Mary Magdalene: Woman and witness
About
Interdisciplinary artist and storyteller Jo Blake is joined by Siobhán Jolley, the Howard and Roberta Ahmanson Research Fellow in Art & Religion, for a talk and tour exploring the role of Mary Magdalene in both Jo’s practice and art in our Collection. Jo’s recent work ‘The Witness’ is inspired by the Gospel of Mary and reveals how one woman’s centuries old testimony is thrust into the life of a contemporary woman.
Exploring ‘The Witness’ and key works across the Gallery, Jo and Siobhán discuss Mary Magdalene, the relationship between different modes of creative retelling, and the art of feminist storytelling.
Jo Blake
Jo Blake is an interdisciplinary performance maker working across storytelling, dance and theatre. She has worked professionally as a storyteller since 2005 and has a PhD in Contemporary Storytelling Practices from the University of Chichester, and an MA in Dance Theatre from Trinity Laban. She is co-founder of the Anima Mundi School of Storytelling, and founder of contemporary storytelling training course, Body, Breath and Story. Her most recent project, HERESY, is a multi-stranded art project inspired by the Gospel of Mary Magdalene.
Friday Lates Gallery tour
Mary Magdalene: Woman and witness
Free
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