How can creative practice become a political act? In this episode of Emerging Form, we speak with poet, playwright, memoirist and lyricist Alison Luterman. We talk in depth about her musical The Shyest Witch--about how, when you work in so many genres, a form might suggest itself; how the project evolved from being about the 2016 election into broader feminist themes, how she worked with input from collaborators and actors; and how she, too, is evolving as an artist, learning a new skill even as she is at the top of her game in other creative realms. We also talk about artworks that inspired her, including Eve Ensler’s
Dec 24, 2020Liked by Christie Aschwanden, Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer
First. I checked my online Shorter OED, and for, bad-ass, there's a photo of Christie along with the definition.
Second, I've reached the point where I'm not wasting as much time pondering what others think about me, my output, and such. Brené Brown keeps a heart-shaped piece of paper listing the three people whose opinions of her, matter. I've discerned my own list of three.
First. I checked my online Shorter OED, and for, bad-ass, there's a photo of Christie along with the definition.
Second, I've reached the point where I'm not wasting as much time pondering what others think about me, my output, and such. Brené Brown keeps a heart-shaped piece of paper listing the three people whose opinions of her, matter. I've discerned my own list of three.