Hidden Truths | A Storytelling Workshop with Antonio Rocha

In conjunction with Re|Sounding, now on view, join Maine Maritime Museum this spring and summer for an artist workshop and lecture series. Each month from May through August, we are hosting a different contributing artist for a unique learning experience, each examining art as a tool for exploring histories, and uncovering how historical and cultural contexts can influence art.  Each of the four artists leading these interdisciplinary workshops will bring a distinctive approach to exploring both local and personal histories through art. Come learn more about their individual craft and get a better glimpse inside their process, before practicing it yourself! Workshop facilitator and storyteller Antonio Rocha (pronounced Haw-sha) will guide you on a journey in order to develop a story that will be based on your own historical recovery. We all have ancestors, past relatives, or family traumatic events that have somehow shaped our own lives. These are hidden truths, that once recovered and brought to light can create a better understanding of self and how we see the world around us. Crafting such true stories can bring forward a new path forward in our own lives.  Antonio will also share the tools, and storytelling techniques necessary in order to bring these stories to life through oral tradition.  You are welcome to bring family pictures and objects that are part of this journey of self recovery and understanding of self. Antonio’s passion for teaching his craft has brought his workshops to various events across the US as well as to several countries around the globe. For more information about this unique artist please visit www.storyinmotion.com Workshop attendees are also welcome to stay late for a lecture from Antonio from 6:00–7:00 pm. Museum admission is included with registration. Choose a cost that is appropriate and works for you. Register Today About the Artist Antonio Rocha is a performance artist originally from Brazil. His work combines mime and storytelling with voices and sound effects. He has performed in 20 countries on 6 continents as well as in 44 US states. Antonio also loves to teach his craft and often facilitates workshops, not only for performers, but for those who want to incorporate storytelling into their business presentations and classroom. In 1988 he received a Partners of the Americas grant to come to the USA to perform and deepen his mime skills with Mime Master Tony Montanaro. Since then he has earned a Summa Cum Laude Theater BA from USM (University of Southern Maine) and studied with Master Marcel Marceau. Some of the venues include The Singapore Festival of the Arts, Wolf Trap, The National Storytelling Festival, The Kennedy Center, The Smithsonian Institution, The National Geographic, The Tales of Graz in Austria, Dunya Festival, The Timpanogos Storytelling Festival, Cave Run Storytelling Festival as well as thousands of school performances. A two time TEDx speaker, Mr. Rocha is a proud recipient of t...