Art Farm Programming 2023

Overview

Voice: A Night of Spoken Word

Join us at the Lakeside Pavilion for a cozy fireside evening of spoken word featuring some of the
southeast’s most inspiring storytellers and poets. Our host is our good friend Jon Goode, the
Emmy-nominated author, poet and playwright. Also featured are Ashlee Haze, one of the most
accomplished poets in the sport of poetry slam who recently appeared on NPR’s Tiny Desk
series alongside Queen & Slim composer Blood Orange; Adan Bean, a 2019 TEDx speaker and
2017 National Poetry Slam song winner; and Renita Walls, poet, storyteller and nurse.

Valentines with Joe Gransden

BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND! Joe Gransden returns to Serenbe with his quintet and all the
sultry and romantic songs we love to hear. Avoid the crowds, book an early dinner reservation
and then join us in an intimate fireside setting at the Lakeside Pavilion. Bring your special
Valentine and enjoy the classic sounds of Sinatra, Bennett, Connick and Cole as you warm up
for this special holiday.

Spelman College Glee Club in Concert

Join us in Serenbe’s beautiful wildflower meadow for an evening of extraordinary choral music
featuring the celebrated Spelman College Glee Club.

The Spelman College Glee Club has maintained a reputation for choral excellence since 1924.
Open by audition to all students of the College community, the Glee Club performs a repertoire
that includes selections from world cultures, commissioned works, sacred and secular choral
literature, Negro spirituals, and music by African American composers, with a particular focus
on harmonies that complement women’s voices.

Currently under the direction of Dr. Kevin Johnson, associate professor of music, the Glee Club
has traveled throughout the United States and performed for a variety of audiences in
churches, high schools, colleges and universities. Past performance venues include the Faneuil
Hall in Boston, the Brooklyn Academy of Music, Avery Fisher Hall at Lincoln Center in New York
City, and the National Museum of American History in Washington, D.C.
Spelman College is a Private, historically black, women’s liberal arts college located in Atlanta,
Georgia. Founded in 1881 as Atlanta Baptist Female Seminary, the school became Spelman
college in 1924 making it America’s second oldest private HBCU liberal arts college for women.
Tertulia Spring
Thurs May 11- Sat May 13, 2023 Various Times

Tertulia is a chamber music series that presents concerts in unique places. In combination with
setting, conversation, and music, Tertulia provides the opportunity to hear the greatest
performers of our time.
Tertulia is designed to attract new and experienced audiences alike, or anyone who loves
incredible music. Come enjoy once in a lifetime performances in Art Farm’s unique natural
setting, you don’t want to miss it!

Les Farfadais presents "Serenity"

Join us under the tent as Art Farm and Les Farfadais present "Serenity."
The story began in 1998 on the streets of Paris in from of the Beaubourg Centre. At the start
were two brothers, Alexandre and Stéphane, who are from a dual culture: French and Italian.
These two artists with multiple talents and a nature that complement each other made of their
differences a creative wealth to form their new circus.

The original simple duo at the start has today become a business with more than 50 artists
coming from all around the world. The business is also more than 1000 hand-made costumes
tailored in our sewing workshop. And because the Farfadais need room to create and practice,
it has a 700 m space in Alpes-Maritimes and, since not that long ago, the use of a second space
of 300 m in Barcelona (Spain).

Terminus Modern Ballet

Terminus Modern Ballet Theatre was founded in 2017 by five principal dance artists, who struck
out to create their own unique vision of dance. By bringing together the classical and
contemporary dance forms and strengths of each of its principal artists, the company has
become celebrated for the creation of daring and theatrical dance works.

Through performance and contemporary storytelling, the company intends to expand

Movies that Made Me

Art Farm at Serenbe proudly present their series "Movies That Made Me," films presented by
industry professionals about movies that shaped their lives. Come relax and learn about how
and why these individuals got into the movies, as well as the movies that guided their way.
Broadway in the Woods
Date: TBA

Broadway is coming to Art Farm at Serenbe in this performance series featuring Broadway’s
biggest and brightest stars. Each incredible performer will create a unique slate of show-
stoppers and hidden gems from America’s quintessential art form, all with the beautiful natural
setting of Serenbe as a backdrop. Join us for this magical theatrical experience!

Hang with Fatima

Famed choreographer Fatima Robinson will show us how to connect with nature through dance
and the beautiful sounds of a remixed incredible choir recording. Come Sway with us!

As the New York Times notes, Fatima Robinson is “one of the most sought-after hip-hop and
popular music choreographers in the world”. Recent highlights include the 2022 Super Bowl
Halftime Show, Beyonce’s performance for the 2022 Oscars and as a producer of the 2022
Grammy Awards. Upcoming work includes the highly anticipated Warner Bros. musical The
Color Purple. Fatima was recently nominated for an Emmy Award for producing the highly
regarded 2021 Grammy Awards. Fatima’s film resume reads like a who’s who of Hollywood
having choreographed the critically acclaimed Dreamgirls, Coming 2 America 2, The Harder
They Fall, American Gangster, Public Enemies, and Anchorman 2. Fatima was nominated for a
Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Choreographer – Off-Broadway, for her theatrical debut,
Radiant Baby, a musical based on the life of artist Keith Haring, produced and directed by
George C. Wolfe at the New York Public Theater. She is currently in rehearsal with the play
Trading Places at the Alliance Theatre with director Kenny Leon.

Cupcake Concerts
Dates: TBA

Art Farm presents its community concert series, Cupcake Concerts. Geared towards young
learners in the Chattahoochee Hills community, Cupcake Concerts feature a different musical
professional highlighting their unique talent and instrument. In partnership with community
leaders, attendees get to hear music, engage with the performer, and even play their own
instruments, which they take home with them at the end of the event. Named for the sweet
treat finish, Cupcake Concerts seek to bring musical experiences to new audiences, and foster
interest and curiosity in young learners.