Summer Session Two

Session - 1: June 25th - July 14th

Catwalk Institute proudly welcomes Allegra Ritchie, an Assistant Teaching Professor at Penn State University. During her first residency at the Catwalk Institute, she will work on her project "Human Animal," combining sonnet writing and kinetic sculptures to explore the relationship between woman and wilderness through fly fishing.

Allegra Ritchie

Allegra Ritchie (she/her) is an Assistant Teaching Professor of Voice and Speech, and Text in the School of Theatre at Penn State University. As an offshoot of her professional and personal enjoyment of heightened text, Allegra has developed a daily sonnet writing practice which fostered a deep observational curiosity about her relationship with the natural world. During her time at the Catwalk Institute, Allegra will be working on a project she’s dubbed “Human Animal” which combines sonnet writing and kinetic sculpture/ mobiles to explore this relationship between woman and wilderness though the lens of another of her hobbies— fly fishing. This will be Allegra’s first time as a Catwalk Resident, and she looks forward to joining this creative community this summer!

Affiliation: Penn State