In anticipation of the world premiere of Dana Wylie's Makings of a Voice at SkirtsAfire, Taproot Edmonton brings you a conversation about motherhood, identity, and community.
On Conversations: Makings of a Voice, you'll hear Wylie herself, along with director Vanessa Sabourin, cellist Christine Hanson, and this year's Honorary Skirt, Dr. Wanda Costen, in a wide-ranging and heartfelt discussion delving into four different but convergent experiences of motherhood and womanhood.
"It's important for us as women and as artists to keep telling stories, to help other women understand that we are owed our stories," Wylie said of her work. "We all need to own our stories, and tell our stories to each other, and validate each other."
Makings of a Voice will be streamed March 8 to 14 by SkirtsAfire, Edmonton's only theatre and multidisciplinary arts organization featuring women-identifying and non-binary artists, of which Taproot is happy to be a media sponsor.
Watch for more Conversations in the months ahead on the Taproot Edmonton Presents podcast, one of the many ways in which Taproot helps Edmontonians understand their community better.
This story has been updated to reflect that Makings of a Voice will be streamed from March 8 to 14.