Medusa at the Crypt Gallery

After a sold out run in 2017, 27 degrees brings Medusa back to haunting vaults of the Crypt Gallery. This immersive show revisits the myth of Medusa through intimate sensory theatre, contemporary dance, shadow puppetry, sound installations and interactive audience experiences. A contemporary take on a well-known myth offering perspective on what it takes for women to be considered monsters.

Show description

She was a monster. He cut off her head.

This is how Medusa will be remembered by most. But was she really a monster, or a rape victim? A political activist? A social outcast? Or simply a woman with an uncompromising femininity and a rage against injustice?

Explore underground tunnels at night and follow the stories of the many Medusas that live among us. Through sensory installations, intimate theatre performances, dance, puppetry and music, this immersive site-sensitive piece explores how the mythological story of Medusa resonates with the lives of women in the 21st century. Using the myth as a starting point, the show interrogates the countless contemporary monsters and what it takes for women to be considered a threat. Sometimes dark, sometimes tender, the piece celebrates the multiplicity of narratives and leaves us with the question: whose stories do we remember and which stories can we trust?

About the company

27 degrees north: the latitude at the crossroads between Lima, Brussels and Zagreb.

27 degrees is a multicultural collective of artists who create sensory audience experiences in unusual spaces. We believe the arts should not just take place behind the closed doors of theatres, and all a theatre company needs is a solid suitcase and a sense of adventure. We perform in lifts, public spaces, museums, creepy basements, or in the middle of woods.

Our work interweaves theatre with music, circus, dance, puppetry and installation to create immersive and sensory journeys that appeal to the widest possible audiences. With an artistic voice that is both visual and physical, we revisit traditional stories that resonate with the contemporary world. We don’t believe that theatre will change the world, but like the hummingbird we will still work on it, one show at a time.