Heresy is a multi-stranded arts project inspired by the rediscovered Gospel of Mary Magdalene.

Although never officially labelled a heretic, Mary Magdalene’s gospel, and her particular brand of visionary Christianity, has never been officially sanctioned by the church. As the only gospel written in the name of a woman and buried for 2000 years, it is still viewed by many as illegitimate, and to claim it as scripture is to take a heretical stance. As the exiled and the edited, Magdalene’s fragmented testimony is emblematic of that which has been left out of the sacred in the West: woman and body.

Through performance, talks, workshops, installation and exhibition, this project reframes heresy as a courageous and life-giving act of transgression, that affirms a long-denied and particularly female lineage of spiritual knowledge. What does such knowing offer us now in this time of deep ecological and societal crisis?

Click on the images below to find out more about upcoming events such as TALKS + WORKSHOPS, and learn more about the project.