Deep Listening, as developed by the American composer
Pauline Oliveros, explores the difference between the
involuntary nature of hearing and the conscious nature of
listening. The practice includes bodywork, sonic meditations,
and interactive performance, as well as 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.

In this workshop, participants will explore together the core
principles, practices, and philosophy of Deep Listening
through the three modalities: Listening through Sound,
Dreaming, and Movement. Deep Listening offers a wonderful
framework for people to get together, to create, improvise and
experiment together, and to experience freedom and
playfulness, all within the topic of listening, moving and sound-
making. A welcome side-effect of all this are the feelings of
peace and calm, and a shift in perspective in everyday life.