The Artistic Balance of Motherhood and Cultural Identity with Kate McHugh Kamo

18/03/2024 34 min Episodio 7
The Artistic Balance of Motherhood and Cultural Identity with Kate McHugh Kamo

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Kate dives deep into her recent production, 20 Grains of Rice, a performance which explores themes of Japanese Canadian identity. The story starts as Kate finds herself as part of one of three non-white families growing up in Elmira and follows a journey of struggle to maintain culture in a different country. The process involved uncovering hushed stories of intergenerational trauma and injustices. Later in the conversation, Kate explores the challenges faced by women balancing work-life balance as both mothers and artists, highlighting a need for a cultural shift in the arts towards boundaries and flexibility to allow for inclusivity. Links:Follow Kate on Instagram - @kate.k.mchInfo on Dreamwalker Dance - www.dreamwalkerdance.comInfo on Balancing Act - www.balancingactcanada.comAre you a woman around the Region of Waterloo who would like a venue to scream? Join our Facebook Group “Screaming into the Void – Waterloo Region” and meet us once a month to scream into the Grand River: https://www.facebook.com/groups/781642869983123Credits:With thanks to the Region of Waterloo Arts Fund for funding this miniseries. Sound editing by Eduardo Falcon and post-production services by Pilgrim Falcon Productions.