WildHeart

Sonic Immersion with Timothy Hill
2025-09-14 19:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York)
This sonic immersion will be a soulful, intimate journey with our most primal and organic musical instrument, the human voice. As a pioneer in the art of harmonic singing (aka: overtone, or throat, singing) and a lifelong student of Hindustani vocal music (raga) as well as being a composer in his own right, Timothy has gone deeply into the interior frontiers of expression. He will accompany himself on tanpura, acoustic guitar, and lyre. To conclude, Timothy will offer a song for two to bring our expansive meditative state into a renewed, grounded awareness.

Unboundaried Voice – from Laughter to Lament
2025-09-18 11:00 - 2025-09-21 13:00 | Wildheart, 183 East Road, Wallkill, NY, 05156, United States
We’ll gather to sing, sound, laugh, adventure, dream, research, play, lament and celebrate the Human Voice in all its colors surrounded by woods, lake, earth and sky.

Facilitated by: Myra Lowry

Bread & Puppet Fall Circus Tour
2025-09-21 15:00 - 16:30
The Bread & Puppet Theater presents

Our Domestic Resurrection Revolution in Progress Circus

Sunday, September 21, starting at 3 PM
Ladles and Jellyspoons! The one and only Bread & Puppet Circus is back with Anti-Empire Art that acknowledges our beloved Mother Dirt, who makes us and unmakes us, and who presents urgently needed domestic resurrection services for the victims of this latest genocide. We are joined by Palestinian cranes on their way to Washington to replace the excrement in the White House with organic bird droppings, green frogs who teach the art of hopping over seemingly insurmountable problems, and gaggles of kindergarten butterflies who frolic to their hearts’ desire. Join us for a serious and silly circus: Our Domestic Resurrection Revolution In Progress!
Tickets: $20, no one turned away from lack of funds
Buy Tickets Here: Bread & Puppet on Tour – Bread & Puppet Theater

FAQ
How long is the show? About an hour.

Is the show ok for kids? While there is nothing inappropriate for children in our shows, we do speak on heavy topics. We generally tell parents that if they would allow their children to read a newspaper, the show will be fine for them.

Will there be bread and aioli? Yes, bread with optional garlic aioli. It’s vegan.

Can I be in the show? At some places we are offering a workshop before the show to work folks into the show, but otherwise, the show is not built for volunteer performers.

Will the show be the same as what I saw in Vermont? Or last year? Or back in the 70’s? While the structure of the show is always the same (flags, many short acts, garbage men and washer women, paper mache animals, a brass band, etc), the show is constantly evolving in response to the moment. Some of the puppets were made this year, some were made decades ago.

You say “No one turned away for lack of funds” but do you mean it? Yes. If you need financial assistance with a ticket, please email breadandpuppetreservations@gmail.com and let us know which show (including where) you are looking to attend.
Admission by donation upon arrival for kids 6 and under.

Where can I learn more about B&P? https://breadandpuppet.org/about-bread-and-puppet

BREAD AND PUPPET THEATER
The Bread and Puppet Theater is an internationally celebrated company that champions a visually rich, street-theater brand of performance art filled with music, dance and slapstick. Believing that theater is a basic necessity like bread, the company frequently brings its work to the streets for those who may not otherwise go to the theater. Its shows are political and spectacular, with puppets often on stilts, wearing huge masks with expressive faces, singing, dancing and playing music.
Bread and Puppet is recognized throughout the world and has won distinction at international theater festivals in Italy, Poland, Colombia, and Yugoslavia, beginning with their break-out performances at the 1968 Nancy Festival in France. Notable awards include the Erasmus Prize of Amsterdam, 4 Obies, the Puppeteers of America’s President Award, and the Vermont Governor’s Award.
Founded in 1963 by Peter Schumann on New York City’s Lower East Side, the theater has been based in the North East Kingdom of Vermont since the early 1970s and is one of the oldest, nonprofit, self-supporting theatrical companies in the country.
https://breadandpuppet.org/

Vertical Dance Workshop with Steep Horizon Dance
2025-09-24 18:00 - 2025-09-25 21:00, 2025-10-04 12:00 - 2025-10-05 15:00
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. Minimum of 4 participants needed to hold the workshop, max of 6 participants allowed. Please register early!

Be the Change: Improvising Towards Justice
2025-09-26 14:00 - 2025-09-29 16:00
This is a space to practice liberation not just as an idea, but as a felt experience—starting in the body, moving through community, and rippling outward into change.

Step into a sanctuary of embodied practice where justice begins in the body. Rooted in the concept of innervism—inner work as a foundation for outer change—we’ll explore how movement can nourish our spirits, deepen connection, and seed the future we long for.

Through contact improvisation, authentic movement, and nature-based practices, we’ll resource our hearts, cultivate resilience, and vision new possibilities. Together, we’ll practice liberation as a living, breathing act—starting from within.

Authentic Movement Fall Series
2025-10-07 18:00 - 19:30
Authentic Movement is a contemplative dance practice where a mover explores the unconscious mind through self-directed, expressive movement while being witnessed with compassion and non-judgment. This relational practice of “seeing and being seen” fosters trust, self-awareness, and a deeper connection to one’s inner experience.

Somatic Movement Education Program - Muscles Module
2025-10-09 16:00 - 2025-10-21 11:00 | Wildheart, 183 East Road, Wallkill, NY, 05156, United States
MUSCLES 10/09 – 10/21/25 (days off 10/13 & 10/17)Arrivals, orientation and welcome dinner 10/09 – Morning Departures 10/21/25 (day off if you’re staying for Professional Issues and SME Competency)

The muscles establish a tensile three-dimensional grid for the balanced support and movement of the skeletal structure by providing the elastic forces that move the bones through space. They provide the dynamic contents of the outer envelope of flesh encompassing the skeletal structure. Through this system we embody our vitality, express our power, and engage in the dialogue of resistance and resolution.

Somatic Movement Education Program - Professional Issues & SME Competency
2025-10-22 16:00 - 2025-10-26 11:00 | Wildheart, 183 East Road, Wallkill, NY, 05156, United States
Professional Issues & SME Competency, 10/22 – 10/24/26 Arrivals and welcome dinner 10/22, Morning Departures 10/26

Completion of other SME courses is a prerequisite for Professional Issues. Time is spent considering what it means to be a professional and how do you transition into this role? This course will cover some of the important issues facing professionals in the somatic field.SME Competency is for those ready to graduate.

Logic of Support: how to find and create support
2025-11-01 13:00 - 17:00
The Logic of Support

This workshop will look at Gait Mechanics and human fascial anatomy as a resource for exploring the fundamentals of human locomotion and dance. We will work with Contact Improvisation and The Axis Syllabus© as resources for finding support.

Waiting for the Weight: sequencing tension and release while dancing
2025-11-02 13:00 - 17:00
Waiting for the Weight

We are disassembling and reassembling all the time into different shapes. The “success” of motion comes from a balance of tension and release. Together we will explore our ability to “fall and catch” ourselves and others using the Axis Syllabus© and Contact Improvisation.

Contemporary Dance (Mixed Level)
2025-12-06 10:00 - 12:00
Vija’s two-hour contemporary class starts with a careful, full body warmup influenced by her decades-long practice of Simonson Technique. The emphasis is on anatomical awareness with a healthy balance of stretching, strengthening, and dance technique. After center warmup and floor stretches, Vija leads the class in progressions—short combinations traveling across the studio. The class culminates in a longer dance combination, followed by a short period of student improvisation. Vija loves music and uses a variety of genres. Her contemporary movement incorporates attention to musicality, percussive/lyrical contrast, fluidity, and emotion

Film Screening and Album Release of ‘Tell Me How You Breathe.’
2025-12-12 19:00 - 21:30
Please join Loom Ensemble on December 12, 7pm for the Film Screening and Album Release of ‘Tell Me How You Breathe.’ This musical theater work on climate crisis toured over ten cities throughout Vermont, Massachusetts and New York and is finally available for your eyes and ears.

Suggested contribution $5-$20

Queer Body Jam/Improv
2025-12-13 11:00 - 12:30
Queer Body Jam/Improv is a monthly dance/flow class for Queer Bodies! This is an all-levels movement class made for every body. We will move through 75 minutes of open-format continuous movement, guided by vocal and movement cues. No previous dance experience necessary – willingness to sweat and stay open minded welcome! The goal of this class is to create a safe space for Queer folks to practice an embodied mind+body connection through joy, effort, texture, stamina, and release.

Facilitated by Jessy Dae Crist. Register and learn more here!

Artist Residencies
2026-01-01 00:00 - 2027-01-31 00:00

Authentic Movement Immersion
2026-01-10 10:00 - 2026-01-11 16:00
This Authentic Movement Immersion offers space to explore the Self and relational connection, awaken the multidimensional layers of the psyche, and cultivate conscious awareness through embodiment. Together we will practice seeing and being seen, moving and witnessing, speaking and holding silence.

Authentic Movement Winter Series
2026-01-20 18:00 - 19:30

Practice Weekend
2026-01-22 13:00 - 2026-01-25 16:00

Weekly Community Sit (Online)
2026-02-05 10:30 - 11:00
A weekly 30-minute silent unguided meditation, open and free to attend.Feel free to bring your own meditation practice along with any props to make yourself comfortable. We will begin and end in silence.

What to expect on Zoom – You’ll be joining Niki and/or other WildHeart community members in meditation, either in the Barn or—weather permitting—outside on the land.

Join Zoom Meeting https://us05web.zoom.us/j/86265272473?pwd=[REDACTED] ID: 862 6527 2473Passcode: [REDACTED]

No registration required / no experience necessary / all are welcome 💜

Cost: Free

Wellness at WildHeart
2026-02-07 10:00 - 19:00

Cancelled: Sonic Immersion
2026-02-08 18:00 - 19:00
This is event is cancelled this week (Feb 8th)

Come experience a multi-instrumental Sound Bath with composer-performer Sasha Bogdanowitsch. This full body listening experience will draw from Sasha’s extensive instrument collection of original and global winds, strings and percussion and his background of intensive musical studies of the world’s musics from countries such as India, Indonesia, Europe, the Middle East and the Americas. Sasha will couple this with his unique vocals and electronics to create an ever evolving sonic tapestry that will immerse the listener in resonance and overtones; aiding all in their own sonic journey, relaxation, stress reduction and/ or meditation.

Participants will be free to recline (savasana pose), sit or stand as needed. Some yoga mats and blankets will be available but please bring whatever materials you need to feel warm and relaxed.

The event will last 60 minutes.

Come just for the Sonic Immersion or come early for Shake with Niki, and stay for both.

Queer Body Jam
2026-02-11 18:00 - 19:30
Queer Body Jam is an improvisation based, dance class for Queer bodies. This is an all-levels movement class made for every body. We will move through 60 minutes of open-format continuous movement, guided by vocal and movement cues. No previous dance experience necessary – willingness to sweat and stay open minded welcome!

Vocal Prism
2026-02-12 19:00 - 20:00
Vocal Prism is a six week class series focusing on vocal improvisation; the practice and tools to develop it.

Cuddle Retreat
2026-02-13 15:00 - 2026-02-16 12:00
HUG MEDICINE. CONSCIOUS CUDDLES.A Cuddle Party™ is a drug and alcohol-free space and NONSEXUAL environment.It is a place to feel safe, practice consent, and share human connection.Please feel free to go to cuddleparty.com for more information!

A human’s guide for coming back to yourself
2026-02-21 10:00 - 12:00
As humans, we have to make a conscious choice to change the direction of the startle response and come back to ourselves. The path back is through the body. To find the body again, we begin with space. Space holds the body.In this Alexander Technique based workshop, together we explore how to meet our responsiveness to life in a new way. How we come back to ourselves matters, it’s where growth is.

“Space holds the body. Space holds the information”. – Bonnie Bainbridge Cohen

Contemporary Dance (Mixed Levels)
2026-03-01 12:00 - 14:00

Freedom within Form
2026-03-07 12:00 - 2026-03-08 15:00
This workshop aims to provide a container where mutual flow and deep play allows the emergence of a consensual dance. Using sensations and images, we (re)visit techniques to ignite and expand our understanding of physical possibilities while engaged in the act of improvising. We look at our own expectations and tendencies. We make room and invite empty space, ushering more unknown. We show up, more fully present and experience freedom within form.

This workshop includes the option to participate in WildHeart’s Shared Stage event on the evening of March 7. During the workshop, participants will receive prompts that will be used as a devised, improvised score for the performance.

Shared Stage is a curated evening featuring 4–6 solo or ensemble artists from a range of disciplines, each presenting 10–20 minutes of performance work at any stage of development. If you are interested in performing as part of Olivier’s piece, artist call-time is 4:30pm, and the performance begins at 7:30pm.

Shared Stage Performance
2026-03-07 19:30 - 21:00
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. Audiences will be given the option to write a note for each artist, sharing their experience of the work. This is a wonderful opportunity for artists to receive feedback about the impact of their work, and for audiences to feel into the impact of each piece. The mixture of pieces – from dance, to music, to theater, to visual art, to experimental art – makes for a fun, inspiring, and diverse evening.

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In March we are thrilled to present a variety of experimental theater, improvisation, dance, and music created and performed by local artists ⎯ Dagen the Pagan, Anri Nakano, Gathering Wild, Olivier Besson, Tiffany Wilson and Carlos Feitoza.

Out There, In There

Performed by: Dagan the Pagan

Description:

Tonight’s show will be a few small solo acts, each unique with their own flavor and message, as well as a complex, environmental performance event involving many audience volunteers.

Artist Bio:

The career span of my life goes from music teacher to children’s entertainer to clown to performance artist. In my active 70’s, I seek to combine my greatest interests – children, the arts, nature, community, and spirituality – into a unified whole as a stage persona that lives in the land of the absurd. I am thrilled to be at a point in my life where I have mastered many forms of creative expression and can just simply allow myself to blossom into a full blown stage presence with a mission to help the world.

Unbroken

Performed by: Anri Nakano

Music by: Les Souvenirs et les Émotions by Ludovico Einaudi, I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free by Nina Simone, Rose Bay by Ludovico Einaudi

Description:

Life has an interesting way of surprising you. Several years ago, I was betrayed and experienced heartache and despair unlike any other time in my life. My heart was shattered, my spirit was weary, and it almost broke me. I kept walking through that dark tunnel for a long time. Now I am on the other side, feeling the light on my skin, soaking up the warmth, breathing in fresh air, and reaching my hands up to the sky.

Artist Bio:

Anri Nakano was born in Fukuoka, Japan. As a child, she loved hiding in her secret fort, making up songs, and dancing freely. Through her work today, she continues to tap into that frolic energy. As a dance educator, she works with elementary and middle school children, creating student-centered experiences that invite imagination, creativity, and social-emotional learning. As a solo artist, her work has been presented in New York City, Los Angeles, Santa Barbara, Philadelphia, Sweden, and Japan. She holds a B.F.A. in Dance/Theatre from CUNY Lehman College and a teaching certificate from the Dance Education Laboratory.

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Performed by: Gathering WildDancers: Emma Laufersweiler, Meredith Casimiro, Brianna Dixon, Lauren Mark, Lillian Kemanis, Lara Shmakov Choreographed by: Jerylann Warner

Description:

Building a stock pile of movement ideas for a bigger piece this summer.

Artist Bio:

A newly formed company of Hudson Valley dancers working out of Wild Heart…” Gathering Wild” draws energy from the desire to move together , to not displace or become adrift from the need to be with others doing what we love . Also notable , Gathering Wild began in Atlanta and has resumed a life in the HV under the direction of Jerylann Warner.

A Time Upon Once

Performed by: Olivier Besson

Description:

Improvisation is a direction of effort… never a result. How do we create a dance with space, allowing it to flower in our presence?

Artist Bio:

Olivier Besson is a Boston based movement artist of Japanese and French heritage. He was introduced to the notion of dance and community through his exposure to ecstatic dance, his subsequent training in contact improvisation and his ritual practice of Bugaku (Japanese court dance). He has been involved with the study and inquiry of improvisation ever since. His performances have been presented in France, Taiwan, Russia, Japan, India and the US. He is on faculty at The Boston Conservatory At Berklee where he curates Moment’s Notice, an interdisciplinary improv performance series.

Lyrical and Musical Improvisation

Performed by: Tiffany Wilson and Carlos Feitoza

Description:

This specific musical offering at WildHeart is completely unique from all their previous projects and 100% inspired by the love Tiffany and Carlos share for their daughter, Georgie Lou. It will be a little jazzy, a little lullaby, these two will spontaneously create stories from their real lives as first time parents through song on piano and voice.

Artist Bio:

Tiffany Wilson is a singer-songwriter and goes by the moniker Curt Mercy on Spotify and Apple Music. She has been singing and performing her whole life and most recently has taken time away to build a family with her partner, Carlos. Carlos Feitoza is a musician and sound engineer. He goes under the name Brother Los on Spotify and Apple Music. Tiffany and Carlos have a 5month old baby named, Georgie Lou who has inspired some new musical ideas their excited to share.

Performance Location

WildHeart is located on 46+ beautiful acres in the Hudson Valley at 183 East Road, Wallkill, NY. This event will take place in the Barn, the large building at the end of the driveway. You can park in either of the two parking areas on the right side of the driveway before you get to the Barn. There are also a few spots in front of the Barn. More info about directions and transportation options HERE.

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Moving Through Freeze: A Somatic Attunement Retreat
2026-03-14 09:30 - 2026-03-15 15:00
Join body mechanics and mobility coach Mandy Hackman and psychotherapist and educator Amie Anderson for a weekend of emerging from the deep freeze of winter. We will create space within ourselves to thaw out, applying wisdom from Somatic Experiencing and movement-based somatic exploration that honor the nervous system’s mechanisms for safety and interconnection. Together, we will reignite agency for those who are feeling stuck, indecisive, or frozen as we welcome the coming spring. We will offer a space to become curious about freeze, reconnect with our bodies, and expand into resilience with movement, art, and conceptual exploration. As nature cycles through freeze and thaw, we will honor the wisdom in our bodies and invite new possibilities.
