Arts & Entertainment
LA SALA FEMME: The ReEmergence on May 28 and 29
Ritual, Music and Art-making Event to Feature CT-Based Black Womxn, Womxn of Color, Non-Binary, Trans and Queer Artists of Color
Sageseeker Productions and HartBeat Ensemble Present LA SALA FEMME: The ReEmergence on May 28 and 29
Hartford - HartBeat Ensemble (Godfrey L. Simmons, Jr., Artistic Director and Rhoda Cerritelli, Managing Director) announced today a two-night special event, LA SALA FEMME: The ReEmergence, produced in collaboration with the visionary artists of Sageseeker Productions.
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Presented on Saturday, May 28 and Sunday, May 29, both evenings will feature a two-hour outdoor block party-style event with DJ sets and art-making activities followed by a one-hour indoor performance. LA SALA FEMME can be experienced at HartBeat Ensemble's Carriage House Theatre, located at 360 Farmington Avenue in Hartford, CT.
Sageseeker Productions proudly presents an evening of never-been-done collaborative performances by CT-based Black womxn, womxn of color, non-binary, trans and queer artists of color. Participants are invited to bring a photograph or object that represents a loved one who's passed or an aspect of yourself you are letting go of that you would like to honor as part of the evening's rituals.
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The outdoor pre-show hang, starting Saturday, May 28 at 8pm and Sunday, May 29 at 5pm, will feature DJ sets by Kasey Cortez (Saturday) and Michelle Bee (Sunday), an interactive altar building with Jeanika Browne-Springer, The Photobooth: Blush featuring Bizzie R., and an interactive art installation with Lindaluz Carrillo. Food and beverage will be available for sale.
The indoor performance, starting at 10pm on Saturday and 7pm on Sunday, will feature storytelling, poetry, music and dance with Shakira Perez, Jewels Rivera, Ym, Storm, Kenyatta Muzzanni, and Anthony Rosado.
LA SALA FEMME: The ReEmergence will be hosted by Sageseeker Productions' founder and visionary Jasmin Agosto. Sageseeker Productions collaborates with visual and performing artists to produce public experiences that hold space for grief and inspire curiosity and joy.
HartBeat Ensemble's Godfrey L. Simmons, Jr. states, ""HartBeat Ensemble member Jasmin Agosto has created a trailblazing artistic ritual right here in Hartford. By invoking our ancestors through a queer womanist lens, La Sala Femme will help create a new template for theater performance in the Americas. We're humbled that Sageseeker Productions has chosen to collaborate with us on this project."
Tickets are $25 General Admission; $20 for Students and Seniors. No one turned away for lack of funds. Tickets can be reserved at HartBeatEnsemble.org.
LA SALA FEMME: The ReEmergence is supported in part by the New England Foundation for the Arts through the New England Arts Resilience Fund, part of the United States Regional Arts Resilience Fund, an initiative of the U.S. Regional Arts Organizations and The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, with major funding from the federal CARES Act from the National Endowment for the Arts.
