“Myths” are experimental. The performers, members of the Dancers’ Workshop Co. and participants in Ann Halprin's Advanced Dance seminar, are unrehearsed. What unfolds is a spontaneous exploration of theatre ideas. “Myths” are meant to evoke our long buried and half forgotten selves. Each evening will explore a different relationship between the audience and performers, and between our awareness, our bodies, and our environments. The audience should not be bound by accustomed passivity, by static self images, or by restricted clothing. “Myths” are your myths. They are an experiment in mutual creation.

For 10 consecutive Thursdays, starting in October 1967, groups of about 50 people came to the Dancers’ Workshop studios in San Francisco. Most of them expected a “performance,” and instead found themselves “performers.” The Workshop had attempted to prepare the public by mailing the above announcement, but people were too pre-conditioned to understand what the release meant, and could only be convinced by the actual experience.