A FEMINIST TEA PARTY
A Feminist Tea Party is a collaboration with Caitlin Rueter.
Provoked by the Tea Party Protest movement, our project seeks to recast the"tea party", as a playful, progressive, inquisitive and inclusive space.
At each event we revisit the consciousness-raising groups of the 1970s in the set of a mid century tea party. But, rather than recreating the exclusive environment of the historical consciousness-raising groups, or the homogeneous scene typical of the historical tea party, we include a wider cast of discussants, conflating the past and present to create an environment where essential and discomfiting issues can be discussed freely and with a sense of humor.
A Feminist Tea Party is a participatory event, a performance, an installation, an educational outreach and a multi-faceted collaboration. Each event invites a new group of guests and, with them, a new conversation. Ours is a space for open and accepting dialogue, fostering an environment where all opinions are welcome.
Please see www.afeministteaparty.wordpress.com for more information, including upcoming events.
A Feminist Tea Party is a collaboration with Caitlin Rueter.
Provoked by the Tea Party Protest movement, our project seeks to recast the"tea party", as a playful, progressive, inquisitive and inclusive space.
At each event we revisit the consciousness-raising groups of the 1970s in the set of a mid century tea party. But, rather than recreating the exclusive environment of the historical consciousness-raising groups, or the homogeneous scene typical of the historical tea party, we include a wider cast of discussants, conflating the past and present to create an environment where essential and discomfiting issues can be discussed freely and with a sense of humor.
A Feminist Tea Party is a participatory event, a performance, an installation, an educational outreach and a multi-faceted collaboration. Each event invites a new group of guests and, with them, a new conversation. Ours is a space for open and accepting dialogue, fostering an environment where all opinions are welcome.
Please see www.afeministteaparty.wordpress.com for more information, including upcoming events.
