Erin Fowler: FEMME
We got the chance to speak to Erin Fowler about all things #FEMME, discussing the importance of theatre and feminism, as well as what performing means to her.
📸: Dan Finill
Why FEMME and why now?
"It's an interesting question because I made it in 2018 before #metoo had really come to the fore and every time I perform it I think "maybe it's not relevant any more", this idea around femininity and what it means to be a woman, to be female, to identify as female. But I think now more than ever we're facing ridiculously archaic situations...
"...It was really powerful doing the first show here (House of Oz). I hadn't quite connected to it fully again. Looking everyone in the eye which I do so much, it's like a stadium for people to witness me and to witness each other. I don't know if that's a good thing but it does still feel relevant. "
How does FEMME make you feel and how do you want other people to feel when they watch it?
"For me it's about allowing women, female-identifying people, to feel like their femininity can be whatever they want. This is my exploration of what femininity has meant or been or been challenged by for me..."
"...I hope that it's seen an offering and that it has a sense of solidarity, a sense of understanding for women to think "We don't have to be a certain way to be feminine, we don't even have to be feminine to still be a woman". That relationship is so ever-changing."
Catch Erin's show 'FEMME' on 25 August at #HouseOfOz at 5pm. Her other show 'EGG' is also on #HouseOfOz from the 15th. Erin will also be leading Qoya Feminine Movement Workshops on 20 & 29 August at 11am.
