded in 2012, The Mimesis Theatre Project is a devised musical theater company. "Devised" meaning that we use the collaborative efforts of multiple artists to construct our works, and "Musical Theatre" because all of our works contain the three elements (dance, text and music) that are inherent to The American Musical.
məˈmēsis/
noun
the deliberate imitation of the behavior of one group of people by another as a factor in social change.
Founded in 2012, The Mimesis Theatre Project is a devised musical theater company. "Devised" meaning that we use the collaborative efforts of multiple artists to construct our works, and "Musical Theatre" because all of our works contain the three elements (dance, text and music) that are inherent to The American Musical.
OUR CURRENT WOrKS
OPEN FORUM
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RESURREXIT
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THE CHOSEN ONE
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OPEN FORUM
OPEN FORUM is our ongoing flagship work. Both entertainment and social experiment OPEN FORUM is a salon in which one musical artist, one dance artist, and one textual artist meet, share, and collaborate on an entirely original devised work live in front of the audience.
RESURREXIT
Our first full-length work, RESURREXIT combines Gregorian Chant, Oscar Wilde's The Ballad of Reading Gaol, and western combat-sports (i.e. wrestling, boxing) as a means to explore identity, gender and the role of faith in an ever evolving world.
THE CHOSEN ONE
Combining ancient stories of The Torah with current Superhero tales, The Chosen One will explore the human history of binary story telling while challenging the ideas of good, evil and the “other.” Using just four actors we will invite our audiences to blur the lines between the protagonist/antagonist and question the divide between “I’m right” and “You’re wrong.”
IN DEVELOPMENT
Currently in development, We.3. explores interpersonal relationships amidst the era of social media, internet identities and screen addiction. The piece is an interactive, multi-media tour using the musical works of Mozart, Milton Babbit, Florence and the Machine and Yola Carter. A development lab will be taking place Fall 2019.
