Join Key Of She every first Thursday of the month at Shakespeare's for their jam night for women and marginalised genders to explore musical improvisation.
How do the jams work?
1. Arrive to Shakespeare's and head left up the stairs, maybe via the bar if you want to grab a beverage or snacks of choice
2. Say hey to pals or find a quiet corner to get your bearings and take a moment to exhale your day
3. If you like, you can add your name to the list to play tonight. It’s just a case of giving your name and add voice, instrument or instruments that you’d like to jam with. It might be that you just want to get up and make noise with your hands/found objects in the room: anything goes. You can change your mind (either way) throughout the night
4. Sarah will pick some people off the list in a combination that allows a range of instruments. She will always double check people are easy and you can say no when your name is called if you don’t feel like it. Jams last 5–7 mins normally and almost always naturally find an end
5. After 3-4 jams there'll be a break, and then repeat until around 10–10:30pm. At the end there's normally have a couple of free for alls, meaning anyone who feels like it can hop up
6. You can come and go out the space as you like – you don’t need to stay for the full session or arrive for the start but where possible it’s good to keep the energy of the room focused on the jams
This event is open to women and marginalised genders only.
If you need financial support to travel to the event, contact Key Of She via Instagram or [email protected]. If you have any access needs then please get in touch if you would like to ask for any adjustments or clarification. The space at Shakespeare's is not accessible by wheelchair, the room is up a flight of stairs with a hand rail. There is a toilet on the ground floor. The bar is open to the public throughout the event, but the jam itself takes place in a private room.
Who are Key Of She?
KOS was set up in 2021 to empower women and minority genders to pursue their creativity in safe spaces, and integrate them into creative music spaces that have been and are typically male-dominated. To help redress the gender imbalance within the music industry by providing paid opportunities for women and minority gender artists based in Sheffield or the north, and free educational opportunities for those developing their creativity.
They run:
Monthly jam nights – the night features a 'fireside chat' with a guest of honour (northern-based female/trans/non-binary artist) followed by improv sessions with attendees of all abilities and instruments.
Workshops – to supplement the nights and cultivate people's music improv development. Themes include improv 101 and advanced improv, vocals, keys, drums/percussion, free improv and interdisciplinary improv.
Listening nights – therapeutic listening nights with Pauline Oliveros’ Deep Listening exercises in exciting spaces across the city of Sheffield.
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