Elsa Saade is a musician, puppeteer, doula and activist. She bridges her practice with her lived experience in Lebanon where she was born and in New York City where she has lived. When performing, obsessed with grief and turmoil embedded in folk songs and traditions of Bilad Al Sham and beyond, Elsa wants her art to serve as a doula of moments around metaphorical birth and death. She will be presenting original musical compositions from a soon to be launched album and collaborating with Dima Mabsout to present visual experiences inspired by their time together in Vermont.