La Sala Femme: The ReEmergence

HARTBEAT ENSEMBLE  

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LA SALA FEMME: THE REEMERGENCE

After a two-year hiatus due to COVID-19, Sageseeker Production's La Sala Femme is back with a two-night-only, live, in-person experience. Join us for an evening of collaborative performances by CT-based Black womxn, womxn of color, non-binary, trans and queer artists of color. Join us as we pay homage to loved ones lost with a celebration of life and reemerging through never-been-done-before collaborative artistry.

Our outdoor opening includes DJ sets, live art-making, pop-up photo sets, altar-building, and food and drink for purchase.

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.

Opening (outdoors): 8pm on Sat, May 28 and 5pm on Sun, May 29 

• DJ sets by Kasey Cortez (she/her - Sat only) and DJ Michelle Bee (she/her - Sun only)


• Altar building facilitated by Jeanika Browne-Springer (she/her)


• The Photobooth: Blush featuring Bizzie R. (she/her)


• Interactive art installation by Lindaluz Carrillo (she/they/ella)


• Food and drink for purchase 

Performances (indoors): 10pm on Sat, May 28 and 7pm on Sun, May 29

• Poetry by Shakira Perez (she/ella) + movement by Jewels Rivera (she/ella)


• Music by Ym (they/she) + movement by Storm (she/her)


• Storytelling by Kenyatta Muzzanni (she/her) + movement by Anthony Rosado (he/she/they)

La Sala Femme: The Reemergence is a live in-person theater event. Masks and proof of vaccination will be required. For more information on our COVID safety policies visit HartBeat's website HERE

Running Time: 90 minutes

About the Artist:

Jasmin Agosto (she/they) is the founder of Sageseeker Productions, an event/experience curation company based in Hartford, CT that centers Black womxn, womxn of color, non-binary folks, and the queer POC community. By day, she is the Education and Community Outreach Manager at the Hartford History Center at Hartford Public Library. She has been working with artists, activists, healers, students, and elders to organize cultural arts and history/herstory focused events, exhibitions, festivals and programs for more than 15 years. Jasmin holds a BA in Educational and American Studies from Trinity College and a MA in Artist Entrepreneurship and Sustainable Community Development from NYU Gallatin School of Individualized Study.

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.