Who said the old deities are dead? The Green Man has only been sleeping for the last few millennia but he’s about to wake up and, once he sees the troubled state of the earth and our careless treatment of his fair Mother Goddess, he’s likely to get a bit hot under the collar!
Appearing as characters in the pantheon of pagan gods and goddesses, from Freya to Baphomet to Mammon, each of whom have their own take on the condition of the planet, the Green Man advances his argument:
Destroy the old! Create the New! Yet the Goddess remains fond of this flawed world and seeks to lull her cranky companion back to sleep so she, and all of us, can carry on.
Powerful in message, playful & sensual in form, Awakening the Green Man seeks to converse with the audience about the importance of the earth and the value of the ancient deities through the eternal beauties of song, dance & story.
Will Gaia continue to reign, will the Green Man become victor – or will they join forces to give the planet another kind of future entirely ?
From
Brass Monkey Productions, the company that brought you the popular
musical version of Charles Dickens’ classic tale, The Christmas Carol Project.
Contributors:
John Armstrong
is an artist and producer who lives in Edmonton, Alberta. Whether
he's laying down bass with
a roots band, manipulating Theremin and other electronic instruments or
staging a guerrilla-style, community folk festival, John is all about
musical
interactivity. John is the creator and producer of the Christmas Carol
Project, which has been presented since 1996 across Western and
Northern Canada and exists as both a CD (2004) of songs from the show
and an award winning television production (2006) and DVD.
Tophie Davies
is a Vancouver poet and writer. She's published nine trade books of poetry and prose to date, including Frenzy (2009) which won the Alberta Book Award. She's also had her work nominated for the BC Book Prize, the Earle Birney & Fiddlehead awards, the Re-lit and George Ryga prizes. Her work has been translated into three languages and toured across North America. She's also played bass in the blackmetal band, Inhuman and the doom band Helgrind. Currently, she's working on a new musical project Medea, while collaborating with photographer Paul Saturley on Pandemonium and multimedia artist Sydney Lancaster on Nest.
Based out of Edmonton, for the past twenty-five years
Tom Roschkov
has been a constant face on the western Canadian music scene. He began by fronting a number of rockabilly ensembles, such as, the Screamin’ Roosters and Charlie Don’t surf. Over the years, Tom has moved on to explore a variety of styles such as rhythm and blues, soul, folk-rock, country and experimental jazz. He is mostly recognized for his work with the Swingin’ Ya Band and the Stone Merchants. He has a long list of recordings to his credit.
Jenika Watson