Deneishia LeArtiste “Origin Story” Screening, Workshop, and Artist Talk

Deneishia LeArtiste “Origin Story” Screening, Workshop, and Artist Talk

Part of the Origins and Fairytales Tour

June 27th 2024
7:00-9:00pm

FREE

Deneishia LeArtiste (she/her) joins East Window this June to share the personal pathways she has walked in this life with her film “Origin Story”. In collaboration with Melissa Ivey (the Musical Doula), “Origin Story” became a ballad, a soundtrack. Both a reflection and a statement, this film brings together powerful imagery with poignant spoken word and music directed, composed, and produced by Melissa Ivey. To celebrate the birth of “Origin Story” into the world, LeArtiste simultaneously released Fu*k the Fairy Tale: The Art of Living Happily Ever After. She will share a short reading from this book during her time at East Window this June.

Deneishia LeArtiste is a performance artist embracing the storytelling traditions of her ancestry. Answering the call of the Western European bard, the West African griot, and the Ogallala traditions of teaching through tales, LeArtiste unites our communities by telling our stories. She processes and explores her ancestral experiences through poetry, visual arts, music, and movement. To date, LeArtiste has authored two books, Everything Hurts and Fu*k the Fairy Tale: The Art of Living Happily Ever After. She currently resides in Hawaii, where she is celebrating her own version of happily ever after.

East Window is an independent arts organization dedicated to promoting and developing original art and performance by emerging and underrepresented artists from around the world. Please visit our website to view details on our upcoming exhibitions.