Every summer it has become somewhat a tradition for many creatures of all kinds to migrate to Ferropolis for three days of (homo-)heterotopia at Whole Festival. We couldn’t be happier to be invited again to join this beautiful chaos of bodies and minds coming together for 3 days.

With such a plethora of offerings, there’s no one way to do Whole. For the many of us whose last year has been marked by intense grief, we held our loved ones closer, danced hard, and fought for our shared values even harder. We remembered our queer and trans kin now in the ancestor realm, and vowed to continue our work in their honour. New friendships were forged, solidifying solidarity through a shared vision of liberation. On the last day we landed on a beautifully lit temple of ambient for a sonic seance that will be remembered as one where you bewitched us with poems, stories and chants, while so many proudly wore their tears, keffiyehs, fists and dreams.

We started our 6 hour sonic journey with a soothing opening vocal meditation hosted by Singen3000 choir leader George Adje tuning our collective voice to receive the frequencies and words offered after. Our sets were interspersed with powerful and personal readings organised by Thawra, with Enana, Hussein, Tayo, Nicolas Shatleh and Zaina. Mmakgosi transformed the space through their body’s language and presence, until we held a closing procession to João Carinho’s floral altar honouring our lost loved ones.

Thank you to Keira for your support and organising expertise, and to Billy Ruth and Nes for tenderly caring for the space and our guests. Thank you Whole Festival for your trust and for allowing us to hold this space for grief among celebration. We loved weaving the sonic threads that embraced us that afternoon into evening, through the warm sun and shining moon, as the festival came to a close.

love, lou and marum

emotions, ineffable we begin with a sound,

a call, a gasp, a whimper, a groan, a cry, a moan, an utterance

As we ride waves of grief that turn to sorrow, that turn to joy, that turn to laughter, that turn to tears once more, we gather again at planeta manas. on a warm summer sunday evening we will begin our next all-night sonic seance, giving space to emotions beyond words and pre-verbal longings.

How can the voice give way to new (un)doings, vocalising as a means of expressing the inarticulatable? after several years of dreaming this occasion, we're glad to be bringing our dear friend, musician and vocalist Lyra Pramuk for a unique triangulation of sharing vocal explorations, music and other sounds, words, energy and sensorial delights.

We will gather in the early evening to catch the last rays, serving a fresh meal while feasting on sonic delights before diving into a restful slumber-dream space. You're invited to bring your own rug, slippers, blankets and any other cosy things you may desire. Feel free to contribute with a photo or another offering for our altar to honour lost loved ones.

Tickets available here.

emotions, ineffable we begin with a sound,

a call, a gasp, a whimper, a groan, a cry, a moan, an utterance

As we ride waves of grief that turn to sorrow, that turn to joy, that turn to laughter, that turn to tears once more, we gather again at planeta manas. on a warm summer sunday evening we will begin our next all-night sonic seance, giving space to emotions beyond words and pre-verbal longings.

How can the voice give way to new (un)doings, vocalising as a means of expressing the inarticulatable? after several years of dreaming this occasion, we're glad to be bringing our dear friend, musician and vocalist Lyra Pramuk for a unique triangulation of sharing vocal explorations, music and other sounds, words, energy and sensorial delights.

We will gather in the early evening to catch the last rays, serving a fresh meal while feasting on sonic delights before diving into a restful slumber-dream space. You're invited to bring your own rug, slippers, blankets and any other cosy things you may desire. Feel free to contribute with a photo or another offering for our altar to honour lost loved ones.

Tickets available here.

As we ride through waves of grief, we search for solace in collective vibration and attunement.

Join us for our next infinity rug, where familial and fresh threads will be woven together over a circadian cycle, to allow for a deep dive into a myriad of sound touches. Haptic to aural ripples, from the surface of the skin to the subconscious realm of dreams.

Bring your rug from home and join our rug constellation, for a collective practice of resonance, from sunset to sunrise.

Tickets available here.

Grateful to have the support of Berliner Projektfonds Urbane Praxis

There will be an opening window from 18h–20h in which you can arrive, and we will serve dinner during this time. After that, no late admissions will be accepted. We will have two spaces activated during the night. On the resonance floor, we wish to instigate a non-verbal spell as a way of exploring the myriad other ways in which we can attune with the sound and each other. Underground in the cave of murmurs, a space inhabited by playful entities throughout the night, it will be possible to speak verbally for those who wish to – sadly this lower space is not wheelchair accessible. Still, the rest of the space will be. We will have DSL interpreters during the dinner and initial welcome.

Communication and Sound The event will have a non-verbal focus. The event will have German Sign Language Interpretation. There will be a well-lit space for people to see the interpretation. We will mark a space for people to sit and feel stronger bass and low frequencies. Earplugs are available for free.

Access to Building SAVVY Contemporary is a ground floor building with a large toilet built for wheelchair use and several all-gender toilet stalls. The entrance and hallway doors on the first floor are 2,20m wide. The door to the bathroom is 95cm wide. infinity rug music will take place on the ground floor. Some elements of the performance will take place in the basement level, which is accessible only by stairs.

Transportation SAVVY Contemporary is 120 metres away from the nearest U-Bahn station, S+U Bahnhof Wedding. This station has two elevators. Check http://brokenlifts.org/stationen?station=wedding to stay up to date on their condition. The nearest bus stations are Berlin Nettelbeckplatz/S Wedding, Bus Lines 147/247. The nearest free public parking lot is 500 meters away at Pankstr. 29.

Other Information There will be wardrobes near the entrance but please be aware that it will be self-managed and leaving items there will be at your own risk.

During this sonic seance we will draw inspiration from the concept of the seance, a word derived from the French, meaning 'to sit', or 'a session', referring to occasions where spiritualists would gather to commune with the deceased. During the late 1800's - early 1900's, seances enjoyed their peak of popularity before inevitably becoming associated with fraudulent activity. Recent resurgence in interest can be linked to New Age movements where adherents are more inclined to believe in the ability to raise the consciousness of all involved, rather than only of a select few occupying the role of a medium. It is in this vein that we hold our sonic seances.

We believe that through the sharing of particular frequencies, words, gestures and engaging in collective deep listening and dream practices we can collectively arrive at new realisations, new ways of being-together and relating with ourselves and others - in this realm and beyond.

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