Mothers who Make is a grass roots, international initiative, dedicated to supporting mothers that hold the dual roles of mother and artist.
Every kind of maker is welcome - professional and/or passionate – in any discipline and at any stage on their creative paths - writers, painters, performers, film makers, dancers, producers, musicians, crafters…
Every kind of mother is welcome - biological, adoptive, step, surrogate, foster, bereaved, grand, great grand, to be ….
Children of any age are encouraged to attend too and are integrated into the meeting, for the dual roles of mother and artist are recognised and given equal value within all MWM events.
The first meeting is at Maison de La Famille on 26th November, facilitated by Joanne Allan.
Mères Creatives (Mothers Who Make) est un groupe de soutien entre pairs pour les mères qui sont artistes et/ou artisanes, dans n'importe quel discipline, à n'importe quel moment de leur carrière.
Toutes celles qui "fabrique" (make) sont bienvenue: professionelle, amateure et/ou passionnée: écrivaines, peintres, théâtreux, productrice, musicienne, boulangère, artisane, architecte, historienne...
Toute maman est bienvenue: maman biologique, adoptive, belle-mère, représentante légale, grand-mère, arrière grand-mère, femme enceinte...
La présence des enfants est bienvenue; ils seront intégrés dans la rencontre: les rôles de maman et d'artiste sont reconnus et ont valeur égal lors de ces évenements.
La première séance serait très bientôt à la Maison de la Famille à Courbevoie, nous vous tiendrons vite informée dès que la date est arrêtée! Cette séance serait animée par Joanne Allan pour MothersWhoMake Paris (Courbevoie)
Update:
No meetings currently scheduled in 2021. For updates or to get in touch please email Joanne: contact@theatraverse.com or connect via Facebook.
Host Venue:
Maison de La Famille, Square des Brunettes, 12 Rue Jean-Pierre Timbaud, 92400 Courbevoie
MWM Paris is facilitated by:
Joanne Allan - Theatre Maker, Mother. Joanne is a Scottish theatre director and actor based in Colombes, near Paris. She has been in France for 12 years and has a 4 year old who shares her love of stories and enthusiasm for life! Joanne trained at the Jacques Lecoq theatre school in 2006/2007 and has lived and worked in the Paris region ever since. In 2008 she co-founded Theatraverse, a bilingual theatre company, for whom she is artistic director.
Gwen Rodgers - English, mother of one child, scientist who loves to sew
Sandrine Baumajs - French, mother of two children, actor
“I’m very excited to set up France’s first “Mothers Who Make” (“mères creatives”!) group. It can be a big challenge juggling professional and personal life, even though we have a lot of help to do that here in France. While mothers are encouraged to go back to work, and supported, there is still progress to make on splitting the mental load. I think a mother who is also an artist/performer has a very particular position in society as well: we’re very privileged to have first hand experience of a person discovering the world for the first time and truly playing, but we’re also suddenly restricted in a way that we are not used to, personally I find that a real challenge. I’m really keen to hear about other mother makers’ experiences and to give them a safe space to talk and play together! ”
