FULL SCHEDULE OF GLOBAL EVENTS
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00:00
02:00
Athens, Greece
with Natasa Chanta-Martin
Free online and offline screening of the body music short film '3 Tails' by Natasa Chanta-Martin
3Tails attempts to bridge body music and South Indian rhythmology as a way to track historical musical memory through the body. The online screening will run for 12 hours from midnight to noon UTC. The in-person screening will take place at 5pm.
03:00
00:00
Catimbau, Brasil
with Cacau Arcoverde
International Body Music Day & Yemanjá Day
O dia internacional da percussão corporal é realizado hoje 02 de fevereiro e Saudamos Yemanjá orixá das aguas. Com muita música de Body Music do Brasil e do mundo do acervo do mestre Keith Terry.
09:00
11:00
Athens, Greece
with Simone Mongelli
Body Music Open Class + Group Practice
A live Body Music class open to anyone, 11.00-12.00, followed by a Body Music Group Practice with my long-time students, 12.30-14.00. Participants to the open class can attend the Group Practice as spectators.
10:00
11:00
Grau de Gandía - Spain
with La Qris
Sesión abierta de Body Music por el Ullal
El 2 de febrero es el día de los Humedales y también el día Internacional del Body Music. Vamos a celebrar por todo lo alto estas efemérides con nuestros cuerpos en el Ullal. Estaremos de 11h a 12:30 en el Ullal de la Perla, por la parte trasera.
11:15
12:15
l'Eliana (Valencia), Spain
with Eva Domingo
body percussion workshop
Body percussion is a very fun practice where we will turn our body into a musical instrument. All proceeds will go to families affected by DANA.
12:00
15:00
Saint-Petersburg, Russia
with Ritm Pro ( Andrei Gorbunov & Olga Smotritskaya)
Body Percussion with Ritm Pro
Sit-down workshop where participants can feel connection to the groove of dance music by learning the choreography. "Ritm Pro" - duo of body percussionists with diverse urban dance background. Duration: 1 hour
12:00
09:00
Sao Paulo, Brazil
with Doug Goodkin
Orff Workshop
An Orff workshop that will include some Body Music, an acknowledgement of Keith and International Body Music Day and a moment of appreciation for Fernando Barbara in his home town.
13:00
10:00
Berlin, Brasília, Ciudad de México, Montevideo
with Bande Música Corporal, Barbatuques, Berlin Body Music Ensemble
International Exchange in Body Music: Brasil, Germany, Uruguay
Three groups tell about their recent events of exchanging their work in Europe and South America. Join in and hear our story! Participation via the zoom link at 10am Brasília local time.
14:00
11:00
São Paulo , Brasil
with Luis Perez
Ritmos Brasileiros na percussão corporal
Live de Percussão Corporal no qual vou falar sobre ritmos brasileiros e suas aplicações na percussão corporal. Body Percussion Live where I will talk about Brazilian rhythms and their applications in body percussion.
14:00
15:00
TOULOUSE, France
with Rebecca Stevendart
Chant pour tous - Body Music Celebration
I will facilitate a time of rhythm, body and voice to create conditions for collective improvisation. This meeting is inspired by : International Body Music Festival, Musica Do Circulo, Rhiannon & Margie Gillis "Murmuration".
15:00
12:00
São Paulo, Brasil
with Barbatuques
Show Barbatuques 25 years
SONGS 26 - André Hosoi Barbapapa's groove - Fernando Barba Baião Destemperado - Fernando Barba The songs in this video are part of the "Barbatuques 25 Years" show that toured Brazil in 2024, covering 15 Brazilian cities.
15:00
17:00
Athens, Greece
with PLAYGROUND for the arts
International Day of Body Music in Athens
Come join our annual event at PLAYGROUD for the arts in Athens! Jam, workshops, community and fun! More info to be announced soon via our facebook page.
16:00
19:00
İstanbul / Turkiye
with CheChe (KeKeÇa) with Chromas Choir
MELODIC BODY workshop & jam
Body percussion is combined with vocal melodies. Body sounds, movement mechanisms, melodic structures combine with improvisation, prepares a ground for participants to produce their own melodies and we turn into a moving polyphonic body orchestra.
17:00
18:00
Pergine Vals., Italy
with Collettivo Rosario
"Moresca del gatto" - Collettivo Rosario @CorpInFesta
Music: NCCP (Nuova Compagnia Canto Popolare) Collettivo Rosario at CorpInFesta, Body Music an Dance Festival - Rovereto (Italy) - December 2023 www.corpinfesta.it
18:00
12:00
Ciudad de México, Mexico
with Alexander Riedmüller
Taller de percusión corporal y canto
Exploraremos diferentes técnicas de música corporal en grupo. A través de palmadas, pisadas y sonidos vocales nuestro cuerpo se convierte en música. Taller libre y gratuito en el Kisoco del Pueblo en el Bosque Chapultepec (1a Sección) de 12 a 14hs.
18:00
20:00
Volos, Greece
with Body Avlaia Group
The Bodyrobic Session
Bodyrobic is a new approach in learning body percussion combining its basic exercises with aerobic activity!
18:30
20:30
Athens, Greece
with Yiota Peklari
CONNECTING BODY Documentary Premiere || Accessible for sensory impaired with English AD, ISL & English SDH
The film captures the personal experiences of the participants attending a CONNECTING BODY workshop during the pandemic. The workshop brings together social groups that rarely or never communicate using a non-verbal sound-kinetic language.
19:00
14:00
Québec, Canada
with Les Malchaussées
Performance and worshop
Les Malchaussées will be presenting 2 shows as well as a body percussion workshop in Ottawa during the Bal des Neiges. Perfomances will be at 14h00 and 16h00. The workshop will be at 17h30. 608-56 Sparks street, Ottawa, Ontario, K1P 5A9.
19:00
14:00
Laval, Canada
with Théâtre A Tempo
Concerto de Bruits qui Courent
Join us for an unforgettable performance of Concerto de Bruits qui Courent, presented by Théâtre A Tempo. The show culminates in a mesmerizing body percussion act, inspired by the International Body Music Festival (IBMF).
21:00
13:00
Oakland, California, USA
with Crosspulse
Free Fry Body Music Jam
Inspired by Fritura Livre in Brazil, we host a monthly Body Music Jam. Our February Free Fry will also celebrate International Day of Body Music - hosted by Bryan Dyer, Evie Ladin and Keith Terry. All levels welcome. By donation. Venue: Ashkenaz in Berkeley, California.
23:00
18:00
New York City, USA
with Max Pollak
Body Music & Tap Jam
A community gathering of body musicians, percussive dancers, and instrumentalists that takes place every first Sunday of the month in Queens, NY. This time it is entirely dedicated to the memory of Fernando Barba.
23:59
18:00
Encinitas, CA USA
with San Diego Circlesongs
Circlesongs & Collaborative Vocal Music - Sing, Play, Connect!
We will be exploring Circlesongs, Musica do Circulo, Rhiannon's Vocal River Ensemble Forms, and CVI. Play fun games that foster musicality, connection, collaboration, listening, and learn to express yourself authentically within community.
23:59
19:30
El Cerrito, CA USA
with Polina Skovoroda Shepherd & Kitka
From the Steppes to the Shtetl: A Yiddish and Slavic Folk Singing Workshop
NOTE: This event takes place on Monday, February 3 Broaden your singing horizons, and strengthen your embodied voice by exploring Yiddish and Slavic folk harmonies with Tatarstan-born, UK-based vocalist and choir director Polina Skovoroda Shepherd.