composer, librettist, poet, performer,
creator of musical theatre
I am moved by the concept of shifting realities of time and space, memories layered within the present, losing oneself to find oneself, and exposing and valuing the quirkiness and differentness of others. I take pleasure in collaborating with other artists as we enrich and fuel each other, creating surprising and mutually delicious outcomes. I draw from my rich cultural heritage both as an American and world citizen to discover what makes art relevant, powerful, and enduring. Also, I hope you enjoy some pics from my 4th generation farm here in Minnesota! – Mariénne
Partly Tame in Concert
Mariénne with Cristina Seaborn perform with a changing array of guest artists, interweaving violin, vocals, piano, and guitar with performance poetry for an uplifting and expansive experience. Mariénne’s music draws from decades of original material to embrace the sensual, spiritual, quirky, and beautiful.
“A beautifully full expression of Life.” – Cynthia Jocelyn Bauer
“To put on a performance like that is just pure generosity.” – Kim Kotila
“Partly Tame’s music encompasses catchy melodies, romantic harmony, engrossing song structures, and some fine fiddling…YUM!!!” – Nicholas Jordan
“Each song was a musical in itself, assembled into a wealth of works, like from an art museum.” – Nancy Craver
Everything Needs Tending
Mariénne’s collection of poetry with zen paintings by Susan Davies
Inexorably rooted in her Minnesota farm origins and seasoned by her sojourns on each American coast, Mariénne Kreitlow delivers creations that delight in being spoken and danced as well as read. That the poet is also a songwriter, playwright, and experienced performer will come as no surprise as you traverse Kreitlow’s quirky and sacred landscapes in which everything is tended. Artist Susan Davies provides visual energy signatures throughout.
“From her unflinching eye and wise heart, words shapeshift into poems, psalms, songs, word-paintings, and stories. She tracks the seasons of her life with the passion of Annie Dillard at Tinker Creek and fashions her mythic story after cantadora Clarissa Pinkola Estés in Women Who Run with the Wolves. Artist Susan Davies’s exquisite and dreamlike Asian brush paintings frame each chapter. They serve as sacred iconographs illuminating and foreshadowing the poems to come.” – Richard Cambridge, Review and Interview Editor for the Solstice Literary Magazine.