Women. Defining Our Representation
Image shown: Joanie Krug, Leapfrog, Oil on Canvas, 2023, 28" x 22"
I’m honored to have one of my pieces, “Trapped #19” included in this online exhibit hosted by Black House Artists!
Veronica, In Bed
Veronica, In Bed
December 6th-7th
7:30pm
Directed by Štěpán Šimek
Written by Briana Ratterman Trevithick
Featuring the work of Musica Universalis (Laura Kuhlman, Esther Saulle, Paul Martin Beck, and Jeffrey Reynolds), Joellen Sweeney and Duffy Epstein
Join us for Veronica, In Bed, a dynamic work-in-progress showing that merges Briana Ratterman Trevithick's fresh script with historical texts by Veronica Franco herself. This production digs into the tangled relationships between sexuality, power, and survival through the life of Veronica Franco, a 16th-century poet courtesan, and in some ways an early Renaissance "influencer." At its core, it is an exploration of our timeless need for connection, examining how our methods and means of connecting evolve, yet the underlying human drive remains constant.
Featuring key staged selections guided by director Štěpán Šimek, the performance combines Renaissance music and opera, the captivating vocals of Joellen Sweeney, puppetry, and cutting-edge media elements by Trevor Sargent, including live video feeds, projections, social media, and AI manipulation. Audiences will be transported between eras as they explore the tools of power and survival, as well as the persistent desire for influence.
We invite the audience to stay after the show for a brief discussion to share their thoughts.
WILD THING!
Two of my Trapped collages were invited to WILD THING!, a group exhibition at Covet Art Gallery!
The Brother and the Bird
My mother, she killed me, My father, he ate me, My sister, she saved my bones, Tied them in a silken scarf, Laid them beneath the juniper tree. Tweet, tweet…
Thursdays - Saturdays at 7:30pm
Sundays at 5pm
Running time 60 minutes
*Seating is very limited*
TRAPPED
TRAPPED is a solo show at Shaking the Tree Theatre in Portland, OR, as part of their Visual Arts Residency program. April 20-May 18. Open to the public 6:30-7:30pm Thursday-Saturday, and Sunday 4-5pm. Original works and prints made by Artist Prince are available for purchase.
Beth + Jeremy and Steve in Germany!
Opening at Bremen Film Fest, April 11th!
This is the atmospheric, dreamy, funny and at times biting story of three people who find themselves at different crossroads in life – one as a teenager, two in their mid-thirties. They are all united by a great longing.
Jeremy, a swimmer, DJ and high school senior, has recently been rejected by his high school sweetheart. Beth and Steve are at a crossroads in their marriage. One day, Jeremy meets Beth by chance in a record shop and their shared love of pop culture leads to a connection that surprises them – and subsequently challenges Steve.
Beth + Jeremy, and Steve SF Indie Fest
An atmospheric, dreamy, low-key funny and somewhat acerbic tale about three people who are in different states of yearning at two different milestones, teens and 30’s.
Jeremy was recently rejected by his high school sweetheart. Beth and Steve are at a crossroad in their marriage. Beth and Jeremy have an accidental meeting in a record store and their mutual interests forge a connection that surprises themselves and challenges Steve.
Watch online HERE
Piercing the Veil
Musica Universalis is excited to produce another project encompassing multi-disciplinary art forms. We continue to expand our performances beyond the strictly concert settings and to collaborate with many local artists creating intriguing, thought provoking programs that reach back in history and bridge the past to modern times.
Piercing the Veil brings the sophisticated puppetry of Kettlehead Studios, with Robert Amico and Keziah Peterson at the helm. Telling the stories, singing, and dancing will be the brilliantly talented Briana Ratterman. Of course, Musica Universalis, with its unique style of musical interpretation, will round out the players bringing the Celtic stories of Samhain to life.
Check out the wonderful article about our show in Oregon Artswatch!
Where's Bruno?
WHERE'S BRUNO? AN ORIGINAL WORK BY IMAGO'S CAROL TRIFFLE
May 12 to May 27
An absurdist satire, a situational comedy, a postmodern musical or neo-vaudevillian farce.
How about all of the above!
Beth + Jeremy and Steve at Santa Fe Film Festival
B+J&S is a film about contemporary marriage, monogamy and becoming an adult. The intersection of a middle thirties couple, childless and adrift, with a teenage boy who is floating through life day to day. How they rub up against the conventional expectations around them and fulfill their basic needs in a casual drift that seems more like following impulse than choice. When a line is crossed, what comes after the jealousy? How do you accept the complexity of the individuals involved? B+J&S is a smart, contemporary take on the 80’s and 90’s young male films all grown up for 2022. It treats both the teen and the adults with a mature exploration those testosterone driven fantasies missed. How do we truthfully navigate complex circumstances of relationship, fidelity and coming of age at two different phases of life, teen and adult.
More info here
Beth + Jeremy, and Steve special screening
Cast & Crew get a special private screening of feature-length film, Beth + Jeremy, and Steve, at Cinema 21! The film is ready for the festival circuit!
Fucking A
An otherworldly tale involving a noble Mother, her wayward son, and others. Their troubled beginning and their difficult end.
Hester Smith, the revered and reviled local abortionist, hatches a plan to buy her jailed son’s freedom—and nothing will deter Hester from her quest. In this violent and wild-eyed blend of story and song, which harkens to Brechtian and Jacobean structure, Hester’s branded letter A becomes a provocative emblem of vengeance, violence and sacrifice.
For more info & tickets, click here
1st Annual Connect The Gorge
An open juried show connecting artists in the Gorge at The Dalles Art Center in OR.
I have 2 pieces selected for the show: Crossroads and Good Mother no. 8
For more info, click HERE
We Live Here
This show travels an audience from the same community, location, city or group through an interactive series of touchpoints in the course of a life; slowly becoming more and more influenced and responsive to the participants' interactions and responses.
The show can and will tell the story of this place and these people now; coming together to make a new space to create a snapshot of society with joy, discovery and celebration of differences and what we have in common.
Our agenda falls away by the end, and we just celebrate being together for the first time.