Spiderwoman Theater

Spiderwoman Theater is an Indigenous women's performance troupe that blends traditional art forms with Western theater. Named after Spider Grandmother from Hopi mythology, it is the longest running Indigenous theatre company in the United States.^[1]

Founded in 1976, Spiderwoman theater began as an early feminist theatre group, of both Indigenous and non-Indigenous women in New York City. As part of the feminist movement of the 1970s, their work questioned gender roles, cultural stereotypes, sexual and economic oppression.^[2] The current core group consists of sisters Muriel Miguel, Gloria Miguel, and Lisa Mayo. It is the first Native American women's theater troupe to gain international recognition.^[3]