The Philadelphia Death and Arts Festival imagines that any Philadelphian who will die, or loves someone who will die, will have access to a culture of dying that centers our humanity, our care for each other, and our love for the greater world.

May 29th

Featured
Shavon Norris: THE CRONING (solo.duet 48:25)
May 29
Performance
Shavon Norris: THE CRONING (solo.duet 48:25)
Performance
Performance
Opening Ceremony and Land Acknowledgement
May 29
Workshop
Opening Ceremony and Land Acknowledgement
Workshop
Workshop

May 30th

Featured
Singing Our Grief with Salt Trails
May 30
Workshop
Singing Our Grief with Salt Trails
Workshop
Workshop
Mel Hsu: deciphering the knots in the pine beams- SOLD OUT
May 30
Performance
Mel Hsu: deciphering the knots in the pine beams- SOLD OUT
Performance
Performance
Eiko Otake: A Body in Laurel Hill- SOLD OUT
May 30
Performance
Eiko Otake: A Body in Laurel Hill- SOLD OUT
Performance
Performance
Green Burial Workshop
May 30
Workshop
Green Burial Workshop
Workshop
Workshop
mayfield brooks: Viewing Hours
May 30
Performance
mayfield brooks: Viewing Hours
Performance
Performance
Shrouding Workshop
May 30
Workshop
Shrouding Workshop
Workshop
Workshop
Conversation with Eiko Otake and DonChristian Jones
May 30
Panel
Conversation with Eiko Otake and DonChristian Jones
Panel
Panel
How to Die for Cheap in Philadelphia
May 30
Workshop
How to Die for Cheap in Philadelphia
Workshop
Workshop

May 31st

Featured
Eiko Otake: Why and How I Perform in Cemeteries
May 31
Performance
Eiko Otake: Why and How I Perform in Cemeteries
Performance
Performance
Learn a Lenape Mourning Song
May 31
Workshop
Learn a Lenape Mourning Song
Workshop
Workshop
Writing Workshop: Care for the Grieving Heart
May 31
Workshop
Writing Workshop: Care for the Grieving Heart
Workshop
Workshop
Grief Walk in a Garden of Stories
May 31
Workshop
Grief Walk in a Garden of Stories
Workshop
Workshop
Panel Discussion: Caretaking Experiences
May 31
Panel
Panel Discussion: Caretaking Experiences
Panel
Panel
Mel Hsu: deciphering the knots in the pine beams
May 31
Performance
Mel Hsu: deciphering the knots in the pine beams
Performance
Performance
Terminal Diagnosis Session
May 31
Workshop
Terminal Diagnosis Session
Workshop
Workshop
How the Body Dies
May 31
Workshop
How the Body Dies
Workshop
Workshop

June 1st

Featured
Closing Ceremony
Jun 1
Workshop
Closing Ceremony
Workshop
Workshop
Imagining the Future of Dying and Deathcare
Jun 1
Panel
Imagining the Future of Dying and Deathcare
Panel
Panel
Black Aging Matters: Eldership, Mortality, and the Art of Legacy
Jun 1
Panel
Black Aging Matters: Eldership, Mortality, and the Art of Legacy
Panel
Panel
Viewing Hours
Jun 1
Performance
Viewing Hours
Performance
Performance
Shavon Norris: THE CRONING (solo.duet 48:25) - SOLD OUT
Jun 1
Performance
Shavon Norris: THE CRONING (solo.duet 48:25) - SOLD OUT
Performance
Performance
Eiko Otake: A Body in Laurel Hill
Jun 1
Performance
Eiko Otake: A Body in Laurel Hill
Performance
Performance
The Politics of Mourning IV
Jun 1
Performance
The Politics of Mourning IV
Performance
Performance

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