Seed Group open singing session, August 29 + Parvathy Baul, August 30

On Wednesday, August 29, we will hold a special session of the NYC Seed Group, open to all (and free). We will gather for refreshments starting at 7:15pm; singing will begin soon afterwards and run until around 9pm. Feel free to participate by watching or singing and dancing with us, as we lead through a series of songs drawn primarily from U.S. traditions.

The session will take place in The Balcony Theatre of the second floor of The Center at West Park in Manhattan.

It will be followed, the next night, by a rare U.S. performance by Parvathy Baul, master performer in the ancient Baul tradition from Bengal, at The Center at West Park – Thursday, August 30 at 7:30pm. Tickets and more info HERE.

–The Center at West Park. 165 W 86th Street, NY, NY // 1 to 86th or B/C to 81st // Enter the building by the main doors on Amsterdam Avenue.–

Transformation Festival

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The Seed Group was invited to share songs at the Transformation Festival on June 9: “The Transformation Festival brings together singers and musicians, trauma survivors, therapists, visual artists, spiritual healers, movement specialists, and others to perform and share strategies and … Continue reading →

Open Session, May 7, 2018

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After the open session…

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Photos by Rachel Berger.

Seed Group open session, 3/26

The Monday, March 26 session of the NYC Seed Group is free and open to all. We will gather for refreshments starting at 7:15pm; singing will begin soon afterwards and run until around 9pm. Feel free to participate by watching or singing and dancing with us, as we lead through a series of songs drawn primarily from U.S. traditions.

The session will take place in McAlpin Hall on the second floor of West Park Presbyterian Church in Manhattan.

165 W 86th Street, NY, NY // 1 to 86th or B/C to 86th // Enter the building by the small door on 86th Street.

 

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NYC Open Choir Movement 2016

Open Program at the Andrew Freedman Home: Living Culture in Action

Dear NYC,

Our friends from across the pond are back in NYC for more Open Choirs and other events at the Andrew Freedman Home and West-Park Presbyterian Church. The first Open Choir starts this Wednesday, October 5th at West-Park @ 7pm in the big sanctuary.  We hope the see you there!

For more information about the residency and the Open Program of the Workcenter of Jerzy Grotowski and Thomas Richards, follow the links! The Open Program  & Residency Dates. All events are free and open to the public.

 

NYC Open Choir Movement 2016!

Dear old friends and new,

The Open Program of the Workcenter of Jerzy Grotowski and Thomas Richards is back in NYC for a first, of two, residencies in 2016 at the Andrew Freedman Home in the Bronx.

OPEN PROGRAM AT THE ANDREW FREEDMAN HOME: LIVING CULTURE IN ACTION

We will be holding weekly Open Choir there, and also, at our home at West Park Presbyterian Church in Manhattan.

There will also be performances of THE HIDDEN SAYINGS, a potluck welcome called BREAKING BREAD, free classes at the Andrew Freedman Home called the OPEN PROGRAM STUDIO, a film screening, and we are reviving the successful  ONE DAY – A FESTIVAL from last fall, to bring together communities and music and dance under one roof!

For more detailed information, find the Open Program on Facebook.

Check out all the upcoming events below, see you soon!

The NYC Seed Group

Thank you!

To all of the friends old and new that joined us during the past two months of Open Choirs and other events — and to our friends from West-Park Presbyterian who hosted myriad events, our friends from St. Augustine who continue to shower us with their generosity and wisdom, and our friends from the Open Program who have now flown our coop: Thank you for singing with us, talking with us, eating with us… We look forward to the next time around.

(If you have anything you’d like to tell us or ask us, feel free to write us at: seedgroupnyc@gmail.com)

-The NYC Seed Group