
Rose built processes, rehearsals, workshops, film sets, and production spaces that were free of judgment, fear, and prejudice. Striving to find the inner talents of the people they worked with, celebrating how their gifts can become a collective force for change and beauty. Rose worked in Crip-time because they lived with PMDD (premenstrual dysphoria disorder) a hormone health issue that meant their process was less about being in a rehearsal room for 8 hours a day. Rose felt that it was more about using the energy when we have it, looking at how we can integrate artistic thought and practice into the everyday. Rose trusted that the art would be ready when it was time to share it with the greater world. Resting and connecting to water when preparing creative magic, was integral to how they saw a sustainable future for creative practice to counter the overly competitive nature of our capitalist society.
Rose worked as a connector-activator, in communities, art spaces, film sets, and theatre. Often empowering marginalised people to share their stories. As an artist they constantly sought for ways that broke the boards, burning it to the ground through radical inclusion, conscious allyship, and exploring the powerful silent parts of themselves that could process all the noise.
Rose was very privileged to have collaborated with some of Aotearoa's most stunning Artists and makers. They felt their gift was elevating others to embrace their true internal power, beauty, and mana. Asking how can we plant seeds that will feed the children of the next millennia? "We all have the power to activate others and to be activated through the power of the human heart. Our internal light is at constant war with the current social condition, we need to devote our spirits to cultivating portals for humanity to recharge in the beauty of art."
© 2025 Rose Kirkup.