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Pandemic Passings: a Work and Play Shop
Offered twice on Zoom: Thursday Sept. 30, 6-7:30pm
Sunday Oct. 3, 4-5:30pm
Sliding Scale Donations appreciated: $10-25

For over a year and a half, every one of us has been affected by the Covid 19 Pandemic. Daily elements of our lives have been altered, if not disrupted, and each of us has experienced the passing of someone or something. There have been tragedies and losses, as well as silver linings:  Unexpected self-discoveries and achievements.

During our virtual time together, we will explore the landscape of our Covid time, individually and collectively. Simple, if not easy, questions will be asked and the responses may be written, drawn, painted, danced, sung, spoken...the expressive medium is up to you. You will be invited to share your story, though you, of course, may choose to keep it to yourself. Listening will be as important as speaking. 

Passing Project Co-Founder Tracy Penfield has been facilitating group sessions since the 1980’s, in a variety of media and venues. The Pandemic offered her the opportunity to learn how to engage the Zoom platform for groups, as well as sessions for individuals. If you have questions or concerns about Zoom, or the content of the sessions, please email Tracy for assistance: infopassingproject@gmail.com
Want to attend Pandemic Passings:
a Work and Play Shop? Follow the steps below.
Step 1)
Sliding Scale Donations appreciated: $10-25

Step 2)
Pick the session you would like to attend (you're welcome to attend both!) and fill out the registration, you will receive a confirmation email. If you do not receive a confirmation please email us.
A Body Of Water: Upstream
Featured in Traces Virtual Water Dance Film Festival

"As part of the 2021 VDA "Traces" Outdoor Dance Festival, VDA is so excited to produce a Virtual Film Festival of dance films based on our theme of water and water conservation. All artists were encouraged to fully embrace the theme of water as the initiative for this work. 
The film festival was June 3rd-5th, 8pm nightly on Youtube Live, free and available to the public.
Donations greatly accepted via vermontdance.org/donate"

A Body Of Water: Upstream was produced by The Passing Project and features Tracy Penfield. The short film shows that there's beauty, joy, movement, and tranquility, even when going against the current. This short film highlights that although water conservation can seem overwhelming, the journey upstream is always worth it.
You can watch the film here: https://vimeo.com/553176459
Pandemic Passings
This is a collection of stories we've gathered from friends in various places in the United States who had pandemic passings of diverse sorts. They are not all about death by COVID-19, rather a transformation that occurred in this past year either due to isolation, illness, free time, introspection, aging and yes, in several cases, a passing. 

We hope you will be moved by these pieces and perhaps inspired to share a Pandemic Passing of your own and be a part of our projected series of individual stories.

Pandemic Passings premiered on May 25th and is available to watch here: https://youtu.be/354Btcaqlg0

This collection is made possible by your generous donations. You can support what we do here: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=KCERSHXJJSM6N

Passing

Every living being will pass on at some point. Conversations about dying with dignity, dying with support, passing with grace are growing around the world. Still, there is much fear and denial about the topic. The Passing Project intention is to assuage fear and inspire acceptance of passing, while celebrating our lives.

We now have online workshops and trainings!

Due to the current circumstance of Coronavirus distancing, the Passing Project will offer online workshops and trainings, designed for the Zoom meeting platform.

We distinguish the difference between a workshop and a training as this: A workshop is offered for a personal experience of exploration, learning and discovery. It might be open to the public or a specific group or even one-on-one. A training is offered to a group who will use the shared tools with their clients, patients or groups. It also involves exploration, learning and discovery, along with discussion of how to be trauma- responsive and how to utilize this material.

  • Passing Stories Online Workshops will last 1.5-2 hours, to be determined ahead.
  • Fees for workshops are covered by the sponsoring organization or by donation of participants.
  • Passing Stories Online Trainings will last a minimum of 2 hours, to be determined ahead.
  • Fees for trainings are covered by the sponsoring group or agency and are agreed upon with the Passing Project upon booking.
  • Email: infopassingproject@gmail.com to set up a workshop or training today!

Performances - Community Engagement - Seminars
"we were enchanted by Passing - from the first vocals and music to the last movements of the dances. The entire performance was captivating."
- Audience member

"The few times that people I've been close to have died it always strikes me that they're just on the other side of the veil and not readily reachable - and that's what is so difficult. And the world keeps on moving, life goes on almost immediately - Both of those things were captured in Passing."
- Audience member

"I was there in the audience, awestruck and moved by the intricacy and depth of the performance." - Audience member

Story / Music / Movement

The Passing Project is comprised of multi-disciplinary elements in performance and community engagement around the theme of passing.

Sponsored by The Sable Arts Project

The Passing Project is fiscally sponsored by The Sable Arts Project.