A Standing Ovation for One Drop of LovePosted in Articles, Arts, Autobiography, History, Literary/Artistic Criticism, Media Archive, United States on 2018-04-20 00:17Z by Steven |
A Standing Ovation for One Drop of Love
The Pilot Light: Official Blog of Naropa University
Boulder, Colorado
2018-04-19
Heather Hendrie, MA Transpersonal Wilderness Therapy student
Fanshen Cox Digiovanni Photo by David DeVine
It is my belief that the real magic in art arises in the space where the personal masterfully meets the universal. And mastery is what Fanshen Cox Digiovanni brought to us yesterday over the lunch hour at Naropa University with her one-woman show, “One Drop of Love”.
Fanshen Cox Digiovanni, an award-winning actor, producer, playwright, educator, and activist, was on campus performing as part of this year’s annual Bayard & John Cobb Peace Lecture. She wrote her show as her MFA thesis. In answer to the question, “How long did it take you to create this beautiful piece?” she laughs and says, “Oh, about 48 years!”
Using pieces from her father’s memoir and real images and recordings of conversations with family members, Fanshen created a masterpiece. She has performed the show across the country over the past five years. “One Drop of Love” is an interactive multimedia show that explores the intersections of race, class, and gender in pursuit of truth, justice, and love…
Read the entire article here.