Facing West Shadows: Lysistrata

7:00 and 8:00 p.m.

Osher Gallery 1

Light, shadow, and storytelling collide in Facing West Shadows: Lysistrata, a performance remixing the ancient Greek tale through expanded cinema and live shadow play. Handmade animation, puppets, masks, and projection intermingle with music to create a shifting visual landscape. Rather than following a single narrative, this piece invites you to watch as images form, dissolve, and recombine—revealing light and shadow in unexpected ways.

Facing West Shadows is a collective of artists, puppeteers, filmmakers, animators, and musicians. Combining old and new technologies and artforms, the collective depicts stories re-imagined with unique visual storytelling and surprising experiences.

Lydia Greer, founder and artistic director of Facing West Shadows, is a visual artist who focuses on layered, mixed media work.