MIA HARRIS VOCAL ARTS
WHY PARTICIPATE IN LIGHT WEAVING
For our ancestors, song was effortless. We sang together while we planted & harvested, while we cared for the young & our elders. We sang when we bathed, when we cooked, when we celebrated the turning of the season.
It was woven into the social fabric of our lives.
That was a time well before land was divided & allotted to a few, and clocks divided our perception of time. We knew our soul expression as medicine. The medicine that bridged the gap we now bear, the gap between who we are on the inside and what we show on the outside. For many, our deeper expression is tucked safely behind walls, far beneath our day-to-day reality.
Light Weaving was birthed from the desire to revive our connection, through sound, with our inner world. Come and experience an unwinding of body, strengthening of breath and releasing of voice. Settle into an environment that gently invites authentic sounds to come out and play. Yes, sounds! There may not be any words, no singing as we know it.
Song instead will form as a tapestry of sound. It’s easier to experience Light Weaving than it is to describe it. Participants might feel as if a pressure is released, as if they’ve come home to themselves.
Light Weaving is for anyone wishing to explore the body as an instrument for sound.
No singing experience required!
A TYPICAL CLASS WILL INCLUDE
Preparing the Space
We will begin each session by washing the floor. This is a sacred practice, a ritualistic clearing away of dirt and old energy in order to create a clean space to work in. In this act, we pay respect to and honour the floor and how it holds and supports us in our creativity and vulnerability. This practice also allows for a communal connection to grow, for as we care for our space, we care for ourselves and each other.
Preparing the Body, Our Instruments
You will be guided through exercises that help you to release tension, feel grounded and ultimately open the body to create space for greater resonance of sound.
Preparing an Open Mind
We will hone our attention with somatic, mindfulness practices in order to settle the mind and find a sense of presence and attunement.
Practicing Visualization and Imagination
We will explore vocal play, and audiation, the mental process of hearing sound or imagining sound without the physical presence of sound.
Weaving a Tapestry of Sound
With an open body and open mind we will deepen our listening skills, practice intuitive vocal expression and follow the thread of creative impulse as we weave a multi-layered soundscape.
You will be invited to safely allow for the release of tension, set down conditioned ways of being and organizing so that we may honour our humanity, be in process by letting go of outcome-oriented goals and welcome in a greater lightness of being.
"When people sing together, community is created. Together we rejoice, we celebrate, we mourn and we comfort each other. Through music, we reach each others hearts and souls. Music allows us to find a connection."
- Peter Yarrow
You are welcome regardless of your financial situation.
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$180 Standard Rate
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$120 or less Supported Rate
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$240 or more Sponsor Rate
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$75 Drop In
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