Experiments in Digital Storytelling
At this table...
La MaMa
Community Arts Space
74A E 4th Street
New York, NY 10003
May 28, 2026
2pm and 7pm ET
Online & In-Person
Free
“At this table I finally made my decision to live alone and strong.” - Aree Sudhasirikul
At this table… invites online and in-person audiences into a reflection on aging—the joy, pain, politics, care, creativity, and possibility. The event will feature a “three-course meal” made up of performances, conversation, and web-based interactions. Appetizers and desserts will include performances from an ensemble of older adults who have been exploring community, wellness, longing, and pleasure. The main course of our “meal” will be a Long Table conversation. Anyone and everyone is welcome to come to the table, ask questions, make statements, leave comments, draw, or simply sit, watch, and listen.
Come to the hybrid table for this experiment in connection and co-presence. Bubble wands, thought bubbles, potato-making supplies, and potato-themed snacks may be provided.
At this table… is the culminating performance of the Wellness Together Arts Fellowship, a partnership between University Settlement's The Performance Project and Wellness Together, CultureHub, and La MaMa. The fellowship is designed to leverage creative and interactive possibilities of online performance to create an expanded sense of community for homebound older adults and ensure the technological advances are accessible and inclusive to those who could benefit the most from it. The 2026 Wellness Together Arts Fellows Rita Liu and C Meranda Flachs-Surmanek collaborated with older adults and medical case workers in a series of workshops that centered community building, social interaction, and the generation of artistic material.
Online audience can experience At this table… by using a desktop or laptop computer. RSVP to receive a link and instructions. In-person audience can experience At this table… by RSVPing and joining us at La MaMa in the East Village.