Next Events
What to Keep?
Wednesday, November 5 from 4-6 PM
Wednesday, November 12 from 4-6 PM
Wednesday, November 19 from 4-6 PM
Mooove Voice
Thursday, November 13 from 6-8 PM
Past events: Mooove Voice 5.17.24 + 3.15-6.12.25 Tending to the Mother in Me 5.23-6.07.25 Screen Test 9.21.22 + 10.18.23 + 4.05.25 FRUTAS 10.23-11.13-12.11.23 + 2.26-4.15-6.17-8.19-10.21-12.09.24 A Girly Show 10.4-10.5.24 On the Edge 9.26.24 Rising Up Angry 11.20.23 *between the tongue and the taste* 4.19-5.17-6.21-7.19-8.16-9.20.23 In the Future Something Will Have Happened 9.1-9.2.23 Where yo Wurkz/Where yo Mental 8.18.23 Reading the Landscape 9.28-11.02-12.07.22 + 1.11-5.31.23 The Collective Mending Sessions 3.25.23 Ende, Taul, Yu 10.18.22 BOUNDARYMIND 5.28.22 Drift 9.25-10.16.21 In-betweening 7.23.21 Twin Cities 3.29-5.9.21
Featuring Mark Alcazar Diaz, Christopher Corey Allen, Crystal Beiersdorfer, Lichen Bouboushian, Jared Brown, Maddie Brucker, Ruth K. Burke, Salome Chasnoff, Ben Creech, Leslie Crum, Shir Ende, Eliza Fernand, Noa Micaela Fields, Ellie Durko Finch, FRUTAS, E. Mar Garcia, Rojo Génesis, Ali Georgescu, Amber Ginsberg, Laura Glover Rivera, Laura Goldstein, Sky Goodman and Cris War, Remy Guzman, Andres L. Hernandez, HIJACK, Felicia Holman, Michael James, Linda Jankowska, Lucky Pierre, Hyeji Kang, Mel Keiser, Tracie Kunzika, Maya Lea, JeeYeun Lee, Elaine Lemieux, Ro(b)//ert Lundberg, Matt Martin, Regina Martinez, Lynneah McCarrell, AJ McClenon, Kristin McWharter, Ana Mercado, Mitch Monroy, Sofía Moreno, Laleh Motlagh, Craig Neeson, blake nemec, Kim Nucci and Driven Arts Collective, Lola Ayisha Ogbara, Willy Palomo, Mina Patel, Alan Perry, Carissa Pinckney, Klaus Pinter, Ruby Que, Catherine Reinhart, Jordan Rosenow, Christine Shallenberg, Karen Sherman, Anna Marie Shogren, Aurora Tabar, TAITAI xTina, Ramin Takloo-Bighash, Jane Tao, Oona Taper, Paige Taul, Gizeh Trejo, Tianjiao Wang, Loraine Wible, Katherine Young, Cherrie Yu, Sara Zalek, Gwyneth Zeleny Anderson, and visitor-participants.
What to Keep?
(a talk circle guided by Carole McCurdy)
Berger Park Cultural Center
6205 N Sheridan Road, Chicago IL
Fall Sessions
Wednesday, November 5 from 4-6 PM
Wednesday, November 12 from 4-6 PM
Wednesday, November 19 from 4-6 PM
We all own physical items—clothing, photographs, mementos, to name a few—that we aren't sure what to do with. We may no longer use or even see them on a regular basis. Some may feel burdensome and hard to think about.
This is an invitation to talk about such items, to think aloud about what you want or need to keep . . . and what you want or need to let go of.
Our supportive talk circle will encourage discussion of:
- things that hold stories about you or loved ones;
- things that you’ve intended to sift through (and maybe discard) for a long time, but it’s been too overwhelming;
- things that you absolutely need to hold on to, or save for others;
- things that are hiding away in storage, and who even knows what they are;
- things that you’ve already discarded, and how you managed it.
Our talk circle can allow for silence as well. The main goal is to share our experiences and ideas without any judgment or advice or insistence on solutions. Talking and listening together may help us find our individual solutions at our own pace. In other words, no pressure! If you have questions, please reach out to us!
Carole McCurdy is a Chicago-based artist whose work addresses grief and anxiety, duty and resistance, and the absurd mysteries of embodiment. She has performed at spaces including the Chicago Cultural Center, Epiphany Dance, Links Hall, Hamlin Park, High Concept Laboratories, Defibrillator Gallery, and Movement Research (NY). She received a 2016 Lab Artist award from the Chicago Dancemakers Forum and was a Fall 2016 Sponsored Artist at High Concept Laboratories, Chicago. She created and directed an ensemble piece, WAVER, with support from Chicago Dancemakers Forum, High Concept Labs, and 3Arts Chicago. Recently, she created Just Passing Through (2022) and Death Cleaning (2024) at Roman Susan. For more information, please visit carolemccurdy.com.
These events are being shared at Berger Park Cultural Center as part of Movement Studies – a programming series investigating social and environmental transitions.
Elaine Lemieux and Sara Zalek
Mooove Voice
Berger Park Cultural Center
6205 N Sheridan Road, Chicago IL
Next Workshop RSVP
Thursday, November 13 at 6 PM
Mooove Voice combines classical vocal techniques with fundamental Butoh exercises, exploring the physical sensations of vocal sounds in our bodies and in the space around us. We work up to group improvisational scores by playfully passing sound and movement in simple patterns. No experience necessary, all are welcome!
RSVP now to ensure a spot at the next Mooove Voice. Walk-ins are encouraged as well; if we are at capacity, you will be placed first for the next event. Mooove Voice will last 90 minutes. This event will take place on the third floor of the building, up three flights of stairs. Participants will be asked to remove their shoes to enter the space. Parking is limited in the area – CTA, ride share, biking encouraged!
Elaine Lemieux, mezzo-soprano, received Master’s and Post-Master’s degrees in Music Interpretation in Voice from the University of Montreal, Québec. Elaine has been teaching singing for more than 20 years. As a music lover and voice teacher, she feels that her responsibilities are to help young children, teenagers and adults to discover their vocal and singing abilities in a natural and healthy manner. She is the founder of VOIX-DE-VIVRE.
Sara Zalek (@01saratonin) is a transdisciplinary artist, producer, and curator. Rooted in physical investigations of trauma, resilience, and transformation, their work is intimate, raw, poetic. They make performances into learning situations, workshops, and sensing environments to encourage thoughtful interpersonal connections. They have performed and curated performances at the Chicago Cultural Center, High Concept Labs, Elastic Arts, Experimental Sound Studio, Links Hall, Lumpen Radio, dfbrl8r, Urban Guild in Kyoto, Japan, and so many more.
This event is being shared at Berger Park Cultural Center as part of Movement Studies – a programming series investigating social and environmental transitions.