Day of Listening ~ May 6, Troy, NY

"Deep Listening, is a way of listening in every possible way to everything possible to hear, no matter what you are doing."
- Pauline Oliveros
Deep Listening, developed by composer Pauline Oliveros, explores the difference between the involuntary nature of hearing and the voluntary, selective nature of listening.
The practice includes bodywork, sonic meditations, interactive performance, listening to the sounds of daily life, nature, one’s own thoughts, imagination and dreams. It cultivates a heightened awareness of the sonic environment, both external and internal, and promotes experimentation, improvisation, collaboration, playfulness and other creative skills vital to personal and community growth.
Workshops will run throughout the day, each will be 30-40 minutes long and range from mindful, relaxing activities, to more improvisatory and playful ones. Drop in any time. Here is the schedule for the day:
10am – Opening excitement!
10:15-11:00  “Tuning the Imminent Shift: A Participatory Performance” with Jennifer Wilsey, Sharon Stewart, Ximena Alarcón Diaz.
11:15-12:15  Deep Listening Workshop with Pauline Oliveros and Ione
12:15-1:00    “Ancestral Voicings” with Björn Eriksson, Noam Lemish, Jane Rigler
1:00 – 2:00     Lunch
2:15-3:00      “Spontaneity Workshop” with William Dickie, Lindsay Cooper, Keith Lay
3:15-4:00     “DIY Scores for Listening” with Stephanie Loveless
4:15-5:00    “Audient” with Vivienne Corringham
5:15-6:00    “The 150 Million Year-Old Symphony” Outdoor soundwalk with David Arner

10am - 6pm, Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center, Studio 2, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY.