Irish Keening Workshop

902 4th Avenue,Bethlehem PA 18018

16 April, 2022

Description

Learn the traditional Celtic practice of wailing in grief over a dead body at a funeral Keening was a traditional Celtic practice of wailing in grief over a dead body at a funeral. In this full-day workshop, choreographer Annie Wilson will share the history of keening and then lead participants through a “keening” practice that she developed over the past 3 years, inspired by this ancient tradition, and incorporating improvisational dance and theater. Keening offers an opportunity to acknowledge the power of the historical moment, and a chance to vocalize together— connecting us physically without touching. Please note that this workshop may bring up strong emotions. Keening may be therapeutic, but it is not intended to be therapy. From Philadelphia, PA, Annie Wilson is a choreographer, director, writer, musician, and performer. She is a 2017 Pew Fellow and an incubated artist at Headlong. Her work has been presented by Fringearts, Bryn Mawr College, JACK, thirdbird, and the Center for Performance Research. For more information on Annie, please visit her website at http://www.theanniewilson.com/. She has gotten a lot of her information on the history of keening from Dr. Mary McLaughlin: https://www.marymclaughlin.com/