Employing art in many of its expressions - the written, visual, and performing arts -  Cassandra Cuts explores various themes, including power, erasure, and  the culturally and politically constructed concepts of madness through ancient and modern motifs. Dramatic text, drawings, and animation illuminate the theme with emphasis on the experiences of women and members of other minoritized and marginalized populations.  In Greek mythology, Apollo promised a Trojan Princess, Cassandra , the gift of prophecy if she would court him.  Cassandra accepted the gift but then had a change of heart.  As revenge, Apollo ensured that, despite the many truths Cassandra saw and spoke, nobody would ever believe her. As fate would have it, this was not only Cassandra’s tragedy, but that of all of humanity, as her unheeded warnings led to the fall of Troy itself. Three thousand years later, Cassandra’s daughters are still being dismissed. The cuts in Cassandra Cuts are s...