99 York Street, Kingston, ON
Saturday, November 16th
12pm to 3pm

Cost: $30-$50, sliding scale. Space is limited, so please consider booking early.

To reserve your spot: Register here or write to birdbonetheatre@gmail.com.

We will attend to the season of long dark nights by learning a variety of Slavic winter calendar and ritual polyphonic songs. Over the course of the three-hour workshop, participants will have the opportunity to learn 4 or 5 songs in a choral context, with support from Ekaterina, Aleksandra, and Alison, learn about the cultural context of each song, consider pronunciation and musical technique and sing together. We welcome beginner through advanced singers. While sheet music will be provided, you can also learn by listening and singing along. No experience with music reading or knowledge of Slavic languages required.

Ekaterina’s devotion to the music of Balkan, East Slavic, and Near East Cultures can be heard in her ensembles BLISK and Meden Glas. Her love for braiding traditional elements with alternative music are found in her work with folk metal group Protokult and Russian folk-rock band Katüsha. She is based in Toronto. www.ekatmusic.art

Birdbone Theatre makes puppet shows from scratch and plays them live for the young and the old. We strive to make puppet theatre that might become a house for beauty, for remembering old songs and stories, for wild imaginings and for laughter in hard times. www.birdbonetheatre.org