The Horse is Blonde

Premiered at Kestrels, Brooklyn, NY (2025)

Created and directed by Julie Mayo in collaboration with and performed by Julian Barnett, Mia Martelli, Glenn Potter-Takata

Lighting design & production support by Ben Demarest

Recorded sound edit by Mayo using samples from John Denver, Silver Connection,and John Zorn

The performers attune to the amorphous and web-like nature of consciousness while embodying a deep reverence for play. Embracing the function of “before understanding” the sound and movement expression of the performers creates meaning through their shapeshifting. Skimming surfaces and engaging deeply, Julian, Mia and Glenn bounce off, combine and parallel one another in non-organic, irregular ways. The stage with a purple foam block serving as an anchor is the frame, while the structure plunges and falls through live decision-making within a layered choreographic score.