Kristianna Smith is an anti-racist facilitator, theatre artist, intuitive, and Queer Black Mama. As the owner of Via Arts, she uses play and theatre as a mechanism to dismantle institutional oppression and take up practices that move us closer to liberation. Most recently, Kristianna has started the project Policy Through Play on Instagram and Facebook. Policy Through Play seeks to decode local politics and give the general public the tools they need to shift political practice towards a structurally care-centered world.
Kristianna also uses her social media platforms to explore the intersection Black Queer Motherhood and Pleasure, asking, "How do I hold freedom in a world that tries to keep it from me?"
In her whole, Kristianna practices generative conflict, deep joy, and radical dreaming. In this episode, Kristianna shares her process of extricating her worth from her work-related duties and doings, emphasizing the importance of rest and pleasure as part of the creative process. She also speaks to the role of grief and the practice of honoring her human needs above her roles as mother, artivist, and facilitator. Follow Kristianna to her website or on Instagram:
Instagram: https://instagram.com/mochaeinstein27
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