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7pm ET (NYC time)
Monday, January 19, 2026
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Jean Erdman (1916-2020) made mythology dance. An unsung figure of the modern dance movement who trained under Martha Graham, Erdman found in mythology a source for choreographing embodied narratives. Inspired by "A Skeleton Key to Finnegan's Wake"—written by her husband and creative partner Joseph Campbell—Erdman turned James Joyce's famously unreadable novel into a multimedia dance project entitled "The Coach with the Six Insides."
In this talk, we will trace how Erdman explored mythology itself as an embodied creative practice that could encompass dance, live performance, literary adaptation, and visual art, simultaneously. Utilizing archival materials related to the creation and performance of "The Coach," we will look at the work's genesis and consider its deeper thematic resonances, and see how the production offers us a new window into how death, grief, and the soul's journey through the underworld via the embodied mythological language of movement and choreography.
Teddy Hamstra, Ph.D., is an author, professional mythologist, and creative consultant based in Los Angeles. A graduate of the University of Southern California's PhD program in English Literature & Visual Studies, his dissertation was entitled "Enchantment as a Form of Care: Joseph Campbell and the Power of Mysticism." Currently, he works with the Joseph Campbell Foundation on research initiatives and is at work on a full-length book.
7pm ET (NYC time)
Monday, January 19, 2026
RSVP with email at checkout
PLEASE NOTE: A link to a recording of this talk will be sent out to ticket holders after its conclusion. It will also be archived for our Patreon members. Become a Member HERE.
Ticketholders: A Zoom invite is sent out two hours before the event to the email used at checkout. Please check your spam folder and if not received, email hello@morbidanayomy.org. A temporary streaming link will be emailed after the event concludes.
Jean Erdman (1916-2020) made mythology dance. An unsung figure of the modern dance movement who trained under Martha Graham, Erdman found in mythology a source for choreographing embodied narratives. Inspired by "A Skeleton Key to Finnegan's Wake"—written by her husband and creative partner Joseph Campbell—Erdman turned James Joyce's famously unreadable novel into a multimedia dance project entitled "The Coach with the Six Insides."
In this talk, we will trace how Erdman explored mythology itself as an embodied creative practice that could encompass dance, live performance, literary adaptation, and visual art, simultaneously. Utilizing archival materials related to the creation and performance of "The Coach," we will look at the work's genesis and consider its deeper thematic resonances, and see how the production offers us a new window into how death, grief, and the soul's journey through the underworld via the embodied mythological language of movement and choreography.
Teddy Hamstra, Ph.D., is an author, professional mythologist, and creative consultant based in Los Angeles. A graduate of the University of Southern California's PhD program in English Literature & Visual Studies, his dissertation was entitled "Enchantment as a Form of Care: Joseph Campbell and the Power of Mysticism." Currently, he works with the Joseph Campbell Foundation on research initiatives and is at work on a full-length book.