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| Lisa Stock |
| Lisa Stock is a filmmaker, writer, actress and producer working in the mythic arts. She pulls her stories from a varied background in theater, film, and anthropology, with five plays produced in New York City, and several years work at the American Museum of Natural History, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and the Wildlife Conservation Society on her resume. Her work delves deep into our human nature, our "personal mythologies" - what we embrace and allow to happen - choices that lift us out of the darkness and those that might not sit well with our conscience. Her stories bring those inner tendencies to life visually through tales incorporating myth and fairy tale – everything from the legend of the Wild Hunt to Shakespeare's Midsummer Nights Dream. Lisa says: In the 1980's I had the amazing opportunity to travel to Communist Russia as part of the first Youth Summit between American and Soviet teens. What I saw around me was a mythic culture brought to life: brightly colored buildings, tall, lush forests, traditional dances, and despite the hardships they faced everyday - the most enchanting, intelligent people I've ever met - all with a tale to tell. I came away with a yearning to re-connect to these timeless fables as they still do in that region of the world. And the more I read of the gods of Greece, and the princesses of France, the more I came to realize how pertinent they still were. In my films I aim to do two things - take you somewhere you've never been before, and bring these ancient stories to the present day viewer by linking common themes and giving you a new perspective. In so doing I hope to convey the importance of classical works and their relevance to a contemporary audience and the world we live in. |
Lisa Stock, photo by Barbara Birmingham
Photo John Li
Photo Lisa Stock
Photo Brea Souders
Concert at the 92nd St. Y