It riffs on the myth of Geryon, a small winged red monster who falls in love with Herakles when the divine hero comes to kill him. I am completely awe-struck and humbled by Anne Carson’s mind. I was drawn to Autobiography of Red for its dark lyricism and stylistic acrobatics, because out of this pours a musicality of language and image that students could roll around in for a long time. This project served as a great performance text for devising and problem solving for students of the BA performance program at the University of Minnesota. Geryon is an Everyman Freak for anyone who has felt like an “other”, and is learning about love for others, love for his art, and love for himself. It is not a morality tale or feel-good journey of empowerment, but a love story. The novella is raw and unsettling, just like the teenage years for pretty much everyone. Autobiography of Red is a universal coming-of-age story about the search for self-expression and identity.
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