The Easter story is an epic and turbulent journey from
the waiving of palm branches and shouts of "Hosanna in the Highest" on
Palm Sunday, to the pain and suffering through crucifixion on Good
Friday, to the anxiety and in-between of Holy Saturday, and finally the
joy and power of Resurrection Sunday. This story also displays the
eternal/supernatural world breaking in to the natural/physical world when Jesus is raised from the dead....The name "thin places" is a Celtic metaphor used to
describe the veil between this world and the eternal world as being
"tissue thin."
Thin Places Easter is an eclectic and creative show that tells this
story with a myriad of unique instruments, musical styles and art forms.
Instruments include: hammer dulcimer, lap dulcimer, bagpipes, strings,
accordion, banjo, guitar. The
arrangements include a mix of vocals and instrumentals.
The show is produced by Thin Places Productions and has been created
in response to the Thin Places Christmas show in it's third year of
production.
Thin Places LOVE is the social justice arm of the show that seeks to
create a "thin place" through the act & art of LOVE. The mission is
simple: LOVE ORPHANS + HATE TRAFFIC. For Thin Places Easter - the focus
is to HATE TRAFFIC, and bring awareness to the fight against child-sex
trafficking that is a massive issue both in the United Sates and across
the globe. Proceeds from Thin Places LOVE t-shirt sales, as well as LIVE
PAINTING, prints for sale, and merch. sales will be channeled to a
non-profit organization fighting human trafficking.
In 2010, Shane Grammer traveled with a team to Svay Pak, Cambodia with Agape International Missions.
The mission was to bring hope and joy through the arts to girls who
were rescued from the child-sex trafficking industry. Upon returning
from Cambodia, Shane was deeply moved by the experience. The faces he
saw began the journey of the Cambodian Flower Series. The Cambodian
Flower series visually
represents the emotional journey child victims of the Cambodian sex
trafficking trade go through in their life. The chaos of dark colors
surrounding these girls portrays the deep feelings of rejection and
abandonment as girls are sold by their own family members including
brothers, cousins, and even mothers to pedophiles from all over the
world. Shane used pink to represent purity and
innocence in the first painting of the series, but when he learned
that one of the most famous brothels had a pink room dedicated
specifically for virgin girls, the color took on another meaning. The
pink not only stands for innocence, it also represents the exploitation
of that innocence. The flowers surrounding each girl is a symbol of that
girl’s purity, that no matter how abused and exploited, she is still a
beautiful Cambodian flower. The bright yellows, oranges and whites are
used to capture the hope each girl has of restoration. Even though the
Cambodian Flower girl feels ruined and beyond redemption, the truth is
they are still pure like the Cambodian Flowers that surround them, and
that their purity will be transformed in a way that allows them to rise
above the horror they have experienced.
Songs ________________________________________
Shatter {the Dreams of Darkness} (An Original Song written by Garrett Viggers and Seth Carlson)
