The Odyssey Project

September 13, 2015

UC Santa Barbara Department of Theater and Dance presents

The Odyssey Project 

To have a voice is to have a choice

By Homer and the Cast

Directed by Michael Morgan

Now in its fifth year, The Odyssey Project partners teens from Los Prietos Boys Camp with UC students through a theatrical collaboration. Supported by a network of university and community teaching artists including a mask maker, hip-hop music artists, storyteller, martial artist, dance choreographer, animation and mime artist, together they re-write the Odyssey of Homer using their own life stories. Everyone in the cast is a hero or heroine on their path to empowerment—their personal Ithaca. Come journey with us!

“The show they captured was varied, upbeat, and revealing. Through a variety of techniques, including recitation from the Odyssey, enactments of its scenes, dance, shared personal stories, raps, and affirmations, the cast created a hybrid virtual world that contained both the grandeur and exoticism of the ancient Mediterranean and the gritty, uncompromising reality of life at risk in contemporary Southern California.” —Independent

For more information, visit www.theaterdance.ucsb.edu/projects/odyssey/ and http://odysseyprojectfilm.com

TIMES: Sunday, September 13, at 2:00 P.M.

TICKETS: $20 general

All seating is general admission. All ticket sales are final at the time of purchase. There are no refunds or exchanges. For all performances late seating is on a limited basis, or is not allowed at all once the performance begins. Please plan your arrival time accordingly.

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