ASLANT THEATRE COMPANY | DIRECTOR & PRODUCER
"The urge to destroy is also a creative urge"
– Mikhail Bakunin
MUSE is a new play based on the life of surrealist photographer Dora Maar and her relationship with Pablo Picasso. As the enigmatic muse behind Picasso's 'Weeping Woman', she appears always fragmented, not quite there, forever refracted and distorted through his gaze. Taking place during WWII, the play explores the inherent violence of the relationship between artist and muse. MUSE takes us on a surreal journey through time, colours, tears, blood, and fragments, asking what is the price to pay for a place in the long halls of art history?
London premiere in August, 2019 at Camden People's Theatre as part of Camden Fringe with a consequent transfer to the Tristan Bates Theatre in November, 2019.
PRESS FOR MUSE
★★★★
“Visually evocative storytelling... [A] polished script that flows steadily in delicate progression and clever staging that lightly evokes canvases, engaging the audience's imagination to fill in the visual blanks of its neutral tones with colour.”
★★★★
“Confident and adept… sterling performances”
★★★★
“Both broad and subtle”
★★★★
“There is enough good writing and direction to mark Georgieva as one to watch.”
★★★★
“This is a great little play that shows how the lives of many women were sacrificed for the creation of Picasso’s art... A beautiful, moving production”
A VERY GOOD SHOW
“We remain interested, fascinated and entertained throughout”
“With a talented cast of 6 and the very clever use of a small space, Antonia Georgieva succeeds in telling a story that feels both epic and personal.”
CREATIVE TEAM
DIRECTOR & PLAYWRIGHT: Antonia Georgieva
CO-DIRECTOR: Brad Welch
SET & COSTUME DESIGNER: Cara Evans
MOVEMENT DIRECTOR: Mandy Gordon
PRODUCER: Frederick Zennor & Antonia Georgieva
TRAINEE PRODUCER: Leone Kessel
STAGE MANAGER: Alex Holmes
COMPOSER: Timna Lugstein
PHOTOGRAPHY: Ali Wright & Timna Lugstein
CAST
DORA MAAR: Denitza Zafirova
PABLO PICASSO: Jahmai Maasai
MARIE-THERESE WALTER / FRANÇOISE GILOT: Sarah Kentish
LISE DEHARME: Zoë Lambrakis
PAUL ELUARD: Harry Kingscott
