What's Goin On
The Art of Resilience Film Series
The Last Ecstatic Days
Date: Friday, April 4 at 7pm
Location: The Black Box, 128 Washington St., Middletown, CT
Tiered Ticket Pricing: We encourage attendees to select the option that works for their situation and to support in the way they can!
A film not of doom and gloom, but of joy, connection and courage:
Ethan Sisser, a young man with terminal brain cancer, sits alone in his hospital room. When he starts livestreaming his death journey on social media, thousands of people around the world join to celebrate his courage. Still, Ethan envisions more – to teach the world how to die without fear. To do that, he needs to film his death. Honoring Ethan's wish, his doctor Aditi Sethi transports him to an idyllic house in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Asheville, North Carolina. What unfolds next is a story rarely glimpsed: how a community of strangers helps a young man die with grace. A sensory immersion into leaving the body, “The Last Ecstatic Days” reveals a man who will not let us forget him – even after he’s taken his final breath.
The Film is 73 minutes long and will be followed by community conversation facilitated by ARTFARM Artistic Director, and End of Life Doula, Marcella Trowbridge
Workshop with Congolese Theater Artist TOTO KISAKU
Stay tuned for upcoming events!
Toto Kisaku is an award-winning Congolese playwright, actor, director and producer who studied dramaat the National Institute of Arts in Kinshasa. After establishing the K-Mu Theater in 2003, he spent thenext 15 years traveling the world producing and participating in plays.
Toto arrived in the United Statesin late 2015 seeking political asylum, which he was granted in March 2018.Since his arrival in the U.S., Toto has spent his time learning and redefining his artistic expression basedon the tension that both his country of origin and the country which has welcomed him endure. In hiswork, Toto transcends the constraints of daily life and examines how people living in poverty or underoppressive regimes can recreate their environments and improve their lives through artistic activities.Toto’s pieces invite both spectator and actor to find ways to go beyond the walls of both theperformance and living space.
COME for some Improvised Movement!
Join ARTFARM Ensemble members and
experimental Music Duo 955
Next event TBA! Stay tuned!
Be in your body. Surprise yourself.
Everybody needs a little free play.
Democratic Socialist Pricing:
$0-$25 OR what you can afford!
*There is no parking at the Playhouse.
There is parking across the street behind KidCity & on Main & Pearl Streets
Performance-Based Community Ritual
ARTFARM Ensemble members
are working in the Studio
exploring
the next Community Immersions
for Performance and Play
Trauma Informed Training for Teaching Artists
This ARTFARM Training is led by Joanna Curry‐Sartori (MS, LMFT) & Dr. Julie Abrams Faude (M.A., Ph.D.)
Workshop Facilitators
COMMUNITY RITUAL
We recognize ritual as the origins of theater (the Theater of Dionysus), Ritual as container and marker of initiation and transition, Ritual as individual, joint and community space for healing and transformation.
Coming from an earth-based, mindfulness spiritual practice we are interested in the exploration of the nature of consciousness and holding space with and for other people to embark upon their own personal journeys.
ARTFARM leadership has been facilitating earth-based circles for over 30 years.
Keep your ear out for the next Community Ritual in your area (or contact us to craft one that serves you and your community).
CIRCUS FOR ADULTS
"Circus for Adults" is a chance for grownups to run away and join the circus in a fun, inviting, non-competitive environment. Ages 18-118, All levels are welcome, and no circus experience is necessary. Taught in rotation by veteran circus performers, directors and educators Allison McDermott and Naja Muller, you self-select where you want to put your focus, and work at a level that is comfortable for you. Keep your ear out for the next session!