Julia Butterfly Hill is an American activist best known for saving a 180 feet redwood by living in it for 738 days. Her story is inspirational and poetic. Metamorphosis through bravery. Learning to bend so she could fly.
Jeanna Criscitiello works with text, sound, performance, and research to weave multi-voiced narratives that dismantle stereotypes and reframe the histories of feminine identity
Her artistic approach—rooted in the production of spoken word and text-based compositions—involves intense periods of research, closely studying a wide range of sources. Criscitiello’s work thrives on material including feminist and queer theory; Greek myths, fables and folk literature; histories of art, design, and architecture; poetry, and astrology. Distilling these inputs through the prism of her critical gaze, with a focus on the female and feminist experience, the artist creates generous live performative works and open-ended collaborations. Jeanna Criscitiello manifests her artistic enquiries onstage in both a criticism of mainstream culture as a vessel for patriarchal doctrine and a celebration of its détournement as a tool for deeper reflection.
For more information about the artist - jeannacriscitiello.com
Photo : Serge Leblon