Workshop on the Importance of Listening
Deep Listening® is a creative philosophy and practice that encompasses sound and music, movement, and dreamwork. Listening is central to this practice, which stems from the life’s work of American composer and musician Pauline Oliveros, together with IONE and Heloise Gold.
The workshop includes a combination of movement exercises and listening meditations.
It’s free, and we’ll provide refreshments afterward.
Comfortable shoes are recommended, as we’ll be walking short distances.
About Björn Eriksson
Björn Eriksson is a sound improviser, sound designer, sound engineer, composer, and teacher. He has been playing and working with sound and music since childhood. At the age of four, he began creating improvised music and composing piano pieces. At the age of ten, he received a tape recorder as a birthday gift, which inspired his playing and listening. Since then, he has explored listening and sound in the fields of performance and electronic music, among others. Björn performs with Aleatoriska, the Great Learning Orchestra, the Avatar Orchestra Metaverse, DVN-EAO, and in other ensembles, as well as solo. He received his Deep Listening Certificate in 2015.
Spelrum – Umeå’s new cultural festival. The initiative is organized by Visit Umeå and the City of Umeå.
