
Vocal Prism
Vocal Prism is a six week class series focusing on vocal improvisation; the practice and tools to develop it.

Vocal Prism is a six week class series focusing on vocal improvisation; the practice and tools to develop it.
With support from award funds from SITI Company itself, “SITI Emeritus Artists Barney” are entering into a period of formal mentorship for Loom Ensemble’s programming at WildHeart, beginning with this open-to-the-public opportunity to engage with Suzuki and Viewpoints training, with two of the world’s most qualified teachers of these methods.

Vocal Prism is a six week class series focusing on vocal improvisation; the practice and tools to develop it.

This workshop is a dive into the fabric of touch that is key to our relational practices in the movement of Contact Improvisation – and for many of us, in the living of life itself. The material will be steeped in somatic communication. Creative, thoughtful, heart based, skill based, our learning will be anchored in the core principles of Contact Improvisation, such as: how to move weight like water – actions of cascading. The details of touching within weight exchange. The rising and hanging of the body – each mode significant to communication. How attention lives in the very small.
Every Other Sunday (alternating with the Kingston Jam)
4-5pm Contact Lab
5-6:30 Open Jam
BYO dinner for a studio-floor picnic afterward

Vocal Prism is a six week class series focusing on vocal improvisation; the practice and tools to develop it.
Lyraccord creates an entry into a unique sonic world. Informed by traditional musics from around the globe, Lyraccord utilizes tunings based on the natural overtone series, giving the music a crystalline clarity. Employing voices, harp, zithers, lyres, n'goni, and guitar, the resulting effect sounds both hauntingly familiar and refreshingly new.

An open level workshop for movers who are interested in the challenging and rewarding mode of harness-based vertical dance. Participants will get the chance to fly, skim, glide, swing, and tumble. No prior experience required. Max of 6 participants allowed. Please register early!

Join us for a delightful evening of short performances! This special evening features 3-6 performances, each 10-20 minutes long from artists of different disciplines. This is a chance for artists to share work, or excerpts of their work, alongside other artists.

An open level workshop for movers who are interested in the challenging and rewarding mode of harness-based vertical dance. Participants will get the chance to fly, skim, glide, swing, and tumble. No prior experience required. Max of 6 participants allowed. Please register early!
Shake with Niki (in-person only)
5-6.30pm Second Sunday of every month, starting November 10th (60-75 mins)
Group Shake - A somatic movement practice during which we will shake to music or sometimes, silence. Shaking, individually but as part of a group to ground us, can be healing as it is a natural way to relieve tension. You may choose to shake standing, seated, lying down or alternating between those depending on what your body needs in the moment. You can choose your own intensity, when to stop or when to keep going as you listen to your own body. While it is important to keep ourselves open to what, if anything, may arise emotionally, please only engage to the degree that you can still care for yourself. This is not a therapeutic space. The practice will start with a demonstration and it will end in silence. Dress comfortably and stay hydrated!
$10-$25 (with Sonic Immersion $8-20 - Come just for the Shake, or stay on for the Sonic Immersion right after)
A 90-minute somatic sound journey combining guided movement, group shaking, and restorative yoga. Begin with an energizing shake practice to release tension, then settle into a deeply relaxing sonic immersion with live multi-instrumental sound. This experience supports grounding, emotional release, and deep rest—come as you are and move at your own pace.