Episode 178: Women in Art & the Occult: Mary Wigman & Louise Bourgeois

About this episode

The episode explores the contributions of Mary Wigman and Louise Bourgeois to art and the occult.

In episode 178 of the Magick & Alchemy podcast, hosts Kristin Lisenby and Kate Belew conclude their series on Women in Art & the Occult by sharing the stories of Mary Wigman and Louise Bourgeois. As a dancer, Mary Wigman was an artist whose medium was not paint nor pen, but movement. She was the creator of the "Witch Dance," a performance that transformed her into a fluid, intuitive conduit of magic. Louise Bourgeois was a sculptor who considered her art a form of divination and a mea...

People in this episode

Hosts: Kristin Lisenby, Kate Belew

Topics covered

• Women in Art
• Occult
• Dance
• Sculpture
• Divination

Keywords

• Mary Wigman
• Louise Bourgeois
• Witch Dance
• art
• occult

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