I’m thinking about Dionysus and Artemis for my focus this month. I’m interested in working with Dionysus because of the ecstatic rituals, the dancing and singing. He’s perceived as dangerous, but I think where there’s danger, there’s power, and often, ignorance. One line that intrigued me in particular; “The idea that Dionysus had the power to drive mortals to insanity often frightened officials who were responsible for law and order, and the fact that his rites were particularly popular with women only increased the level of public disquiet.” Dionysian rituals had a religious aim: “to burst through social restraints into a world of divine, chaotic freedom and abandonment.” With my issues around body, sex, voice and movement, I feel drawn to this.