Questions for Me!

When i read Jamie Ridlers Blog and found this, i couldn't help myself! I love answering questions. My answers sometimes surprise me and i always feel like i learn a bit more about myself.  So, if you are interested in have some questions created just for you, let me know and i will send them your way as soon as possible!

" The sassy and spectacular Michelle Ward of When I Grow Up Coach met up with White Hot Truth Soothsayer Danielle LaPorte and created this kick-butt interview meme. Michelle designed special questions just for me and I'll answer them at the end. I'll play along too and if you decide you'd like me to create 5 interview questions just for you, I would love to."

THE INTERVIEW RULES

* leave me a comment with your email address saying: “interview me”

* I will e-mail you five questions of my choice

* you can then answer the questions on your blog {with a link back to my blog}

* you should also post these rules, along with an offer to interview anyone else who emails you, wanting to be interviewed

* anyone who asks to be interviewed should be sent 5 questions to answer on their blog

* it would be nice if the questions were individualized for each blogger

Lisa's Questions!

1. What were the early signs you were a creative spirit?

I think one of the first signs was my voracious reading from a very young age.  I would read anything that i could get my hands on and make it some sort of drama.  I remember in grade 4 taking Betty and Veronica comics and making little plays out of them to perform for my class.  What fun it was!  I also remember getting magazines, cutting out the images i liked and putting them up on my wall.  Both of these practices have sustained them selves to now.  I am a storyteller, dancer and puppeteer who also does some mixed media work!

2. What's your absolute favourite piece of clothing?

Undoubtedly, my wedding dress.  I never thought that i would ever get married, let alone in a traditional wedding.  But after meeting Dave, i came home and wrote in my journal that i just met the man that i was going to marry.  2 years and 5 days latter, we had a beautiful small wedding on Toronto Island, and then a week later a big party at Lula Lounge!  I swore to myself that if i were to ever get married i would splurge on a Lowon Pope gown.  And i did.  A beautiful 1920's style silk dress with a vintage chantilly lace cover and a glam shouder wrap made me feel like a queen!  I have worn it a number of times in performances and on anniversaries!  It's beautiful!

If you were were magically given the ability to speak another language, what would you want it to be and why?

I would love to learn sign language.  When i was a teenager, i babysat a boy who was hearing impaired.  We spent a lot of time talking, but it wasn't easy.  I wish that i had known some sign language so that i could truly communicate with him to share his view of life.  It's a language that is beautiful and silent and would enable me to communicate with a lot of people who's stories are not heard.  

What's the question you're longing to be asked?

So, Lisa, we have been thinking that you would be a great host for this new TV talk/story show, would you consider such a thing? 

Who would you most like to learn from?

Meredith Monk is a multidisciplinary artist whose work is stunning, honest and complex.  I would love to spend some time with her to learn more about how she tells a story, and how she creates a full body experience for both the audience and the performer.  Stunning really.  I enjoy this quote from her.  

"I work in between the cracks, where the voice starts dancing, where the body starts singing, where theater becomes cinema."