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Prepping for her performance at this past April`s Savage WonderGround, is Dex. Dex is our Managing Producer at @vetreptheater and has performed her poetry at two WonderGrounds and the Savage Wonder Festival. Follow her at @squat.rack.poet

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Beautiful performance from @exit12danceco , performed with spoken word by Mason Rodrigue and Dex at the Savage Wonder Festival.

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All part of the process.

Charles McCaffrey rehearsing at the @prInciplegallery this past April for our latest Savage WonderGround.

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Meet Kimberly Evans @messages_in_the_attic__ 2/3

What does your creative process look like?

My creative process is always evolving. It can be scattered at times, but it’s always deliberate. I always listen to music. Scores from composers who’s musical compositions evoke emotions. I match them with my stories and poetry to create a flow. I write when I get the itch. I don’t like rules to my creative process and I don’t write everyday which seems to be a major faux pas to most. I don’t like forced creativity. It needs to be the right time and moment.

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Meet Law Enforcement Veteran and writer, Kimberly Evans @messages_in_the_attic__ 1/3

Why do you write?

I write to remember, to catalog events and happenings that will long be forgotten - that I will one day forget. I write for the second voice that sits silently until it demands to be heard. That voice that’s often silenced by my everyday professional life and being a mom. The one that says “Hey girl hey, remember that time you jumped on the tracks at Ditmars blvd. and almost landed on the third rail?” “Fun times, let’s talk about that carefree and wild but often times reckless girl again, okay?!” I don’t want to forget those memories or parts of me. Good, bad and at times absolutely fucking ugly. I grew up in small town Minnesota but I spent the majority of my 20’s in New York City working in the bar/ restaurant scene and then as a Law Enforcement Officer. NYC formed me and there were a lot of experiences to reflect on. I write to honor those years.

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We love seeing what @puzzlepeacearts is doing these days, and we loved seeing his work last May at the Savage Wonder Festival!

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Live painting is where it’s at 👏
Loved seeing Marine Corps Resident Artist, Kris Battles paint these pieces as our performers shared poetry and music this April during our latest Savage WonderGround.

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