The Collective Womb



El Jardin del Paraiso, NYC
Written by Alex Neuman
Art Direction by Alex Neuman, Stage Direction by Logan gabrielle Schulman

Personal Credits: Movement Director, Thereminist

FROM HYPERALLERGIC: AN ABORTION-ORIENTED COSMOLOGY TALE DEBUTS IN NYC

A queer theatrical summer solstice gathering of magic, mythmaking, and reproductive justice at El Jardin del Paraiso.

The Collective Womb is a matriarchal creation story in which abortion is recognized as an ecological redistribution of life-force. Staged on a large mound of soil, the performance celebrates the macro-scale creative power of our planet and the micro-scale creative power of each individual womb. This immersive production included puppetry, dance, herbal elixirs, womb cookies, earth worship, and live music on the drums and theremin.

Performers include: Irisdelia Garcia (Mud Person), Misha Volf (Snake), Kiki Milner (Snake), Teshale Nuer (Moon), Hsiao-Chu (Julia) Hsia (Snake), Nic Koller (Sun, Percussionist), Blaze Hubbell (Star), Amanda Stambrosky (Star)

Costuming by Lagoon New York (Amalya Meira & Logan Blagg)


Photos by Seth Caplan