Proteus Associate Artists
In April we have 3 new associate artists joining us for a year, all three are female artists who have worked on some incredible feminist pieces.
• Ashley Christmas played the iconic Hattie Jacques in Becoming Hattie. Hattie Jaques was a comedian and actress who... was widely loved and best known for her no-nonsense characters in the Carry-On films. Becoming Hattie tells the story of women’s bodies in the industry overrides their ability and how as a society things have not yet evolved.
- “Ashley Christmas is an absolute powerhouse, commanding the stage even when she’s on the verge of tears. The tears feel real, they unite women.” - Exeunt
• Megan Brooks is working on audio description in the arts and it is fantastic to have her return to Creation Space. Megan was part of the cast for Proteus’ adaptation of Angela Carter’s The Bloody Chamber. Carter’s collection of retold folk stories places feminism at it’s heart and Brooks performance animates such ideals.
- “A performance driven by female empowerment and strength… Spectacular! - West End Best Friend
• Our third associate artists is the fantastic, female run theatre company, Red Cape. Red Cape’s show On Track surrounds the history of female cycling and empowerment. You can see O Track at Creation Space on 14th March!
- "[The bicycle] has done more to emancipate women than anything else in the world. It gives women a feeling of freedom and self-reliance. I stand and rejoice every time I see a woman ride by on a wheel" Susan B Anthony, Women’s Rights Activist, 1896
