Twinkling Ingmar Bergmanesque lights sparkled in the spooky, dark woods of Chilmark. A big bowl of baby tomatoes sat on an outdoor table. Inside the anterior barn space at the Yard, the makeshift stage was adorned with microphones, drums and a hand-waving papier-mâché R2-D2. It seemed everyone and everything was welcome at the Satsang Lounge.

Two beautiful blonde women, both of them dusted head to toe with glitter, picked up their guitars. Alexis Roth, who learned to play at the knee of her papa, the musician Arlen Roth, wore a white prom-style gown and brown leather boots. Her lips were ruby red. Marciana Jones’ dress was also white and glittery but short and tight-fitting. A rakish borsalino covered her hair.

“You are sick, you are sick, you’re in love, you’re in love,” the duo sang, along with “Beautiful girls make me . . . suicidal.”

And so it began.

In Hindi, Satsang means meeting together to hear truth. Producer Misi Lopez Lecube has expanded this original meaning to include a wider, cultural concept devoted to artistic expression of all kinds. Ms. Lecube originated her Satsang brand in New York city at the historic artistic complex, the West Beth Community Room. In 2008 she moved herself and her concept to a bôite called the Bootleg in the Silverlake district of Los Angeles.

“I did it because L.A. has a shortage of community-based performing arts centers,” she said. Recently, while brain-storming with her friend, Vineyard performer Liz Kent, it occurred to her that the Satsang Lounge should go on the road. First stop, Martha’s Vineyard. And who would star in this road show? Local talent, that’s who.

Later in the evening the audience moved to the adjoining Yard performance hall. Several imaginative short films punctuated the live performances including the short Lila, produced by Aquinnah native Janice Vogel; Too Many Miracles by Sam Mason; and Stars, an animated film by Chris Larsen. Supernova Fieldtrip, a group with Chris Larsen and Mikey James, performed. Dancer Amy Leonard mixed hula hoops with dance moves. Adam Petkus delivered a moving soliloquy on the joys and concerns and pure anguish of love. Jess James and Liz Kent teamed up for a dance combining modern, hip-hop and Beyoncé verve.

Intermission brought a new influx of Island youth. Not to be outdone by the artists, the audience dressed their part. One young woman wore a pewter-colored bustier, black boots and opaque black tights under silver undies.

Soon more music summoned the crowds back into the theatre. Double Rainbow with Tim Laursen and Gardner Allen performed, as did Ton Up Boys with George Berze, Caulder Martin, Colin Ruel and Nettie Kent. Island Thunder Soundsystem, masterminded by audio-engineer and deejay Spencer Binney, and billed as “the movement born in the hills of Chilmark ... rolling to Jamaica ... stopping anywhere along the way to clash with any soundboy that dared from Westmoreland to West Tisbury,” also hit the stage.

Ms. Lecube has latched on to a winning formula: recruit talent from a specific locale, then wait for the artists’ ecstatic cliques to fill the seats. The whistles, stomps and ululations from the audience made it clear that these superb dancers, singers, filmmakers and actors enjoyed unlimited support.

The final Yard show of the season will take place this coming weekend: the Bessie Schönberg Choreographers’ Residency Concert, and it also includes local talent, with an intergenerational dance piece. Tonight’s showcase starts at 8 p.m. On Saturday, Sept. 25, a free abbreviated family matinee is scheduled for 4 p.m., before a second show at 8 p.m. On Sunday, Sept. 26, the final performance takes place at 6 p.m. Tickets are $25 for general admission, $50 for premium seating and $15 for seniors or the under-30 set. For reservations call 508-645-9662 or visit dancetheyard.org.