Batdorf, ErikaDottor, Monica Christine2023-08-042023-08-042023-08-04https://hdl.handle.net/10315/41343The following thesis records the process of writing, devising, designing, directing, choreographing and performing JANICE ALMIGHTY: A Contemporary Circus Musical. It is an autoethnographic exploration of anxiety and mental health exceptionalities as both hinderance and catalyst for performance and creation. The author examines storytelling techniques incorporating elements of Contemporary Circus, Text, Aerial Dance, Choreography, Music Comedy and Clown.Author owns copyright, except where explicitly noted. Please contact the author directly with licensing requests.TheaterDanceMusicElectronic Thesis or Dissertation2023-08-04TheatreDanceMusicComedyCircusAerialContemporary circusMusical comedyPlayScriptActorActingActressPerformerPerformance