Mother Me

Mother Me (2021) is an hour-long interdisciplinary performance involving music and sound, word, movement and film that explores the complex relationships, psychology and sociology surrounding motherhood. The artist grapples with feelings of uncertainty as a childless woman approaching the end of fertility, and asks questions that hold particular significance for a generation in the midst of shifting personal, cultural, societal and biological dynamics.

Performed by Mary Prescott and Cara Search. Cinematography by Bill Phelps and Drew Hill.

Mother Me was originally presented and live streamed on June 14, 2021 in partial fulfillment of Roulette Intermedium’s Resident Artist program.

Mother Me is made possible in part with generous support from Roulette Intermedium, Lower Manhattan Cultural Council Creative Engagement, New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, Epitaph Arts, the Minnesota State Arts Board, Sanguine Arts, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council, Lanesboro Arts, The Jerome Foundation, Living Arts of Tulsa, National Performance Network, and The Puffin Foundation.

Mary Prescott is a recipient of an Artist Initiative grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board. This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund.