Workshop List Brushwood, NY August 2010
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If you would like to hold a workshop at this festival please send your information to Nighthawk
The following workshops are scheduled to appease your curious minds at the next Hawkfest Drum and Dance Gathering on August 26th-29th 2010 at Brushwood in Sherman, NY!
SALTED SILK ~ Friday 1:00 p.m
Yeye B
Make your own colorful dance veils, sarongs, scarves, prayer cloths, altar cloths, wrappers for magical paraphrenalia, and sacred garb by doing salt effect silk dying. Brush the colors on, spray them on, splatter them on. With 18 colors to choose from, you can let your imagination go wild to create one of a kind silk pieces.
All materials and assistance supplied at workshop:
Materials fee:
$5 for 11″ square
$20 for 36″ square
$30 for 45″ square
$60 for 36″ by 108″
$75 for 45″ by 108″ dance veil
HEALING DRUM ~
YeYe B
What is matter? How does it manifest? How can we create positive change & healing? These are some of the things we will explore together. We’ll end with a short healing drum circle. Please bring your drum, dancing feet, intention & open heart so that we may drum, dance & heal together in a supportive space. And remember…..it’s all about having fun & following your bliss.
RHYTHMS OF AWO ~ Friday 7:00 p.m.
YeYe B
In Awo (Yoruba word meaning Path), it is believed that when we drum certain rhythms we are honoring certain Orishas & working with certain personality archetypes. Come learn a polyrhythm from the tradition of Awo & entrain with us as we explore the magic of rhythm together.
YeYe B or Brigit Addison, LMT, Reiki Master was crowned Yeye by Babalawo Oleefee Omo Esu in the tradition of Awo in 2005. She’s a licensed massage therapist who has studied Swedish massage, shiatsu, aromatherapy & Reiki (Hawayo Takata) and worked with crystals & herbal incense. Brigit practices yoga & meditation. Over the last few years, she’s been quilting, sewing & learning to work with fabric dyes. Currently her passion is exploring the effects of vibration, particularly through drumming.
WELCOME BACK Wynnie Korup!!!!!! This will be Wynnie’s 2nd Hawkfest Workshop!!!! Don’t miss it!!!!!!
HOW TO OPEN A CAN OF WHOOP-ASS WITH ZILLS ~ Friday 3:00 p.m.
Wynnie Korup
This is a class of how to play zills (aka finger cymbals) in a festival drum circle setting. This is *not* the “tink-tinka-tink” of bellydance zilling. I teach how to play drum rhythms on zills to accompany and compliment the musicality of most any drum circle.
It is advisable to bring your own set; I will have eight pairs of practice zills available @ $8 per set. Bring your drum,too and we will jam out in class to show you how zilling can both hold the base beat as well as lead the meloldy. Zills can be heard over the sound of many drum voices – You’ll never fade into the background again!!
Since 1998 I have been a member of the Brushwood Community. In that time I’ve taught Mid-East style drumming and rhythms workshops at Sirius Rising and Starwood; additionally I’ve also taught at Pennsic. As a person who lives with a chronic pain illness (Fibromyalgia), and who still wants to drum, I have found great pleasure and satisfaction from playing Zills (aka finger cymbals). I invite you to join me in exploring the magic of this ancient art form AND expand your repotiore as a drummer/percussionist.
DRUMMERS PATH WORKSHOPS ~ Friday 8:00 p.m.
Alex Wedmedyk
“Drumming and dance are vehicles that heal the body and mind and keeps people strong. Earth Rhythm workshops provide a space for the creative spirit to grow.”
West African Drum Rhythms
Learn the many parts of a West African rhythm. Polyrhythms bring out the true power of the drums [1- 1.5 hr]
Instant Drumming
Play drums in four easy steps. With the power of sound participants will repeat patterns of sounds with minimal instruction. This is a shortcut to drumming, bypassing the cognitive process of learning and remembering. Its just about doing without thought getting in the way. [1.5hr]
Drummaking and Repair (call for pricing info 440-668-2298).
You can repair your existing drum (or have us do it) or you can assemble your own drum to completed form. New drums includes choosing your own natural wood drum shell and hide, complete assembly and a lesson in making “diamonds” to keep the drum tight and tuned. Prices will vary with the type of drum picked to construct. Standard repair cost for an existing drum is $50.00 plus the skin cost. [two 4hr segments]
Alex Wedmedyk is owner of Earth Rhythm, maker of fine crafted drums. He has artfully combined his need to run a business with facilitating self-healing and spiritual growth workshops, that use the power of rhythm. He is a Master Drummaker, Drummer, Workshop Facilitator, and Craftsman,.who relates to a wide range of human experience. He connects with compassion and deep understanding to the struggles and challenges of everyday life with a proactive, simple solution oriented methodology. In his workshop he integrates the powerful methods of shamanism, with ecstatic trance rhythms as well as rhythms for fun-fulfillment. In this process which he calls “Rhythmical Attunement”, Alex uses sound therapy (Cymatics) to help people shed their old patterns of ill health, dissatisfaction and dysfunction and realign their energy patterns to create a new healthy more complete self. “Our inner strengths and outer power are directly related to how well we move through our lives in rhythm.
Alex started his career as a professional craftsman in the early “70”s working in leather and marketing a a line of original brasscast belt buckles and then in sterling silver jewelry. In the early “90”s, he settled on making drums and drumming as his main form of creative expression. After having a spiritual awakening, he shifted his focus from business to finding the hidden secrets of rhythm. Alex has studied with many teachers and master drummers, over the past 15 years. He has performed and done workshops at many gatherings, schools, and public venues, and he has been a ritual drummer and various Earth Spirit Ceremonies.
Desert Rythms Dance
Sadira
I dance with Desert Rhythms dance troupe out of Rochester , NY. I specialize in Tribal Fusion, but my troupe is eclectic and draws on all style of Middle Eastern dance in our choreography. I have taught at Sirius Rising and Performed at Summerfest. My troupe performs all over the western NY area. We can be seen at the NY state fair and many other venues. I also teach at Goddess Hour in Rochester. I have been dancing all of my life. I joined a modern dance troupe in college doing contact improv. and with them did a special study in African dance. Over a decade ago I went to my first Starwood and discovered Middle Eastern dance. I fell in love with this ancient form of dance.
Yoga
Jeanne
Jeanne began her formal study and practice of yoga in 2003. She went on to become a certified teacher from Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health. In 2005 Jeanne received Kundalini awakening from Shri Anandi Ma and continues her immersion in the traditional Yogic lifestyle. Her practice includes Patanjali’s “eight limb path” of astanga yoga: yamas (restraints), niyamas (observations), asana (postures), pranayama (breath control), pratyahara (the conscious withdrawal from the agitation of the senses), dharana (concentration), dhyana (meditation), and samadhi (oneness).
Every class is tailored to the students present. No one needs to feel neglected or that they are not flexible enough or strong enough. You will learn to know your body with all it’s possibilities & limitations with acceptance and without judgement. You cannot enter the door of yoga without kindness and compassion for other” Changkya
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