Mythology is composed by poets out of their insights and realizations. Mythologies are not invented; they are found. You can no more tell us what your dream is going to be tonight than we can invent a myth. Myths come from the mystical region of essential experience.  Joseph Campbell


We collect and research tales and narratives of long ago, using known translations of the originals or composing the verses of the recitations and the accompanying music ourselves. Relying on the traditional modal systems and rhythmic cycles found in the musical schools of various world cultures our interest lies in those folk and classical traditions that are deeply rooted in the distant past. Enhancing our performances and video storybooks are costumed actors, actresses and dancers who pose, interpret and entertain, bringing to life the very essence of the particular story being recounted. 

 

There are many beautiful epic recitations, poems and literary masterpieces that all the world knows and loves which have their origins in the distant classical past. The authors of these stories are given their rightful due, as beauty and creativity are elements of our lives that should be treasured forever. However, the stories and narratives which have been neglected for various reasons, such as those that recount alternate versions of history, the deeds of nearly near mythical heroes, the changing of gender roles and the loss of matriarchy due to the rise of male patriarchy after the dawn of human civilization, the spiritual and mystical teachings that have been seen as obstacles to the power of established state religions or have been silenced, the known and unknown tragedies and dramas that cause us to think and ponder, for these are the accounts upon which we focus and endeavor to share with audiences so as to provide stimulation for thought, questioning, and thinking critically.

We as human beings seek to remember the events real or imagined that have given us our manner of thinking and living making us what we are today, as well as those narratives which inform and guide us as we venture forth into the world of tomorrow. These epics, poems, tales and stories are the reflections of our inner nature throughout our history, the building blocks and foundations that have evolved into the very morals of our modern human society. What we have become is a result of who we always were, though we prefer to think of the classical age as far from our own. The study of these stories disproves any notion that we are so different from ancient people; in fact, we become amazed at how similar we are, as the emotions revealed in verse after verse of these tales informs us of the way of our species, the way we were and how we will always be.  Indeed, the mystical region of essential experience expressed in various forms of art is our collective human soul. 

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