Beauteous Ganymede
A play in stage directions, Beauteous Ganymede features zero human characters and no recognizable human language whatsoever. This evening of theatre comprises a series of vignette scenes and interludes, utilizing puppetry, scenery, projections, sound and music, and more to tell stories and craft moments.
Ten scenes of Beauteous Ganymede had their first live reading in Norilsk, Russia, in January 2022, as one of the finalists being honored at Neem’s Festival of Irregular Drama. The reading was performed by artists of the creative association "ArtEl”, and was directed by Timur Fairuzov, who made use of original projections to illustrate the play. Following the reading, Beauteous Ganymede tied for winner of the Independent International Award for Improper Dramaturgy 2021 (recognizing “a play that no one will ever agree to stage”), along with Jeff Dunne’s “Facets”.
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Online Publication
The Russian translation of Beauteous Ganymede, as read in the above video, can be found in the online literary journal Literratura, as curated by drama editor Serafima Orlova.
The text of this piece can be found on the New Play Exchange.