Freewaves Presents: HEAL HEAR HERE

Freewaves

A reparative afternoon of collective care featuring live performances, artworks, interactive installations, workshops, and processions.

Los Angeles State Historic Park

<h2>H﻿ow do you heal?</h2><p><strong>On Saturday, May 20, 2023, LA Freewaves and 30 art organizations present "HEAL HEAR HERE"</strong> a FREE public healing art event that will feature artistic works, practices, and performances to create a multi-sensory, multicultural environment encouraging Los Angeles to break out of isolation and into a reparative afternoon of collective care in Yaanga, the homelands of the Tongva/Gabrielino/Gabrieleños.</p><p>The event will involve Indigenous-informed opening and closing ceremonies, an ancestral walking tour, a labyrinth with listening, dancing, drumming circles, art workshops, meditation sessions, poetry readings, performance art, community chorus, multi-sensory processions, roaming singing, chimes, a star garden, a community sculpture, tea serving, bike rides, and more.</p><h3>A﻿rtists + Collectives: </h3><p>Gloria Enedina Alvarez &amp;  Darren J. de Leon &amp; Sara Harris Ben-Ari, Ashley Blakeney, Lauren Bon, Tina Calderon &amp; Sharon Chohi Kim &amp; Joel Garcia &amp; Debra Scacco, Ching Ching Cheng &amp; Amanda Sutton Artsy, Amy Chiao, Alison De La Cruz (DeLa) &amp;  D’Lo, Jenna Didier &amp; Khayra Mentado, Patricia Fernández, Bee Harris, Lez Bats (Sandra de la Loza &amp; Jess Gudiel), Marcos Lutyens, Maria Maea, Elana Mann &amp; AF31RM &amp; Ni Santas &amp; She Loves Collective &amp; Tomorrow Girls Troop, KA McMahon &amp; Sewing Circle, Micah Moch &amp;  Diana Wallace, Thinh Nguyen, Ni Santas, Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs &amp; Community Chorus &amp; Tang Ling, One Grain of Sand/Beth Peterson, Queer Spa Network, Linda Ravenswood de Montano &amp;  Adolfo Guzman-Lopez, Adee Roberson, Sarah Roselena, hannah rubin, Shine Muwasi, Micaela Tobin &amp; Adam Starkopf, and Fabian Wagmister.</p><h3>O﻿rganizations: </h3><p>Armory Center for the Arts, artworxLA, Center for Study of Political Graphics, Clockshop, Coaxial Arts Foundation, Craft Contemporary, Crenshaw Dairy Mart, Dublab, Fulcrum Arts, Gyopo, LA Artcore, LA Contemporary Archive, LA Commons, LA Freewaves, Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions (LACE),  LAND (Los Angeles Nomadic Division),  LA Poverty Department, LA River Public Art Project, LA River State Park Partners, LA State Historic Park, Metabolic Studio, Museum of Jurassic Technology, Project 1521, Self Help Graphics, UCLA-REMAP-cheLA- Pedilucio, and UCLArts &amp; Healing.</p><p></p><p>Save the date and join us as we soothe + connect + harmonize + toast + scream + hum + dismantle + sing + rock + breathe + move + meditate + walk together.</p><p></p><p>LA State Historic Park is located near the metro, buses, bike routes, and parking. ADA compliant.</p><p>T﻿his event is made possible with support from the Los Angeles Department of Mental Health, the California Mental Health Services Authority (CalMHSA), and the California Mental Health Services Act (Proposition 63).</p><p>F﻿or more information, visit <a href="http://freewaves.org/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"><strong>freewaves.org</strong></a></p>

Agenda

with Tina Calderon, Sharon Chohi Kim, Fulcrum Arts, Joel Garcia, and Debra Scacco

Opening Ceremony

with Elana Mann, AF31RM, Ni Santas, She Loves Collective, Tomorrow Girls Troop + The Woman’s Building

Procession

with Ping Ho, Diana Wallace and Micah Moch + UCLArts & Healing

Drumming & Movement Workshop

with Fabian Wagmister, Ludic Motility + REMAP (UCLA)

Collective Creativity Bicycling (Cycle 1)

with Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs & Tany Ling / Community Chorus / Feminist Center for Creative Work

Chorus

with LA Poverty Department Performers / LA Poverty Dept

Participatory Performance 

with Lez Bats (Sandra de la Loza & Jess Gudiel) / LA Freewaves

Shadow Dream Bundle Workshop 

with Ashley Blakeney / Crenshaw Dairy Mart

Sound Journey

with Gloria Enedina Alvarez and Darren J. de Leon / Project 1521

Poetry Readings

with Fabian Wagmister / Ludic Motility / REMAP (UCLA)

Collective Creativity Bicycling (Cycle 2)

Drum Procession

with One Grain of Sand / Beth Peterson / LA Commons

Puppet Procession

with Linda Ravenswood de Montano, Adolfo Guzman-Lopez, Sara Harris Ben-Ari

with Micaela Tobin with Adam Starkopf / Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions

Music Performance

with Thinh Nguyen / Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions

Chant

with Adee Roberson & Anna Luisa Petrisko / LAND

Activation of Adee's Sculpture

with Sharon Chohi Kim / Fulcrum Arts / Joel Garcia, Debra Scacco

Closing Ceremony

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