ask kitty asks ray

ask kitty

Vol 12

Greer W., Vancouver, Canada

What are your glows and grows?

Chris A., Los Angeles

What is your dance superpower?

Lee., Los Angeles

What is a subject you want to create on, but have not yet had the opportunity to or felt ready to do?

JM R.,

As an artist, what is your take on intent when it comes to creating work? How important is it for you to create work that has the potential to shift society in a positive direction?

Dear Greer, Chris, Lee and JM,

I’m grateful for these questions and the wonderful opportunity that they provided me to expand ask kitty.

For this Vol, I decided to turn the tables a bit and ask one of my favorite collaborators Raymond Ejiofor these questions. We played, challenged each other and dug deep into why we create and what we would like to grow into.

Stay well,

Kitty

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glows & grows

ask kitty

Vol 10

Greer W, Vancouver, Canada

What are your glows?... what are your grows?

Dear Greer,

I love your stylish question. 

We are here, together at ‘ask kitty’ Vol 10 - I’m glowing about that! 

My biggest glow, in the simplest of terms, is my ability to make things up. From an early age I had what the adults around me would politely call ‘an over-active imagination.’ I would see things that were not quite there. I would organize things that were there into something far more magical and powerful. A cluster of branches outside of my bedroom window became a witch perched in the tree watching my every move.  The clouds and shadows hovering over the ocean at dusk were formulating into some kind of briny monster that would engulf me if I turned my back. A bit over-imaginative for sure! I was lucky enough to find a world to live in that not only valued my ability to visualize but taught me how to channel it in productive rather than destructive ways. I learned to harness this kind of thinking and attach it to music and story. This ‘magical thinking’ made the original works created for Hysterica Dance Co. possible. My choreography for Hysterica remains my biggest glow.

My grows; a few things I would like to improve/alter moving forward. Hmmmmm, this list could be quite long!  I would like to have more self confidence. I would like to be more aggressive. I REALLY should cut down on the multi-tasking. I would like to diversify. Fundamentally I would like to do exactly what you are asking - grow. I’m not sure what that looks like. I’m fascinated by what I can capture with a camera and that unlike ephemeral live performance it stays captured. That durability is reassuring in these times, it’s like a tiny piece of permanent magic.

Stay well,

Kitty