Songs of Sardigna: International Songwriting Retreat _ 2° incontro _

All songs happen somewhere: Come write songs in a Mediterranean mountain village, surrounded by cobble-stoned streets, rich musical traditions and artisanal food in a thriving agricultural village renowned for its singing tradition and hospitality.

This is an intensive, weeklong songwriting workshop and yoga retreat offered on the Italian island of Sardinia, Italy in the picturesque village of Santu Lussurgiu (Santu Lussurzu). Workshop features daily songwriting assignments and guided mentoring from instructors, morning yoga classes, nightly song circles, and a final performance held in the village square (piazza) and open to all village residents. The experience also includes an introduction to traditional Sardinian food including daily catered lunches (the main meal in Sardinia), exposure to traditional Sardinian singing (including a singing workshop with an internationally recognized singing Cuncordu), immersion in the language and culture of this fiercely independent, semi-sovereign island, and a visit to the ocean, some 15 miles from the village. Workshop is located in the heart of the village, within walking distance to pizzeria, the café, the bar, the piazza, the baker, and the daily morning produce market. Retreat organizer/facilitator lives in the village and is fluent in Italian. Workshop is modeled on a) developing your own singing, writing and artistic voice b) cultural exchange/cultural immersion and c) building community through cowriting; participants are paired with a different cowriter each day, including retreat facilitators and the songwriter-in residence who also write with participants, and will leave the retreat with up to five new cowritten songs. Retreat includes lodging at a local “Albergo Diffuso” (unique hotel in the village, Sas Benas), freshly catered lunch (breakfast and dinner on your own), and all instruction (songwriting, yoga and group singing lesson). Yoga focuses on yoga for singers, musicians and performers using a trauma-informed approach, and is tailored to daily needs of participants. Facilities are part of a local Bed and Breakfast, and you should be prepared to participate in community life while at the retreat and respect sovereign Sardinian law and cultural custom. Experience is immersive and you are welcome to participate in village and community events (daily market, Catholic mass, public festivals, performances and events in the piazza) to the extent you are comfortable and able. Open to songwriters of all levels, beginner to experienced. Also open to writers (poets, fiction writers, spoken word artists) wanting to cross into songwriting but desiring mentoring, encouragement and inspiration to do so. Past participants have included songwriters from Sweden, Denmark, Switzerland, Mexico, continental Italy, Sardinia, the United States, and Acoma Pueblo.

Workshop limited to 10 participants.

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To register and make inquiries, email: singmebackhomesongwriting@gmail.com