by Evan Dwan | Mar 20, 2020 | News |
Many years ago, there was a siege of a city called Troy. Odysseus was a Greek prince and the king of an island on the west coast of Greece, called Ithaca. Upon hearing news of the war, the wise Odysseus realised that the war would be long and destructive and was...
by Evan Dwan | Mar 20, 2020 | News |
These are strange and difficult times we are living through. With the spread of the ‘Covid-crisis’, our lives have been turned upside-down and a lot of our supports have been taken away. We humans like routines because what we know feels safe because it is familiar....
by Evan Dwan | Mar 19, 2020 | News |
“The latest incarnation of Oedipus, the continued romance of Beauty and the Beast, stand this afternoon on the corner of 42nd Street and Fifth Avenue, waiting for the traffic light to change.” ― Joseph Campbell, The Hero With a Thousand Faces The world is made of...
by Evan Dwan | Mar 18, 2020 | News |
“Whether in the monumental epics of Homer…or in the charming wonder stories of the folk tradition…the powers have to be consulted again directly, again and again. Our primary task is to learn, not so much what they are said to have said, but to evoke fresh speech from...
by Evan Dwan | Mar 18, 2020 | News |
One day a princess is playing with her beloved golden ball in the palace gardens, throwing the ball high in the air, watching it sparkle in the sun, until it become a second sun itself. She gazes upon the movements of her prized possession, until out of the sky the...