'The Malaga Ship: A Story of Maine and the Middle Passage'

EAC's Stories We Tell Festival, a collaboration with Sipayik Museum and The Quoddy Tides, continues with this tour de force performance by award-winning and world-renowned storyteller Antonio Rocha.

Using his body and tenor voice, Antonio sings, narrates and moves through this poetically toned and heart wrenching historical story. The tale is partially told from the ship's point of view.

The Malaga ship was built in Brunswick Maine in 1832 and used in the transatlantic trafficking of Africans to the Americas, including from Brazil (Antonio's Homeland) in the 1840s.

This performance was created with financial support from The Maine Arts Commission, The New England Foundation for the Arts and Indigo Arts Alliance.

The performance is 45 minutes long and is followed by a post show discussion with the audience. Due to the nature of the material, the performance is appropriate for attendees age 12 and up. Admission is free; donations will be…