Rise Women’s Conference (performer)
Christine Bissonnette opened up both days of this conference with some spoken word poetry, setting the tone for the day.
View the testimonial from the organizers.
photo credit: Stephanie Hoegh
Left Opened (performer)
Left Opened (a short film) is a spoken word poetry, improvised piano, and dance collaboration about the experience of anxiety. The film screened internationally in Chicago and Australia in 2020. Christine wrote, co-produced, and featured in this project. Learn more here.
Creative Mornings/Vancouver (speaker)
Christine spoke at Creative Mornings as part of their ‘Volunteers take the stage’ show in December 2019 about the process of writing and collaborating on Left Opened (a short film exploration about the experience of anxiety).
The entire event was actually themed on mental health and community.
Christine was joined by:
- Annelies Tjebbes, who talked about her experiences with anxiety and panic attacks and how she used creativity to re-wire her brain and re-envision her life.
- Alexander Neff, who spoke about the role of gratitude in building community.
photo credit: Steve Pinter
artwork on postcard by: Emma Sato (while in her 2nd year at IDEA School of Design)
Creative Mornings/Vancouver (host)
Christine hosted activist, graphic designer, and art director Nayeli Jimenez for her talk on how creativity contributes to building a just world on August 2019.
photo credit: Steve Pinter