1:00PM - “Listening/Responding - Sensing/Offering” A workshop with Scott McPheeters and Julian Loida

In this workshop we will gently transform impulse and desire into action. Arrive in the space with us and be led through a series of movement and sound meditations designed to awaken sensation and expand your movement potential. Come experiment with new ways of being in physical conversation with space, sound, and one another. This workshop will be supported with live music by Julian Loida. *No prior dance experience required*



3:00PM - Vibrations: A Performance with Scott McPheeters and Julian Loida

Called “one of the Boston music scene's most valuable players” by The Art Fuse, Julian Loida is a percussionist, composer, and producer. Loida’s musical curiosity and open-mindedness has propelled him towards a wide-range of sounds, genres, and artistic endeavors. He’s performed jazz, folk, and classical, collaborating with dancers, visual artists, songwriters/composers, and musicians of all stripes. The thirst to participate in and experience this range of sounds is partly a product of Loida’s synesthesia. Music is a full- body experience for him, with sounds often invoking involuntary sensations of color, texture, or even taste.

Now out touring and celebrating his upcoming record release on May 19th called Giverny, Loida shares music from his upcoming record as well as past works in collaboration with Maine based dancer Scott McPheeters. The two met at Blue in Portland and quickly began collaborating with a piece for the dance studio at Bowdoin College. "It can be rare to meet another artist who seems to be on your same wavelength, or vibrating at the same rate as you in life. When you find that, magic happens" says Loida.

Workshop $20 | Performance $15 | Workshop and Performance $30

Fees not included