PORTALS, A Live Immersive Experience
Date: Friday Sept 19
Garth Newel Music Center
Times:
Early Showing: 5 - 6pm
Late Showing: 8:30 - 9:30pm
Tickets:
Standard Admission: $30
Supporter Ticket: pay what you wish - over $30
Welcome Gathering Add-on $30
Supporter Tickets are for those who are inspired to support the work at a higher level.Your contribution helps us offer reduced-price tickets to others in the community and sustain the long-term vision of this project. You’ll be directly supporting the artists, collaborators, and the creation of this immersive experience. Thank you for your generosity.
Step into PORTALS, a multidisciplinary performance weaving sound, movement, poetry, and film into a living exploration of our interconnectedness. Born from the collaboration between artists Kathi Hendrick and Cornelia Hodges, this premiere invites audiences on a journey across thresholds—through grief and beauty, descent and reemergence, shadow and renewal.
The experience features live music by award-winning composer and producer Robot Koch, whose cinematic compositions crafted to open states of deep presence and inner exploration.
Set within the historic concert hall of the Garth Newel Music Center, the space will be artfully transformed to host a one-night-only portal—a multi-sensory container for reflection, remembrance, and renewal. This immersive performance will also incorporate an inaugural screening of the PORTALS film: an experimental dance piece born from Hendrick’s 2023 poetry collection and filmed on the wild landscapes of Bath County in 2024.
Designed specifically for this year’s gathering, the premiere interlaces the film with live music, spoken word, and movement to create a shared transformative art space.
Suitable for: PORTALS is intended for audiences 16 and older due to the immersive, quiet nature of the space and the presence of vulnerable content within the film.
Optional Add-on Welcome Gathering
Friday, September 19, 2025 6:00 - 8:00pm
Location: The BEAR, Bath Educational + Art Resource in Hot Springs, VA
Price: $30 / pp
Join us as we open the weekend at the newly unveiled BEAR — the Bath Educational Art Resource’s in Hot Springs, VA. A vibrant new home for art, learning, and connection in the heart of Bath County. This light-filled space will also host a gallery of rotating works by local artists throughout the gathering.
For early showing attendees, join us after the performance for a shared meal, connect with fellow guests, and settle into the spirit of the weekend. For late showing attendees, join us beforehand for a heartfelt welcome and orientation to the Living Arts Gathering — setting the tone for a weekend of creativity, connection, and exploration.
Register for the Welcome Gathering for an additional $30 fee, with food and beverage included.
View the Full Program Offering on the Living Arts Gathering website.
Contact info@livingartsgathering.com with any questions.