Theater artist Kaneza Schaal will use the Egyptian Book of the Dead as a point of departure to investigate the traditions of burial and grief through an intricate architecture of visual projections, light, and sound.
Princess Grace Foundation–USA Works-in-Progress Resident Artist

Kaneza Schaal
Kaneza Schaal is a New York City based theater artist. Her new work Please, Bury Me is being developed through a grant from the Princess Grace Foundation (PGF) and by Performance Space 122 through the RAMP residency program with support from a 50th Anniversary Grant from the Jerome Foundation. In 2008, she was granted an initial PGF award to apprentice as a performer with The Wooster Group. Through this grant, Schaal transitioned from Company Manager to performing with the company (Vieux Carre; Early Plays). She is also a member of the Elevator Repair Service ensemble (The Sound and the Fury; The Select; Shuffle; Fondly, Collette Richland). Her work with these companies has brought her to over 32 cities in 18 countries.
Photo by: Jean Claude Dhien