A woman in a window, some stars, the rain and a man crossing a river. . .
The Myth:
The myth of the Weaver Girl and the Cowherd originally comes from China. It tells of separated lovers who become the stars Altair and Vega. These two stars are kept apart by the "River of Heaven" or Milky Way but are allowed to meet on one side of the river on the seventh day of the seventh month each year.
The Contemporary Short Story:
Chingnyo (Weaver Woman) is a hauntingly magical and imagistic short story written by Korean writer O-Chonghui. It is a contemporary retelling of the Weaver Girl and Cowherd myth, but embraces the loneliness and tension of relationships, separation and social expectations.
The Performance Project:
Weaver Woman is a dance-theatre project that involves movement, text, music and visual art. It is choreographed and performed by TomoeArts Artistic Director Colleen Lanki, working in collaboration with dancer-actor Matthew Romantini.