Lady Hercules a Prelude to Journey to the Sun

Varble spent the last five years of his life working on an epic unfinished performanceturnedvideo titled Journey to the Sun 19781983 Only partially complete and under constant revision this complex work combined Varbles history of making costumes for performances with his fantastic stories involving metamorphosis and martyrdom In 1982 Varble decided to make a prelude to Journey to the Sun combining existing footage with new video taken in Riverside Park in New York City This selfcontained video differs greatly from the bulk of Journey to the Sun in that it is not constructed around the main narrative but rather is composed of prefatory remarks and extended footage of outdoor scenes and contains no dialogue The main aim of this prelude was to provide a key to some of the main sources for Varbles thought actress Greta Garbo spiritual leader George Gurdjieff and founder of the Subud movement Muhammad Pak Subuh