Imagination: Glue for Facts

For a recent family reunion (250 Forsters in San Juan Capistrano, CA!), I adapted the research on Ysidora Pico de Forster (1808-1873), which I collected during the creation of my performance “What’s on [My] Mind?“ and presented it to my family members in a straight-up presentation, complete with a Keynote  slide show. In …

What’s on [My] Mind? — Transmedia Performance

  On March 12, 2014, I premiere a major part of the performance project I’ve been working on for the past year — What’s on [My] Mind?  What’s on [My] Mind? is a transmedia performance. Working in multiple mediums — monologues, music, social media, virtual worlds, and blogs —I explore how …

Aphrodite in her Chain-mail Nightie (Reflection on “The Planets”)

Did come thrice with Mars… I didn’t actually end up dressing in a chain-mail nightie, but I would have liked to if I’d had more time! In the fourth quarter of 2013, Vanessa Blaylock asked me to participate in her Dance for Camera: The Planets, which would be staged in …

Number 1! (First Blueberry Hangout of 2014)

Four of the six original Blueberries hung out today in Google + for our first 2014 meet-up. I — Christa — facilitated a discussion around my project, “What’s on [My] Mind?”, its current status, concerns, progress. Michael, Molly, and Vanessa listened sensitively, gave useful feedback, posed great questions, and agreed …

Blueberries Google+ Hangout with Rebecca Longworth

  Had a great hangout with Rebecca today! I loved hearing more about Rebecca’s project. I’m super happy about it — I love the literal gift-giving impetus of her work — and I think that the type of site-specific work she’s creating is just what a place like SFO needs! I …