But Trevor brought a draft of his script and a video of some mime Theatres and rehearsal halls were closed, and no-one was congregating It was late summer of 2021, in the middle of the pandemic, So when Trevor approached me about working as dramaturgĪnd director on Bulfinch’s Mythology, I wasn’t sure where to start. Together mime, densely written text, classical mythology, and historicalīiography. I had worked on movement-īased, physical theatre with Trevor Copp, a skilled mime artist, in the past,īut I had never worked with mime, much less theatre that brought Creating work in a new, hybrid formĭuring a global pandemic is even less so. Notes on the Process by Dramaturge/Director Ric Knowles:Ĭreating new work is never easy. – Karen Fricker, theatre critic, Toronto Star Trevor Copp brilliantly brings both characters – Thomas Bulfinch and his young student Matthew – to life in a performance that blends physical storytelling with language that is beautifully written, spoken, and felt. Nina Lee Aquino, Artistic Director, National Arts Centre (English)īulfinch’s Mythology is a gripping drama about an historic figure grappling with contradictory impulses and beliefs. The storytelling was sharp, searing and relentless, supported by sublime and precise directionīy Ric Knowles and the design elements that hinted at its beautifully desolate world.” 'Copp offers us psychological snapshots of flawed characters, wrapped in intrigue and mystery. Bulfinch’s Mythology blends poetic text, evocative mime, and enacted myth in a powerful tale of internalized homophobia that invokes all that is lost in translation.īulfinch's Mythology will perform as a part of MT Space's IMPACT Festival in Kitchener, Ontario Sept 26-30, for details, CLICK HERE Thomas Bulfinch, famous translator and redactor of Greek and Roman myths, delivers a virulent racist, misogynist, and gloriously homophobic rant that rails against the unspeakable abominations of “the men of the mollyhouses” before Bulfinch himself descends into a labyrinth of his own making.

Bulfinch's Mythology by Thomas Bulfinch