BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 CALSCALE:GREGORIAN PRODID:adamgibbons/ics METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VEVENT UID:21783@offbeat.amsterdam SUMMARY:earthly suns: workshop\, gathering\, and performance programme DTSTAMP:20260504T202004Z DTSTART:20260626T120000Z DTEND:20260626T200000Z DESCRIPTION:A two-part program that centers the plant-ally Saint-John’s-Wor t and the queer\npoetics it offers. Join artists Sasa Ghanem-Chaney\, Jule s Davis-Dufayard\, and\nA.E.Z Pinay for an afternoon of queer collective c are. In the evening there will\nbe a special gathering with plant offering s\, a sonic mediation\, and a concert by\nQueer Choir Amsterdam.\n\nearthl y suns is a multidisciplinary research project\, developed by Jules\nDavis -Dufayard and Sasa Ghanem-Chaney\, that departs from a shared love towards \nthe plant Saint-John’s-Wort\, and a shared love for communal singing. To gether\nthey have embarked on a long-term research around this plant-ally since summer\n2025\, inspired by the queer poetics it offers as it grows p owerful and unnoticed\nbetween Amsterdam’s pavements. They hope to develop land and body based seasonal\npractices which are relevant to the current context of late-stage racial\ncapitalism\, and which can contribute to th e physical\, emotional and spiritual\nnourishment of current social change movements. This research takes form through\nherbalism\, storytelling\, t rauma-informed care practices\, and vocal somatics\n(Deep Listening). The earthly suns workshop and gathering emerge from their\nresearch and collec tive practices. \n\nearthly suns – workshop14:00 – 18:00\n\nJules Davis-Du fayard and Sasa Ghanem-Chaney invite you for an afternoon of queer\ncollec tive care centering the plant-ally Saint-John’s-Wort (SJW). During this\nw orkshop they will share knowledge around what SJW has to offer in terms of \nphysical and mental healing\, as well as take inspiration from its resil ient\ngrowth through Amsterdam’s urban landscape. They will share tools fr om\nherbalism\, plant symbolism\, somatics\, collective singing\, and voca l meditation\nworking towards community healing and care strategies. Speci al guest A.E.Z.\nPinay will also intervene and invite the group into his g rieving practice in the\nform of choral mourning. In his work he explores the rhythmicality of sobs and\nsighs\, and the melody of moans and laments \, as well as the seemingly impossible\ntask to establish a framework that properly allows sorrow to flow.\n\nThe workshop is followed by a simple d inner\, between 18h – 19h\, prepared by\nmaria khatchadourian (only for wo rkshop participants). After the dinner an event\nwill follow with a large scale collective sonic meditation\, and a concert by\nQueer Choir Amsterda m. Separate tickets are available for the evening programme.\n\nThe worksh op ticket includes the possibility to stay for the evening programme.\nYou can note your participation when you purchase your ticket. \n\nearthly su ns – gathering and performance program 20:00 – 22:00\n\nJoin us for an eve ning of queer joy centering the plant-ally Saint-John’s-Wort\n(SJW). Sasa and Jules will open the evening with an introduction to their\nresearch\, offering Saint-John’s-Wort tea and oil for hand massage. The audience\nwil l be invited into a collective sonic meditation\, followed by a concert by \nQueer Choir Amsterdam. \n\nWorkshop Price: €20 Student/Solidarity: €15\n \nEvening programme (from 20:00): €7.50 Student/Solidarity: €5\n\nBuy your ticket via Eventbrite page\n[https://www.eventbrite.nl/e/earthly-suns-wor kshop-gathering-and-performance-tickets-1988750346823?aff=erellivmlt].\n\n Accessibility info: Herbal safety: Consumption of Saint-John’s Wort tea or \nmassage oils during the evening is entirely optional. Saint-John’s Wort is a\npowerful plant\, and can weaken the effect of certain medications. P lease read\nthis one-page document before consuming Saint-John’s Wort: sid e effects and\ncontraindications\n[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1F5f bdPQT8VnHflVBwYtGV5veyGW-2OFEJHqoz7AEhmE/edit?usp=sharing].\n\nWheelchair access: W139 is spread over two floors. The workshop\, dinner\, and\neveni ng events will all happen on the ground floor\, which is wheelchair\nacces sible. Our toilets are located on the first floor\, which can only be\nrea ched via stairs. The nearest wheelchair accessible public toilets can be\n found at Krasnapolsky Hotel\, 150m away\, at the start of the road (Dam Sq uare).\nFor other questions regarding the accessibility of the building\, please contact\ninfo@w139.nl.\n\nSeating: There will be chairs\, benches\, or cushions available for everyone\, as\nwell as blankets. Feel free to b ring your own blanket\, stand\, move around\, and\ncome in and out as your body needs.\n\nSound: The event will be held in English. There will be no sound amplification\nfor the workshop nor the concert. Audience members w ill be invited to join in on\nthe singing for some parts of the concert\, this is entirely optional. \n\nCovid/infection safety: We ask everyone to do a covid self-test before entering\nthe event space. There will be self- tests and face-masks available for free/on\ndonation at the entrance of W1 39. Make sure not to consume food or drinks for\n30min before testing\, an d to allow 15min for your test result to show. Mask\nwearing is encouraged .\n\nNegative results for such self-tests are unfortunately only ~75% reli able\n(whilst positive results are ~95% reliable)\, and all viruses are a risk for\nimmunocompromised folks. Therefore\, if you are experiencing any covid/cold/flu\nsymptoms on the day of the event\, we will be sorry to mi ss you\, but ask that you\nstay home and join us at a later public event o f the series. Please email\nmargarita@w139.nl to cancel your booking so we can offer your spot to someone\nelse.\n\nUnfortunately\, the budget for t his event doesn’t allow for translation\, sign\nlanguage interpretation\, or live image description. \n\nThis event is part of a series of three pro grams\, which will each have slightly\ndifferent accessibility. We hope yo u can join us again in the future. Please\nemail julesdavisdufayard@gmail. com [julesdavisdufayard@gmail.com] with ‘SJW mail\nlist’ in the email titl e to be kept informed about future events.\n\nThe ticket sales will go tow ards covid tests\, masks\, and materials. If the cost\nis a barrier\, plea se email julesdavisdufayard@gmail.com\n[julesdavisdufayard@gmail.com]   URL:https://offbeat.amsterdam/event/earthly-suns-workshop-gathering-and-per formance-programme GEO:52.3737514;4.8959885 LOCATION:W139 - Warmoesstraat 139\, 1012 JB Amsterdam STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:amsterdam-centrum,capitalism,community,concert,dinner,event,food ,live,meditation,oude kerk,performance,plants,queer,storytelling,workshop X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

A two-part program that centers the plant-a lly Saint-John’s-Wort and the queer poetics it offers. Join artists Sasa G hanem-Chaney, Jules Davis-Dufayard, and A.E.Z Pinay for an afternoon of qu eer collective care. In the evening there will be a special gathering with plant offerings, a sonic mediation, and a concert by Queer Choir Amsterda m.

earthly suns is a multidisciplinary research project, de veloped by Jules Davis-Dufayard and Sasa Ghanem-Chaney, that departs from a shared love towards the plant Saint-John’s-Wort, and a shared love for c ommunal singing. Together they have embarked on a long-term research aroun d this plant-ally since summer 2025, inspired by the queer poetics it offe rs as it grows powerful and unnoticed between Amsterdam’s pavements. They hope to develop land and body based seasonal practices which are relevant to the current context of late-stage racial capitalism, and which can cont ribute to the physical, emotional and spiritual nourishment of current soc ial change movements. This research takes form through herbalism, storytel ling, trauma-informed care practices, and vocal somatics (Deep Listening). The earthly suns workshop and gathering emerge from their resear ch and collective practices. 

earthly suns – workshop14:00 – 18:00

Jules Davis-Dufayard and Sasa Ghanem-Chaney inv ite you for an afternoon of queer collective care centering the plant-ally Saint-John’s-Wort (SJW). During this workshop they will share knowledge a round what SJW has to offer in terms of physical and mental healing, as we ll as take inspiration from its resilient growth through Amsterdam’s urban landscape. They will share tools from herbalism, plant symbolism, somatic s, collective singing, and vocal meditation working towards community heal ing and care strategies. Special guest A.E.Z. Pinay will also intervene an d invite the group into his grieving practice in the form of choral mourni ng. In his work he explores the rhythmicality of sobs and sighs, and the m elody of moans and laments, as well as the seemingly impossible task to es tablish a framework that properly allows sorrow to flow.

The worksho p is followed by a simple dinner, between 18h – 19h, prepared by maria kha tchadourian (only for workshop participants). After the dinner an event wi ll follow with a large scale collective sonic meditation, and a concert by Queer Choir Amsterdam. Separate tickets are available for the evening pro gramme.

The workshop ticket includes the possibility to stay for the evening programme. You can note your participation when you purchase your ticket. 

earthly suns – gathering and performance prog ram 20:00 – 22:00

Join us for an evening of queer joy cente ring the plant-ally Saint-John’s-Wort (SJW). Sasa and Jules will open the evening with an introduction to their research, offering Saint-John’s-Wort tea and oil for hand massage. The audience will be invited into a collect ive sonic meditation, followed by a concert by Queer Choir Amsterdam.  ;

Workshop Price: €20 Student/Solidarity: €15

Evening programme (from 20:00): €7.50 < strong>Student/Solidarity: €5

Buy your ticket via Eventbrite page.

Accessibility info: Herbal safety: Consumption of Saint-John’s Wort tea or massage oils during the evening is entirely op tional. Saint-John’s Wort is a powerful plant, and can weaken the effect o f certain medications. Please read this one-page document before consuming Saint-John’s Wort: side effects and cont raindications.

Wheelchair access: W139 is sprea d over two floors. The workshop, dinner, and evening events will all happe n on the ground floor, which is wheelchair accessible. Our toilets are loc ated on the first floor, which can only be reached via stairs. The nearest wheelchair accessible public toilets can be found at Krasnapolsky Hotel, 150m away, at the start of the road (Dam Square). For other questions rega rding the accessibility of the building, please contact info@w139.nl.

< p>Seating: There will be chairs, benches, or cushions ava ilable for everyone, as well as blankets. Feel free to bring your own blan ket, stand, move around, and come in and out as your body needs.

Sound: The event will be held in English. There will be no s ound amplification for the workshop nor the concert. Audience members will be invited to join in on the singing for some parts of the concert, this is entirely optional. 

Covid/infection safety: We ask everyone to do a covid self-test before entering the event space. There will be self-tests and face-masks available for free/on donation at the entrance of W139. Make sure not to consume food or drinks for 30min be fore testing, and to allow 15min for your test result to show. Mask wearin g is encouraged.

Negative results for such self-tests are unfortunat ely only ~75% reliable (whilst positive results are ~95% reliable), and al l viruses are a risk for immunocompromised folks. Therefore, if you are ex periencing any covid/cold/flu symptoms on the day of the event, we will be sorry to miss you, but ask that you stay home and join us at a later publ ic event of the series. Please email margarita@w139.nl to cancel your book ing so we can offer your spot to someone else.

Unfortunately, the bu dget for this event doesn’t allow for translation, sign language interpret ation, or live image description. 

This event is part of a seri es of three programs, which will each have slightly different accessibilit y. We hope you can join us again in the future. Please email julesdavisdufayard@gmail.com with ‘SJ W mail list’ in the email title to be kept informed about future events.

The ticket sales will go towards covid tests, masks, and materials. I f the cost is a barrier, please email julesdavisdufayard@gmail.com  

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