Let's Take a Walk #56 for The International Women's Day

Dear Friends 

Thank you so much to those who joined in for Let's Take a Walk #56 via Twitter @mcayer & Instagram Live @LetstakeaWalk_World. 

We celebrated #InternationalWomensDay. #walkingtogetherapart for #allwomen #withLoveforPeace

 

This year Women's month theme is Innovation and Technology for #GenderEquality #EmbraceEquity #DigitALL including #TranceRights.

 

The Color; Purple.

 

What song or a poem that celebrates All Women, that speaks of #womensrights & #EmbraceEquity did you sing or recite?

We talked about Beautiful by Carol King and Sia Unstoppable.

 

My gratitude to the excellent Tweet Master: Zackary Stephen_. Together, Zack and I began the walk on 5th Ave and 42nd street, historically the site of several essential marches, such as the one on March 8, 1857, when female textile workers marched in protest of unfair working conditions and unequal rights for women. It was one of the first organized strikes by working women, during which they called for a shorter workday and decent wages. As well as the Women's March for Suffrage on October 23, 1915, over 25,000 women marched up Fifth Avenue in New York City to advocate for women's suffrage. At that point, the fight had been ongoing for over 65 years, with the Seneca Falls Convention in 1848 first passing a resolution favoring women's suffrage. Unfortunately, they wouldn't find success for another five years.

We walked through The New York Public Library's current exhibition pausing in front of various exhibited items that honored the achievements of several women.

                                                

The Magnificent Sarah Bernhardt inspiring, creative and courageous.

      Rosa Park, civil activist, with courage took historical actions to protest racial segregation.                                                              

        

Mary Wollstonecraft's book A Vindication of the Rights of Women 1792

                Virginia Wolf inspired writing. 

                 Here is one of her diary and her walking cane.  

      

QiGong practiced in front of the Library for Tranquility and Harmony
We all want Peace, don't we? don't we?

                                          

After the walk, I stoped by the beautiful  St Thomas Church to light a candle by the Statue of Mary in honor of my mother. Thinking of Women's strengths and courage.

 

Let's Take a Walk brings people to share a moment, a step toward peace. participants from anywhere in the world joined us via Twitter @mcayer and Instagram @letstakeawalk_world. When performed on-site, a Town Crier, Tweet Master, and Drummer assist me. Addressing topic(s) related to the walk, prompting dialogue, inviting audience participation. As we journey, the knitted overskirt I wear, created days before each walk with passerby, unravels, leaving traces. Performance time 30 minutes. So far, there have been 54 walks. See http://letstakeawalkmc.blogspot.com. Prior the performance I work with passersby, knitting and sharing stories; posing questions directly related to the theme of the performance. Shlepping & Displaying, consisted of displaying the unraveled dress over the few days following the walk.                                                                                          

As part of the project, Marie Christine maintains a blog http://letstakeawalkmc.blogspot.com 

Thank you as always for your support and participation.

with Love for Peace 

Marie Christine 

 

 Let's Take a Walk#55 (to the Voting Booth) took place in New York on November 6th, New York Primary day. The walk began in person in Thompkins Sq Park while simultaneously being shared virtually on Twitter @mcayer and Instagram live @LetsTakeaWalk_World. We concluded our walk in front of Theatre of a New City, the voting site for the East Village.

We walked to heighten the importance of exercising our right to vote, a way to make an impact in society, My friend, Mariam, generously jumped in to be the Tweet Master; I was your Guide. So it was a two-woman show. "We all need a little help from our friends," The Beatles. 

 The Guide and The Tweet Master 

Departure Point, the magnificent tree 
in the center of Tompkins  Sq Park

May All Your Dreams Come True

The Let's Take a Walk project began in 2009 as a virtual Twitter-guided walk. So far, there have been 54 walks with participants globally joining via Twitter and Instagram, creating a shared moment, a collective step towards peace. On-site, each walk is assisted by a Town Crier, Tweet Master, and Drummer.

During the walk, Marie Christine asks questions about Environmental Awareness and Peace. The questioning prompts a conversation that invites participants to share their stories and engage in new ways. The knitted skirt made before the walk unravels as Marie Christine walks, leaving traces of the journey. Performance artifacts, along with film and photographs of the walks, are compiled into an installation, capturing the ephemera of the shared experience.

We are looking forward to sharing this journey with you. 

Join us via @mcayer on Twitter and @LetsTakeaWalk_World on Instagram Live

Thank you for your support and participation.

#WalkingTogetherApart #withLoveforPeace

Marie Christine 

Let's Take a Walk #54 took place during the International Women's Day.

Let's Take a (Virtual Twitter and Instagram Guided) Walk #54 took place to mark the International Women's Day, #WalkingTogetherApart we sang Imagine and hum to Donna Nobis Pacem.  

We walked separately but shared a journey with people worldwide for Peace with Love.  I conducted the walk on Instagram Live and via Twitter with the help of Joris, the Tweet master. I did not feel well enough to go to Central Park where I had initially planned to guide you from so I did it from my studio.

Here are some moments of the walk.

 We followed the red thread.

a gift from my Favorite Grandmother

 

                                                                                                      

Nevertheless, We persisted and a gift from my daughter. 

Catching the light and a gift from my son.

#HummingTogetherApart #DonnaNobisPacem

What's my Worth? Evaluating the worth of the work of woman, an artist, a mother.

Adrianna Mateo accompanied us via Instagram

we pass by my father shoe when he was two years old, walking along with my Favorite Grandmother

Following the tread, we had a moment of silence for  the people of  Ukraine, the people protesting in Russia, and everyone opening their home to the refugees.

 

Imagine Peace

Thank you for your support and participation. It was a day celebrating women, in respect for humanity.

With Love for Peace.

Marie Christine 

Let's Take a Walk #53

                                                     Hello Everyone 

It was a pleasure to present Let’s Take a Walk#53 as part of The Tanja Grunert Gallery programing.

Here are some images of the three phases of LTAW#53

Phase one: Knitting, I need you.

Over the two days prior to the walking performance, I conducted knitting sessions along Warren Street in Hudson NY knitting and having conversations with chance participants. We talk about the Environment, Love and Interconnectedness.They told me stories. 

                                         

One of the knitting participants, on her left hand the L o v e tattoo using her mother handwriting.

                    

Phase two; The participatory performance. LTAW#53

During the walk, we—The Guide, The Town Crier, The Drummer and The Tweet Mastter—engage the participants, invite passersby to join in and guide people from anywhere in the world for the walk. We pose questions revolving around Environmental Awareness, Peace and Interconnectedness . The questioning prompts a conversation which invites participants to share their stories and connect in new ways. As I walk, the knitted skirt made prior to the walk unravels, opening up stories that are shared during the walk.

Cast of Characters for the Walk 

The Guide: Marie Christine Katz ---- Marie Christine Katz is a Swiss-born interdisciplinary performance artist and actor. Collaboration and audience participation is key to her work.

photo by Joris Pierre Katz courtesy of mck

The Town Crier: Laura V Ward ---- Laura V Ward is a maximalist artist, the artistic director of Octavia Cup Dance Theatre, somatic movement educator, and member of your grandmother’s punk rock band, Dick Pinchers.                                                                      

photo by Tonus Maximus 

The Drummer: Tonus Maximus ---- Tonus Maximus is a visual artist, singer, multi-instrumental musician, composer, film maker, writer, and Latin scholar.

                                                                              

The Tweet Master: Angelina Vezzetti ---- Artist and Photographer working in Hudson, NY

                                                                               

photos by Joris Pierre Katz courtesy of mck

photos by Joris Pierre Katz courtesy of mck

photos by Joris Pierre Katz courtesy of mck

                     

photo by Laura Victoria Ward courtesy of mck

                                                             

photo by Laura Victoria Ward courtesy of mck

photos by Joris Pierre Katz courtesy of mck

                     

photos by Paul Katz courtesy of mck

 

 

  

        

photos by Angelina Vezzetti courtesy of mck

photos by Paul Katz courtesy of mck

Poem by Tonus Maximus in Latin & English 

photos by Joris Pierre Katz courtesy of mck

photos by Paul Katz courtesy of mck

Phase Three: Shlepping & Displaying 

The day after the walk, I randomly presented and displayed the performance artifact along Warren Street, bringing the work to the public.

                              

                                     

                                                                                        

The final gesture of LTAW#53 took place during a gathering at Tanja Grunert's Gallery. Between Norman Douglas' poetry reading and James Autery's film projection, I performed a short excerpt of LTAW#53. 

photo by Angelina Vezzetti curtesy of mck

Performance artifacts will be on display at Tanja Grunter Gallery                                                    from November 6 — December 19, 2021.

                                                           

Tanja Grunert Gallery presents Let's Take a Walk#53 

by Marie Christine Katz. 

Please visit the Let's Take a Walk Blog to see images and read a description of the three phases of LTAW#53

The walk began in-person at 7th St. Park in Hudson and concluded at Tanja Grunert Gallery while simultaneously being shared virtually on Twitter @mcayer and Instagram live @mcayer27 #walkingtogetherapart.

We walked for hope: for awareness of our actions' effect on others around us, reverberating impact from our community through the whole world. We highlighted the fact that our actions affect each other while honoring our interconnectedness. 

Over two days before the walk, I conducted knitting sessions with passersby along Warren Street, collaborating on making the costume for the performance. While knitting, we exchanged stories aligned with the theme to create a final tapestry of this place.

The Let's Take a Walk project began in 2009 as a virtual Twitter-guided walk. So far, there have been 53 walks with participants globally joining via Twitter and Instagram, creating a shared moment, a collective step towards peace. On-site, each walk is assisted by a Town Crier, Tweet Master, and Drummer.

During the walk, Marie Christine asks questions revolving around Environmental Awareness and Peace. The questioning prompts a conversation that invites participants to share their stories and engage in new ways. The knitted skirt made before the walk unravels as Marie Christine walks, leaving traces of the journey. Performance artifacts along with film and photographs of the walks are compiled into an installation, capturing the ephemera of the shared experience.

We are looking forward to sharing this journey with you. 

Thank you in advance for your support and participation.

Marie Christine 

Marie Christine Katz
Twitter @mcayer (platform for Let’s Take a Walk) Instagram @mcayer27 (platform for Hangers 101 & a Litany of Hashtags & LTAW Live) Instagram @mck_workinprogress (featuring upcycled items) Instagram @DancingAloneWithmyShadow                        

Photographs by Marie Christine Katz unless otherwise noted