StoryWeaver

StoryWeaver is an initiatory Journey into the archetypical realms of nature and our fear of the unknown. The journey begins with a pair of supernatural Spider creatures descending on ropes from the sky to council with the ancient crone "the Callaughra". They gift her with the magical Elphinstone crystal "the Storytelling Stone".

The scene then changes to the seeker come to face nature and his fear. In a dance representing an ancient deer hunt he attains an offering for this quest and presents a pair antlers to the Callaughra, who places them into her magical cauldron. The Seeker then sits in meditation; the two spider beings enter with a contemporary Acro-balance dance piece. The Spiders embrace the seeker as allies but as he awakens from his meditation he reacts in fear and draws his sword. A choreographed sword/fang dance battle initiates, concluding with the defeat of the seeker.

A movement piece of isolation, defeat and growing old are performed by the defeated, who then returns to the place where his original test unfolded. The spider's return and this time he realizes them as allies and they embrace while the ancient crone dances around the brewing cauldron. He drinks from the sacred vessel and is then faced with two giant bat creatures representing the spirit of death and rebirth. Struggling through a dance of transformation the seeker accepts his destiny and travels the gate of death formed by the wings of the bats. In death he regains his youth. The ancient crone then drinks the brew from her cauldron birthing herself into her maiden form and sings the seeker back to life. Two white cloaked spirit beings whirling like dervishes arise presenting him with the Magical Elphinstone Crystal, crowning the seeker as "The Storyteller".

Special thanks to stars -Ben Garbe & Aprile Dunlop as the spiders & the ancients