2019 Continuums of Service Conference

Comprised of singers from Mexico, the US, and around the world, Common Ground Voices “aims to generate a meaningful collaboration through music; to explore and create music of shared human values and aspirations; to contribute to community music as an exercise of non-violence; and to utilize music as a springboard for a meaningful discussion about social and political change, within the group as well as with the society in general.” In this workshop, participants will encounter a variety of multi-dimensional listening practices embedded into the very fabric of the ensemble’s work, including core activities meant to build empathy and invoke a vision of a yet-to-be world. These activities include a variety of active listening exercises, Theater of the Oppressed games, healing circles, and reflective dialogue. Perhaps most significantly, these activities invite participants to become present to themselves, each other, and the world. This presence could be seen as a spiritual practice of connecting, a making space for genuine relationships to be made.