A stage and screen hip-hop adaptation performance of the 1798 epic poem ‘The Rime of the Ancient Mariner’ Using choreographed greenscreen footage to project the narrative on different surfaces creating an immersive experience while the poem is performed in the environment. Giving new appreciation to classic literature and hip-hop both.
The Rhyme of the Ancient Mariner: Remixed
Company: Julian Shakes Story
Length: 25′
Language: English
Category: Performance
Origin: United State/London
Cast: Julian Alexander (director and performer); Samuel Taylor Coleridge adapted by Julian Alexander (author)
Julian Shakes Story LLC is an independed performance company that has produced a variety of alternative theatre. In 2021 at the Santa Fe Playhouse with Othello: The Remix and most recently was commissioned by London’s Royal Docks for a series of immersive hip-hop performances about sustainability for the youth.