A music and wellbeing project of Hutt Street Centre
Rock Your Sole is a concert featuring live music from “The Outsiders”, “The Harmony Weavers” women’s community choir, and “The JMG Band”. All proceeds go to Hutt Street Centre.
This year I have had the honour of co-facilitating weekly singing for wellbeing sessions with Michelle Byrne, working with a beautiful group of women from all walks of life. The women’s singing group “The Harmony Weavers” has been created to provide a safe space for women to share and enjoy the benefits of music and meaningful connection.
Our singing sessions are leading toward a community performance ‘Rock Your Sole’ on Saturday November 18th 2017. We are all excited about this concert, and hope you can come along and make a donation to Hutt St Centre, and enjoy the show for the afternoon. See you there for this lovely day of community, connection, and celebration.
Art Exhibition Official Opening
Thurs Nov 2nd 2017
at the SASA Gallery, Adelaide
Artist talks @ 4:30pm
Official opening @ 6:00pm
Exhibition runs until November 17th
Gallery opening hours 11am-5pm Mon-Fri
I am so excited to announce that I’m part of a group art exhibition that opens this week. I have created an interactive sound and projection work called “flow still”, and also a soundscape design that can be heard throughout the gallery. This Thursday night Nov 2nd, will be the launching of this exhibition “Sound Water Waves” at the SASA Gallery with artists Bridgette Minuzzo, Margaret Worth, and Lorry Wedding-Marchioro. The artists will be talking publicly about their works at 4:30pm, and at 6:00pm is the official opening by Dr Christine Nicholls.I’d absolutely love to see you there to share in this special event and celebration of the works on show. Please share this info with those who might be interested.
MEDITATION and SOUND HEALING
FRIDAY 10TH NOVEMBER
7.15pm – 9pm $30 pp
Please join us for the last Meditation and Sound Healing for 2017.
The incredible Heather Frahn will be back in the studio to share her practice of mindfulness of the breath, body sensations and emotions.
Heather is a facilitator and guide in mindfulness and meditation practices including amazing sound therapy and music for relaxation.This workshop is suitable for everyone who is interested in mindfulness…..Press your “Pause Button” and gift yourself a truly relaxing and nourishing heart-mind experience that will leave you wanting more.
Greetings everyone Contribute to the growth of a Women’s Singing Program with me and Michelle Byrne, in association with the Hutt St Centre, in Adelaide S.A. This women’s singing group aspires to heal, to empower, to build resilience and friendships – combining the radiant power of singing, with a place of hope and opportunity, helping people facing homelessness to rebuild their lives, without judgement. All women welcome to join. Please share with others who may benefit from this program. Thank you More info please contact Sam at Hutt St Centre on 84182553
‘nava bodha’ are ancient Sanskrit words meaning ‘to celebrate divine consciousness’.
Please come share in this special winter’s evening celebrating with artistic creations, warming food, and quality time together. I will be joining forces with friends Ilona Weir (harp), Bronnie James (poetry), and Cinzia Schincariol (dance), plus there will be several other wonderful artistic happenings over the evening!
live music • spiritual poetry • physical comedy • aerial artists • visual works • dance
When: Saturday July 29th, 2017 6pm doors open | 6:30pm start
‘til late – supper and connectWhere: The Yoga Cycle Studio
4/22 Ware Street, Thebarton 5031
Supper Complimentary: vegan/gluten free supper and chai tea are complimentary with each ticket
BYO: drinks (wine/beer etc)
Note: this is a no shoes event – shoes left at the door
BOOKINGS: spaces limited – for catering purposes please book online before 22nd July
$40 + booking fee
I am so pleased to be working with Leanne Mollison and team at the Queen Street Pilates Studio, Croydon SA. I am facilitating regular group Meditation and Sound Healing evenings.
In these workshops I will share my practice of mindfulness of the breath, body sensations, emotions, thoughts as well as introduce meditation practices like walking meditation, chanting, even mindfulness of eating.
These workshops are suitable for everyone who is interested in mindfulness, Press your “Pause Button” and gift yourself a truly relaxing and nourishing heart-mind experience that will leave you wanting more.
I am truly delighted to be part of this panel discussing the important topic of mental health in the music industry. The APRA workshop is being held on Tuesday May 30th in Adelaide, please come join us!
This workshop is presented by APRA AMCOS and also another very important organisation Support Act. In fact if you have any spare change this week and would like to make a donation to Support Act, it is a very worthy cause > visit their website here.
Music and the Mind: a panel on mental health
Recent research has shown that there’s a high incidence of depression and anxiety among musicians. With low pay, unreliable work, bullying, stress and other factors all playing a part, keeping your head in check can often be a huge challenge – as can finding support when you need it the most.
To open up discussion about mental health, we’re bringing together a few people for a frank chat about maintaining a healthy – and creative – mind. Lead by Sally Howland (Support Act), the panel will feature psychologist Denni Meredith (ClinPsych Pty Ltd), GP Dr. Jessica Vandekamp (Flinders University Health Service) and artist Heather Frahn. They’ll look at how we can identify mental illness and the steps we can take to support ourselves and others.
Presented by APRA AMCOS and Support Act.
Tuesday May 30th 2017 at 6:00pm
Venue: The Jade Monkey 142-160 Flinders Street Adelaide
a festival celebrating 20 years of Arts in Health @ FMC
Flinders Medical Centre, Adelaide
27 – 31 March 2017
A whopping 36 events over 5 days showcasing the breadth and scope of Arts in Health @ FMC with presentations, panels, performances and participatory workshops run by guest presenters and experienced Arts in Health @ FMC staff and performers.
Don’t miss the twentyfestivalLAUNCH by Hon John Hill on Monday 27th March 2017 from 12 – 1pm, followed by Meet the FMC Artists-in-Residence panel featuring:
Catherine Truman, John Blines, Jessie Lumb, Steph Fuller, Penny Griggs and Dr Michael Michael.
During the week long festival I will be presenting a few sessions in the program, Including…
2 sound relaxation sessions (soundbath)
Tuesday March 28th – register here
And Thursday March 30th – register here
2 mindfulness meditation sessions
Tuesday March 28th – register here
And Thursday March 30th – register here
1 singing workshop with Bec Watt and Bindi Blacher
Monday March 27th – register here
Over the winter months in 2016 I travelled a lot with the Sally Chance Dance Company performing our new work “Touch & Go”.
Touch and Go is an interactive performance game for 2-year olds with Sally Chance, Stephen Noonan, Felecia Hick, and me.
Touring last year I had a wonderful time, and feel excited about this show and how every time we perform it the children help create something different and unique with our set of masking tape!
Photo features backstage happy times at ArtPlay in Melbourne with the Sally Chance Dance Company, the world premier of “Touch & Go” in May 2016, followed by another season in the ‘Out of The Box’ festival in Brisbane in June.
Buy tickets for Touch & Go at Artplay in Melbourne.
I am honoured to be performing as live musician in the new work Sally Chance Dance called “Touch & Go” for children aged 2 years. The show is touring to Melbourne and Brisbane!
Calling all two-year old children and their adults!
From the team that brought the hugely popular This [Baby] Life and Nursery to past Out of the Box festivals comes a brand new performance work, Touch & Go – a dancing game of cause and effect, carefully created for this curious and hands-on age group.
Touch & Go is dedicated to the mighty two year old, inviting them to enter a special world with two friendly dancers, shapes, pathways and live music. Interspersed with playful enticements to become part of the performance, children are free to take part or observe, venture out or stay close, touch and go – just as they need to.
Credits
Creator and Director: Sally Chance
Composer/Musician: Heather Frahn
Performers/Dancers: Stephen Noonan and Felecia Hick
Designer: Wendy Todd
Artistic Associates: Jennifer Andersen and Heidi Weatherald from Pocketfool
Produced by Insite Arts
FURTHER INFORMATION
Touch & Go is an interactive dance theatre work with live music specifically made for 2-year-old children and their parents, grandparents and carers.
The work is performed by 3 performers in an interactive designed space which is alive and responsive.
The show is not suitable for children younger than 24 months or older than 36 months.
Each child must have a participating carer with them within the performance. If the child attends with two adults, one of the adults is designated “accompanying”, and is seated within the space to observe. The participating carer is involved with the child in the show in a series of relaxed and specific playful invitations.
Throughout the show, the performers request that participating carers support their child’s experience. This may involve sitting closely to their child as well as letting the child explore, discussing the show with the child, encouraging their attention and taking care of the child’s security within the performance space.
You are invited to attend
Over the winter months in 2016 I travelled a lot with the Sally Chance Dance Company performing our new work “Touch & Go”.
