My thesis work is a remaking of the romantic-era ballet Giselle (1841) into a performance series and video trilogy. The trilogy is structured as a sonata: the brisk Exposition [Allegro] being The Mad Scene, the Development [Lento] being The Wilis, and the rousing, Recapitulation [Rondo] finale being The Wandering Womb.
Recapitulation: The Wandering Womb is part III. The video is a hysterical dream state about female suffering, longing, and triumph. The video weaves together multiple narratives: Giselle, Penelope from The Odyssey, and the plot of the Romanian love song “Cantec De Dragoste” by Romica Punceanu. A single performer takes on the three roles of the different female characters in each frantic epic.