About Living Myth: Living Myth Events bring together ancient myths and modern landscapes creating new and vital intersections of Myth and Life. Events have taken place in such unexpected locations as the Boston subway system, the groves of the Arnold Arboretum, and the pathways of Tower Hill Botanic Garden.
FEATURED PERFORMANCES
Troubadour Day to Celebrate the May
originally created for: Tower Hill Botanic Garden, Boylston, MA – now available for touring to Botanic Gardens and Flowering estates every Springtime.
Every springt
ime path comes to life with this engaging performance.
Beginning with a Maypole dance to wake up the earth, the audience will then be taken on a walk through favorite gardens entertained with stories and music from around the world that celebrate our love of flowers. Cavorting tales of Pan, Flora – goddess of spring and flowers – and lamentable Narcissus all have their moments. From Maypole to participatory sing-alongs intended to wake up the earth, Troubadour Day with its “Pop-up” stories and songs is a delight for all.
In the Groves: World Stories and Songs that Celebrate Trees created for Arnold Arboretum, Boston, MA
Telling stories by the stream Boston’s Arnold Arboretum
This story and music event celebrating the deep spirit of trees was crafted for Boston’s favorite tree sanctuary, the Arnold Arboretum. This collection of folktales and songs from around the world ranges from the humorous to the heartfelt and includes the beautiful story of Kansakura, a delicate tale of love featuring the honored cherry trees of Japan, The Dancing Spirit of the Birch from Czechoslovakia and Three Green Ladies, a poignant legend about the ancient tree spirits of Cornwall, England. Refreshing and lyrical each piece is surrounded by evocative music from the culture, Celtic harp and song.
“It was one of the most moving storytelling nights I’ve experienced. It reawakened in me, and perhaps all of us there, a sense of the spirit in things.” Storyteller, Jay O’Callahan
“I’ve heard this performance twice and can’t recommend it highly enough. It is magical, it is musical, it is beautiful, it is soulful, it is perfection.” Bambi Good, Brookline, MA
Millennium LabyrinTh Created for First Night, Boston and the MBTA
This Living Myth event took place in Boston’s MBTA subway system December 1999- January, 1st 2000 and December 2000- January 1st, 2001. It was Co-created with Mari Novotny-Jones and with Ean White / Masks by Eric Bornstein
Twin Ariadne guiding commuters
This Millennium experience, created for First Night Boston, linksthe Myth of Ariadne and the Golden Thread with the Boston subway system. During this Living Myth event, the MBTA is compared to the Cretan labyrinth from the myth of Theseus and the Minotaur. Our frenetic and dangerous pace of life, embodied in the train, is the fearsome Minotaur monster we must defeat. All this takes place quite appropriately in Boston, the Athens of America. As Athenians our Boston audience celebrated the closure to this project and the Millennium Year on First Night 2001 when Athena descended to Back Bay station to gather our hopes, dreams and wishes and carry them to the future
Download a PDF with descriptions of all Diane’s storytelling concerts for adults!
