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"A lot of people ask about the name Cucumber Satellite. Many have said “What? Were you making a salad or something?”
Yes, as a matter of fact I was. I was making a salad to take with me to work. I was still at Lyric School of Acting at the time. While chopping the vegetables I was really thinking about what it was I wanted to do. How I wanted to proceed in my work.
Artistic relationships were strained at Lyric and I didn’t agree with the route it was taking. I knew I would be venturing out on my own. I wanted to explore the performance arts with a curio that went beyond anything I had done before.
I had been working closely with teenagers and young adults whose boundless energy and passion served as fuel for countless artistic adventures. With ongoing classes and various intensive study sessions we had begun to form an ensemble that was unlike anything I had known previously. Chop, chop, chop…and then came the cucumber. As I was chopping I was appreciating the smell and texture. I thought, “Cucumbers are cool and satellites get stuff out there. Cucumber Satellite – getting cool stuff out there. Excellent.”
-Kate Twa, Artistic Director
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