The 3rd Annual Brooklyn Free Spirit Festival returns to Ibeam Brooklyn on Saturday July 11 & Sunday July 12. Produced by Siren Xypher Collective, with support from Alan Feller and Creative Music Studio, this year features workshops by Zeena Parkins, Kyoko Kitamura & Rachel Bernsen; a special listening session & live interview with Cooper-Moore; evening performances by Selendis S.A. Johnson, Hans Young-Binter, Josh Matthews, Janice Lowe, Olithea Anglin, Yohann Potico, Melissa Almaguer, Zeena Parkins, Nate Wooley, Ryan Sawyer, Jamal R. Moore, and Warren Crudup III. Tickets are $20/day (includes all daytime/evening events, light snacks and beverages to facilitate conversation). Full schedule and details: https://kyokokitamura.com/brooklyn-free-spirit-festival/ Ibeam info and tickets Day 1 https://www.ibeambrooklyn.com/home/2026/7/11/brooklyn-free-spirit-festival-day-1 Ibeam info and tickets Day 2 https://www.ibeambrooklyn.com/home/2026/7/12/brooklyn-free-spirit-festival-day-2 The Brooklyn Free Spirit Festival convenes improvised music creatives and audiences to promote freedom of expression, inventiveness and social-bonding as an antidote to the oppression of all life forms. (Siren Xypher Collective is Mara Rosenbloom, Melanie Dyer, Kyoko Kitamura.)

KYOKO KITAMURA & RACHEL BERNSEN WORKSHOP Sound & Movement Improvisation Practice: Enhancing Multi-Sensory Awareness Open to all, including musicians, dancers, interdisciplinary practitioners, educators, anyone interested in exploring communication through shared perception. Just bring your body and breath. Acoustic instruments welcome but not required. Veteran artist-educators Rachel Bernsen and Kyoko Kitamura will take the group through accessible movement explorations integrating sound and movement, drawing on their extensive interdisciplinary work together, as well as their rich experience working with artists such as Anthony Braxton, Yvonne Rainer, Matthew Barney, and Audra Wolowiec. The workshop uses Bernsen’s Toward the Unknown framework and Kitamura’s extensive research into structured improvisation, resulting in a unique three-dimensional, embodied improvisatory performance practice which fosters a deep awareness of multi-sensory perception. This workshop will lead the participants through the process, culminating in a short, participatory performance piece. $20/day admission to all daytime events and evening performances of the Brooklyn Free Spirit Festival, includes light food and drinks to facilitate conversation.