Spiderwoman Theater, consisting of three Kuna/Rappahannock sisters, Lisa Mayo, Gloria Miguel, and Muriel Miguel, is the oldest running women's theater company in North America. They take their name from the Hopi goddess of creation, Spiderwoman, who taught the people to weave and said, "You must make a mistake in every tapestry so that my spirit may come and go at will."

Spiderwoman has prophetic insight into the future, speaks all languages, and, by way of being a spider, is ever-present to give and to guide. The women call their technique of working "storyweaving," and they create designs and weave stories with words and movement weaving an overlay of interlocking stories where fantasy and power are comically intertwined. In this presentation, the sisters will discuss the process of "storyweaving" and the philosophies incorporated within it.

Cosponsored by: Office of the Chancellor, Office of the Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research and the Graduate College, Office of the Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs, The Council of Deans, The Center for Advanced Study, George A. Miller Endowment, George A. Miller Committee, Peggy Harris Memorial Fund, Department of English, Department of Theatre, Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, Lorado Taft Lecture Committee, Program for the Study of Religion, Program in Comparative Literature, Unit One, Women's Studies Program, LaCasa Cultural Latina, Office of Women's Programs, Alphabet Soup Arts Collective, Friday Forum, Native American Student Organization, Progressive Resource/Action Cooperative, Student Organization Resource Fee (SORF), Urbana School District #116, Wesley United Methodist Church