LOWER MANHATTAN, NYC
songwrights apothecary lab (three)
wade ︎︎︎
Over 12 days of the Lower Manhattan S.A.L. we waded again into the on-flowing question “what do you/I/we most need a song for?”...these 6 new formwelas are emergent responses to that ever unfolding question.Wrought in collaboration with and guidance of Leonardo Genovese, Francisco Mela, Matthew Stevens, Aaron Burnett, Grant Jones, Nivi Ravi, Ganavya Doraiswamy, Britton Howard, Marisol Norris, Héloïse Darcq, Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, and The Clemente Soto.
Formwela 7
a sense of permission to close one’s eyes, and allow others to perceive that the listening faculty is fatigued.
For asserting the sanctity of receptivity, and/or a reminder to honor the dynamic labor of truly listening to, and/or conversing with, another speaking person.
Use to gently, -then if needed less gently, -then if that doesn’t work...quite fumingly- stop, slow, shift-the-track-of, and/or remove-oneself-from-the-path-of a drawn out talking train that’s become unscrupulously long, and singularly driven by a speaker un-noticing of diminishing conversational mutuality, and/or the listener(s)’ fatigue.
For asserting the sanctity of receptivity, and/or a reminder to honor the dynamic labor of truly listening to, and/or conversing with, another speaking person.
Use to gently, -then if needed less gently, -then if that doesn’t work...quite fumingly- stop, slow, shift-the-track-of, and/or remove-oneself-from-the-path-of a drawn out talking train that’s become unscrupulously long, and singularly driven by a speaker un-noticing of diminishing conversational mutuality, and/or the listener(s)’ fatigue.
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Formwela 8
a sound at ease, with no urge to move from that comfort place*.
For dissolving anxiety-induced tactics of self-regulation, into the dynamic buoyancy of a secure, comfy, and sane home-place. Use to support a sense of the one’s spirit being embraced and nursed to its fill in the bosom of a nurturing and constant connection.
*formwelated by Leo Genovese
For dissolving anxiety-induced tactics of self-regulation, into the dynamic buoyancy of a secure, comfy, and sane home-place. Use to support a sense of the one’s spirit being embraced and nursed to its fill in the bosom of a nurturing and constant connection.
*formwelated by Leo Genovese
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Formwela 9
the seduction beams of an enchanter/x/ress become scrambled in a force field of your-own-homies’-love-for-you surround-swirling to create a calm center for clear re-remembering of your own root of sacredness, cared-for-ness, eros-reservoir, and community.
Use as an amulet of protection to intercept the magnetism and/or seductive pull of someone tryna get high by luring your attention and/or attraction.
Use as an amulet of protection to intercept the magnetism and/or seductive pull of someone tryna get high by luring your attention and/or attraction.
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Formwela 10
via a public admission of how aggressive-seducing patterns sullied a clean, clear, purely offered gift of human intimacy, remorse waterizes and returns to source as the outpouring release of inventory-taking rinses and renews the heart
For grieving the consequences of, becoming more alert to, and dissolving one’s own romantic-entitlement tendencies.
For grieving the consequences of, becoming more alert to, and dissolving one’s own romantic-entitlement tendencies.
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