This Beautiful Blue
I don’t know what This Beautiful Blue is! Yet! This Beautiful Blue is a work-in-process. Yay. A case study of water, the way water moves through our stories, our loves, our losses... It’s existed as a staged reading, an adaptation of THE SEAS (novel by Samantha Hunt), and also as this kooky little movie a friend and I made in Ann Arbor, MI. It’ll exist as something else soon. Hopefully a kind of Alice Oswald poem…? Stay tuned!
When there’s nothing left to do but dive, do you take the leap?
Inspired by Samantha Hunt’s THE SEAS, This Beautiful Blue is a devised exploration of sublimation, grief, and the intricate rhythms of family mourning. In a world of water, these characters find themselves entangled in the myths of the sea, learning to heal, learning to love– learning to tell their story.
Featuring soundscapes by Zak Kerhoulas, this staged reading will effectively transport you into a strange and magical narrative. Tiara and Zak’s creative collaboration began at the University of Michigan. This Beautiful Blue is their latest project– blending myths and stories of the sea with contemporary poetry, it is a unique exploration of the way we sublimate our lives, and the importance of storytelling to girlhood and to loss.
Performed by Ella Trisler, Jennifer-Laine Williams, Pascal Arquimedes, Samuel Cooper-Guthartz and Sophia Karaz
Hosted by Theaterlab
Short Featuring Isabel Chilian