Golden Thread Productions is proud to present the world premiere of Ecstasy | a waterfable, a new play commissioned to Bay Area theatre artist Denmo Ibrahim and directed by Evren Odcikin.

Inspired by the 9th century Sufi fable, "When the Waters Were Changed", Ecstasy explores the individual's response to social, economic, and political upheaval by addressing and heeding ancient warnings - personal, communal, and global and simultaneously examining parallels in the present day. An interactive ritual of remembering and forgetting, Ecstasy interweaves elements of text, live music, and ensemble imagery in an intensely collaborative, highly stylized performance. Ecstasy | a waterfable is visceral, physical storytelling at its best. The production has been created through a year-long development process with the Water Project Ensemble and thanks to the generous support of the prestigious New Works Fund Grant, Zellerbach, Wallace Gerbode Foundation, the Center for Middle Eastern Studies at the University of California, Berkeley, the Center for Islamic Studies at the Graduate Theological Union, the Arab Cultural Center, and PARABOLA Magazine.