Harpy chats to Rosie Hilton about her creative process, the impact of gender identity on her work and the power of poetry as both personal exploration and instigator of social change.
AMMA: Creating sustainable and ethical textile products
Harpy talks to Josie Mackenzie about the creation of AMMA, women’s livelihoods on the tea estates in Sri Lanka, and how to change the global fashion industry by promoting sustainable working conditions and environmentally friendly products.
Mind the Gender Data Gap: How Caroline Criado Perez is Exposing Data Bias
There are some books that change you. That alter your perception of yourself or the world, and once read you cannot go back to how you used to be. Invisible Women: Exposing Data Bias In A World Designed For Men by Caroline Criado Perez is one of those books for me. It is persuasive, addictive, and should be required reading, young or old, whatever your gender.
Make Way for the Matriarchy: Hive City Legacy @ HOME, Manchester
This cacophonous collage of individual stories certainly fulfils its ‘genre-defying’ promise. From poetry, beatboxing, breakdancing, and song, to aerial acrobatics and unforgiving satire, you can never be sure of what the next scene holds.
Lemon House Theatre: shaking up the theatre landscape
Lemon House Theatre (aka Jen and Samia) have landed with a splash - and are about to debut their first full-length productions at The Bunker in South London. Harpy caught up with the smart, savvy pair to talk about theatre, politics and why woman are ALWAYS funniest when they’re in the home. Catch Willow and Different Sand on the 8th, 9th, 15th and 16th September.