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Edible Dramaturgy: Exploring death and fetish through candy

The originators of two gastro-theatre performances, Woyzeck (Madison, Wisconsin, 2013) and Miss Julie (Chicago, Illinois, 2014), transform and unite the original six-course menus for each production. A transformation of peas traces Woyzeck’s growing insanity through surprising variations on the ubiquitous vegetable. Miss Julie’s menu of aphrodisiac candies explores connections between desire and consumption.

Exhibiting artists / ateliers

• Leigh Henderson


Specialization: theatre technician, art manager, theatre theoretician, teacher, set designer, lighting designer, painter
Additional information: Leigh Henderson is a designer and cake artist who has featured on the Food Network and in Make Magazine. She designed the cake and candy for 'Woyzeck' (Madison, Wisconsin, 2013) and 'Miss Julie' (Chicago, Illinois, 2014).
• Kristin Hunt


Additional information: Kristin Hunt is a director and alimentary performance scholar. She created the pea transformations for Woyzeck and Miss Julie.