The Shape of Sound

Each month, fanny kearse & a musical guest meet inside a 4D sound container, where words travel, music breathes & listening becomes physical. sound—at times improvised, at times composed—moves around & through the body, creating a room where language is no longer fixed on the page, but alive in motion.

The Third Thursday of the month, 7:00-8:30pm

February 19th - Kinfolk Nation

March 19th - As and When

April 16th - Desirée Dawson

Flow of the evening:6:30pm- doors open7pm- opening, acknowledgement & grounding7:15pm- the journey begins8:30pm- farewells & sweet dreams



**if cost is a barrier please reach out to Lobe directly - nobody will be turned away for lack of funds



ARTIST BIOS:

fanny kearse

fanny kearse, a Black-Queer-Jewish-Disabled human, is a recovering people-pleaser & overachiever. A late bloomer, dreamer & community tender, their art explores themes of self-reclamation & connection to land, grief as a guide, pain as a portal to the divine and the joy of unbecoming. In 2021 they won the Harold Green Theatre Monologue Competition. In 2023 fanny published their first book of poetry & prose. She holds an AiRs residency and sits on the boards of: Curtain Razors, All Bodies Dance Project and Black & Rural. You can find fanny curating multidisciplinary art experiences on the unceded, unsurrendered Coast Salish Territories where they are living out the wildest of their dreams with her co-creator at life and art, Que.


February 18th featuring: Kinfolk Nation

Kinfolk Nation, Lady Dia & Trophy are a musical duo currently exploring “The Birth of the New Jazz: the Sound of Ubuntu (I Am Because You Are)”. They are storytellers coming from the fars & beyond’s of the Kinfolk Nation; a creative tribe who carry storied spirit & song. “Last night I dreamt about taking over the world with the Kinfolk Nation. I know it sounds crazy, but it’s the best dream I’ve had in a while. We are Kinfolk Nation, free like the Negmawon & guided by the philosophy of Ubuntu. We are building a Nation! Everyone is welcome... but only if you have love ".


March 19th featuring: As and When

As And When is a duo featruing Thule van den Dam (she/her) and Hayley Sullivan McInerney (she/her). They create interdisciplinary work using elements of music, theatre, and design. By juxtaposing live performance and technological manipulation, they engage with how memories are constructed and transformed and how nostalgia for the mundane becomes transcendent.


Thule van den Dam is a classically trained violinist, composer, and dramaturg. Hayley Sullivan McInerney is an accomplished actor and has extensive experience with using technology and voice in composition. The synergy of these mediums – traditional and electronic, literary and embodied – elevates their artistic expression to new innovative methods. Following a showcase presentation with Tara Cheyenne Performance in 2023, they were invited back to do a Startle Reflex Residency in March, 2024.

April 16th featuring: Desirée Dawson

Desirée Dawson, is a JUNO-nominated recording artist, songwriter, producer and yoga teacher. Desirée is passionate about music’s role in collective healing, by encouraging listeners to find a connection within themselves and the people and land around them. Throughout her career, Desirée has been chosen for various high profile opportunities across the industry and been nominated and winning awards for her music. Whether performing solo with her baritone Ukulele, in harmony with her band or leading sound healing workshops, above all else, Desirée focuses on music as a healing experience and place for myself and my community.

We are so grateful to our promotional partners ALL Studio, Edna's Non-Alcoholic Cocktails, Microdays, Strathcona BIA and Vancouver Writers Festival for supporting this series.

To learn more about these wonderful organizations and participate in giveaways please head to social media @fannykearse @lobestudio