A two-person mythical musical theatre storytelling and song experience, showcasing a live original fable for our times, with additional original works.
WHAT:
An original two-person mythic storytelling and song show performed live in front of an audience.
VIBE:
Mythic theatrical storytelling set to live music with original songs and story, strong audience rapport, lightly costumed performers, mythobardic ancient fables and songs, some puppeteering, some breaking of 4th wall, all taking us on a journey that asks deep questions, while interspersed with humorous interludes and characters. Optionally bookended by original stories, music, and songs.
WHAT TO EXPECT:
“The Floating Kingdom” is a live storytelling performance of an original fable featuring original music and song, written and produced by artistic duo Mica Sun and Samara Jade – touring artists based in the mountains of Western North Carolina. In the 50-minute show, Mica delivers theatrical oral storytelling accompanied by costumery, puppetry, props, and audience engagement. Samara accompanies musically with a live instrumental soundtrack, performing original songs that both entrance and engage the audience at various points throughout the story. The duo passes the spotlight back-and-forth throughout the show in this mythobardic production for our times.
Samara Jade works as a song doula, song circle leader, sacred space holder, and performing singer-songwriter musician, both solo and with her three-woman band of mugicians based in Washington state - Three Wheels Turning.?? ?www.samarajademusic.com???
Mica Sun hails from Upstate South Carolina, child of farming, linguist, literature, and drama teachers— one parent from Cherryfield near Brevard, NC in rural Appalachia, the other from Philadelphia, PA. Mica works as a land-steward, oral storyteller, actor, teacher, writer, musician, poet, performer, producer, facilitator, and sacred faerie clown for children and adults of all ages. He performed for years with The Faerie Kin, an Asheville-area stiltwalking pageantry troupe, and has produced two large works of mythic storytelling theater locally, "An Appalachian Winter" with FringeFest in 2015, and "Ancestor Forest: The Earth is Alive" with Josh Fox and Street Creature Puppets in 2021.
The Folk School features some of the finest regional and national acts performing eclectic roots music. We’ll have standard seating available, first come first serve. A donation of $5-15 per adult is suggested, but all are welcome regardless of contribution. Folk School Students and Staff are not asked to donate. Any funds raised support traditional arts and help us strive for equitable pay for performers. *Lineup and schedule are subject to change, for the most up to date details check the schedule at www.folkschool.org…
