Award-winning, internationally acclaimed storyteller Antonio Rocha brings his newest work, Once Upon a Hill in Maine: The Pedro Tovookan Parris Story, to Kennebunk this Sunday.
Paris Hill Event | Debut performance of Antonio Rocha’s “Once Upon a Hill in Maine: The Pedro Tovookan Parris Story” on 7/16/25
Experience a powerful journey of resilience, courage, and freedom through the eyes of Pedro Tovookan Parris. Pedro was born in East Africa and found his way to Maine after being enslaved as a child and taken to Brazil on a Maine vessel.
Event | The Malaga Ship: A Story of Maine and the Middle Passage
On Friday, October 11th, at 7 pm in its historic sanctuary, First Parish Church will present award-winning storyteller Antonio Rocha in a performance of The Malaga Ship: A Story of Maine and the Middle Passage.
Middle Passage Ceremonies and Port Markers Project Event | “The Malaga Speaks” tonight at 7 pm
The story of the Malaga, a 19th century ship built in Maine that transported captive Africans, was created and will be performed by Antonio Rocha. Told from the perspective of the ship, Rocha uses song, narration, and mime to weave his way through this historical tale that chronicles the history of the trans-Atlantic human trade and its legacy.
Performance | A Slave Ship Called Malaga in Portland 6/10
The Malaga Ship Story is a tour de force performance by award-winning, and world-renowned storyteller Antonio Rocha.
IAA/ABB Event | ReMapping New England: Unraveling Legacy (The TransAtlantic Slave Trade) on 10/28/21
Hosted by Indigo Arts Alliance and Atlantic Black Box Thursday, October 28th at 5:00pm EST Register here ReMAPping New England is a historical recovery project aimed at inscribing these effaced narratives both in the built environment and on a dynamic digital landscape in an effort to re-member our communities in all their diversity and radically … Continue reading IAA/ABB Event | ReMapping New England: Unraveling Legacy (The TransAtlantic Slave Trade) on 10/28/21