circle collective: the a cappella jams
i do this thing called an a cappella jam. mostly improvised, sometimes freestyle. always a cappella...
like a vocal symphony or an all-vocal band jam.
i've been facilitating jam ceremonies for a lot of social justice and faith-based communities lately. using circle songs as a way to connect people across different cultures and faiths... infused with embodied practices, inspiring reflection and resonant spoken word, the jams are a gate for re-membering our selves more connected and whole.
the experience is always different – informed by those present – and bigger than the sum of it's parts.
here's how it works (vid) now, listen (more vid)
w a n n a t r y ?
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please see the "deets" section (below) for more on private bookings, public jams, transit and parking. SPACE IS LIMITED. to register click the ticket button below right or link to our host venue's site.
| Date/Time | Venue | Location |
|---|---|---|
May 21, 2020 to May 24 |
Peace Williams Camp & Retreat Centre
Fingal, ON Canada |
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| POSTPONED due to the pandemic. See you next year. Deets TBD. And catch Cahoots' online programing on May 23 of this year.
We'll be Singing Our Way Home + Circling Our Beloved Community at Cahoots annual Festival of Social Justice, Faith and DIY. This year's theme is 2020 Vision. Click for details | ||
Mar 22, 2020 TBA |
POSTPONED - camp/Us yoga jam
|
The Yoga Chapple
Stratford, ON Canada |
| POSTPONED as a precaution against COVID-19
Join Claire Chapple and I as we use Asana and A Cappella Jams to plant seeds of balance, in new and changing times. Part of the Yoga Chapple's annual Equinox Celebration. Stoked! Click for details | ||
Mar 21, 2020 1 - 4 pm |
POSTPONED - camp/Us launch party
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First Unitarian
Toronto, ON Canada |
| POSTPONED as a precaution against COVID-19
relax.. reflect.. reimagine.. recharge. The official launch of the camp/Us series of gatherings and retreats. For the last few years, my work has been offered - almost exclusively - through registered programs by private organizers. the camp/Us collective series is an increasingly rare chance for members of the general public to experience my spoken word and A Cappella Jams. Proceeds go to some extremely good and much needed projects which are very close to my heart - Including my safe and affordable tiny home! Plus, teaching others how they can create their own green, affordable and sovereign homes. Click for details | ||
Feb 22, 2020 1 - 4 pm |
POSTSTPONED - camp/Us pre-launch party
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see March 21 launch
Toronto, ON Canada |
| POSTSTPONED. See March 21 launch party
relax.. reflect.. reimagine.. recharge. Invite only chance to meet the camp/Us crew of facilitators and get a sampling of our future programming and events. Savour some soul-satisfying food, poetry and song. Make some good new friends. Conspire together. ;) We’ll be lighting candles in the darkness, together and holding hope in uncertain times. Proceeds go to some extremely good and much needed projects which are very close to my heart - Including my safe and affordable tiny home! Plus, teaching others how they can create their own green, affordable and sovereigh homes. Click for details | ||
Feb 8, 2020 to Feb 9th |
Burn Bright Weekend Retreat
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UoT, Multi-Faith Centre
Paris , ON Canada |
| This registered gathering is hosted by the Five Oaks Retreat Centre for the University of Toronto's Mutlti-Faith Centre and their undergrads. Stoked to be co-facilitating a weekend retreat centered on seeing in the Dark... We'll be honouring the darkness as a natural time to hone our inner vision and compass. Cultivating the deep wisdom and hope needed to Burn Bright! There will be jamming! ;) Click for details | ||
Jun 24, 2019 to June 28 |
Engage Difference! Toronto
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Toronto, ON Canada |
| Me and my Forum for Intercultural Leadership and Learning collaborators are back at it again. This is a wait-listed 5 day summer intensive offered for credit at the Toronto School of Theology (University of Toronto). I'll bring some jamming, spoken word and embodied practice. Expect to go deep - and a lot of joy and laughs ;) Feeling blessed to be a co-designer and co-facillitator. https://www.facebook.com/InterculturalLeadershipandLearning/ Click for details | ||
Nov 7, 2018 Nov 1 - 7 |
The Parliament of World Religions
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Toronto, ON Canada |
| Join me w The Forum for Intercultural Leadership and Learning for Intercultural Morning Worship right before Closing Ceremony: Standing Collectively for the Common Good. 8 AM in 202CD A poetic, musical, interactive exploration of embracing our interdependence, "sitting with the discomfort" and standing for CHANGE. All faiths welcome! #2018PoWR Click for details | ||
Jul 22, 2018 Evening Service (start time TBC) |
United Church of Canada: General Council
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UOIT
Oshawa Canada |
| Stoked to be collab'ing with The United Church of Canada for GC43! Join us for an interactive tribute to "Risking Faith; Daring Hope" See you at evening service! Check back here for start time... Click for details | ||
Jul 21, 2018 7:20 pm |
United Church of Canada: General Council - Youth Workshop
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UOIT
Oshawa Canada |
| Looking forward to A Jam-packed ;) workshop session of movement, poetry and song with the United Church of Canada’s youth delegates Click for details | ||
May 6, 2018 10:30 am |
First Unitarian Toronto
|
175 St Clair Ave. W
Toronto Canada |
| We're taking the a cappella jam to church! - Again ;) Looking forward to jamming with the First congregation and choir during service. Part of our month long exploration of embodiment and faith. More deets to follow | ||
Apr 12, 2018 08:00 AM |
Canadian Council of Churches
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Toronto School of Theology 47 Queen's Park Cres. East Toronto, ON
Toronto Canada |
| Offering worship, throughout the day, for an ecumenical gathering.. Discerning future steps forward together. Looking forward to hearing what everyone's up to and seeing what future collaborations emerge. There will be jamming ;) #RacialJustice. | ||
Oct 21, 2017 8:30 - 5 |
Such A Time As This
|
67 Taunton Rd
Toronto, ON Canada |
| Justice workers, preachers, musicians, visual artists, dancers and more, "conspiring together, as a community." Hosted by the CRC. I'll be co-facilitating the creative writing stream as well as hosting an a cappella jam. Vision weave our brighter future. Write our new, communal story. Covenant with community, to bring about positive change... | ||
Aug 9, 2017 to 13th |
Wild Woman Fest
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New Lebanon , NY USA |
Soo excited to be jamming in the company of these women, untamed, in the Berkshire Hills... and soaking in the rest of their full and soulful line-up. NOTE: There will be TWO separate fests this year. Jam with me during the 'Waning Session ' (part 2): August 9-13, 2017. I'll be offering two A Cappella Jam sessions over the course of our 5 days & 4 nights together. Go Deep during our Day 4 session, in the Sanctuary. Improv around the fire pit at the end of Day 2. Come, raise our voices, weave our stories and sing our songs.. See “DeLa" on the fest site's line-up for more.. | ||