THE BEE-ATTITUDES:

An Anthophilia Anthology

 

Original Devised Piece on Bees, Humans, Entropy, Community
 

SHSU Spring 2025

 
Faculty Devisers/Faculty Advisors
Dr. Vicky Lantz, Dr. Sibyl Bucheli (entomologist)
 

Ensemble and Devisers:

Lilla Boyett
Isabella Bozo
Anissa Castillo
James Dean
Joey De Los Santos
Avery Elliott
Shelby Howell
Ellie King
Hector Lara
Sarah Rivers
Bunnie Robinson
Skyler Strickland
Brandon Thomas
Dillon Vidaurri
Paschal Williams
Rorie Young

Creative Team
Stage Manager: Ellie King
Lighting Design: Mel Perez
Sound Design: Ensemble, with Lex Morgan
Costume/PPE: Isabella Bozo, Hector Lara, Sibyl Bucheli, and ensemble
Bee Art and Poster Design: Isabella Bozo
Props, Costumes, etc.: Sibyl Bucheli, Vicky Lantz, and ensemble
Procurer of Many Things: Nic Graves

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(photos by Bethany Muir)

 

Example Source Material 

American Bee Journal 1890-1894; Emily Dickinson bee poems; UCLA “'Free moving' dance has healing benefits for mental health;” The National Library of Medicine; Tulane University “Public Health Benefits of Community Gardens;” National Environmental Education Foundation; Texas A&M Forest Service; University of Minnesota “Holistic Health Approaches;” Smithsonian Magazine; USDA Agricultural Research Service “Honey Bees with Colony Collapse Disorder Show their Genes;” Scientific American, “How Social Turmoil Has Increased Witch Hunts throughout History;” National Conference of State Legislatures; The Atlantic “In the Kiki Ballroom Scene, Queer Kids of Color Can Be Themselves;” health and scientific resources on natural disasters, community outreach, mental illness, dance; plus other found texts on bees and humans.