ABSTRACT
Spiderwoman Theater takes its name from the Hopi goddess Spiderwoman who taught the people to weave and said, “you must make a mistake in every tapestry so that my spirit may come and go at will.” Spiderwoman has prophetic insight into the future, speaks all languages, and by nature of being a spider is ever present to give and to guide. The women of Spiderwoman Theater call their technique of working “storyweaving,” in which they create designs and weave stories with words and movement, creating an overlay of interlocking stories, where fantasy and power are comically intertwined.
