Local storyteller and filmmaker Katherine Eid Wild returns to Fairfield with her new project, From My Father’s Table, a live performance interwoven with documentary film culminating in Katherine and her father serving the audience a Lebanese meal (think The Moth meets a family dinner table).
Fresh from a national summer tour that included performances at Bioneers and the Oregon Country Fair, Wild now brings her work home. From My Father’s Table takes place on Saturday, October 18, at 7:30 p.m. at Café Paradiso in Fairfield. Admission is free and open to the public, although donations are welcome. Seating is limited, so early arrival is recommended. Come hungry!
Katherine was born in Atlanta, Georgia, to her American mother and Lebanese father. At 18, she visited Lebanon for the first time, where she met her grandmother and connected with the place she had only known through her father’s stories. At 20, Katherine set off on a solo adventure with a one-way ticket to Hawaii, where she began writing. In 2022, at 33, she earned her BA in Cinematic Arts and New Media from Maharishi International University.
Her work is shaped by the practice of dreamwork, time spent in nature, and the rich tapestry of her family’s stories. Known for her poetic style and “stories within stories,” Katherine’s intergenerational work invites audiences right into the heart of her inner world.
RSVP to From My Father’s Table is not required but appreciated in order to make enough hummus for the meal. Please RSVP to WildStorytelling.com/ hummus.
Support for this project is provided by Big Field Fund, a program of Public Space One. Funding is provided by the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. Support for From My Father’s Table is also provided by the Iowa Arts Council, a division of the Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs, and the National Endowment for the Arts.