Hundreds of years before writing formalized religion as we know it today, Ancient Canaanite people viewed masculine, as well as feminine energy, as vital to their worldview. They worshiped both Yahweh and his Goddess Asherah equally.

Dancing with Aurora Borealis is a collaborative work written by poet Kelly Clayton, and imagined by her husband, lighting designer Brian Schneider. The concerns of long-time couples are remarkably similar around the world. And if we are indeed made in the image of our creators, the original couple must have the same conversations as we do.

When she finally decides to leave the marriage, audience members become eavesdroppers on Asherah, in a woman’s body, and Yahweh in the form of Light itself. The couple struggles to come to terms with their eternal relationship, shared responsibility of their “kids”, and with their views on the outcome of humanity.

Like children who hide and listen to parents argue, often misinterpreting the conversation, the audience learns to comprehend Yahweh’s silent language; a vocabulary of light through the lens of Ashera’s words.

Dancing with Aurora Borealis is a study in the losses we all suffer in order to reach the joy hiding underneath.