RESONANCE: EQUINOX

What is resonance?

From the latin 'resonare' meaning to reverberate, or vibrate.

Resonance is the echo of connection; when our eyes meet, our hearts sync to the beat, our voices sing in harmony, our bodies unite in dance and our stories resound. 

Our gathering weaves together practices that inspire resonance: breath-work, movement, dance, song, story, food, healing arts and more into a 6-hour community micro-festival. 

Through our offerings we nourish the community and catalyze all towards deeper connection. By intertwining our gifts, the tapestry of our impact expands in all directions. 

This month's gathering will honor the equinox, the returning of the Sun and the energy of renewal. The Earth's clock turns and nature resonates its the budding blooms and sweet promise of Summer.

How does the essence of renewal resonate in your body?

Let's breathe together, dance together, sing together and eat together. No prior experience is necessary. All are welcome.

You are invited to our March Resonance Gathering.

YOUR GUIDES
Nasimeh B.E. (Connection Games)
Mallory Combemale (Breath Connection)
Sharisse Francisco (Cacao & Sound Offering)
Dani Sundream (MusiCollage)
Katya Stepanov (SPASIBA)
Nic James (Nic James)
Vanessa Del Castillo (Sound Healing)

with surprise special guests...

NOURISHMENT
Interactive Food (CHAUHAUS)
Wild Spirits Elixirs (Ariel Healing Arts)

EARTH ALTARS
Vanessa Del Castillo

HEALING ARTS
Taylor Rose (Ascending Rose Reiki)

ASTROLOGY
Jack Shapiro

OUR VENUE

Resonance takes place at The Knife Factory, stewarded by Chelsea Miller, and is produced by Catalyst with the support of many generous partners.

OUR TEAM

Catalyst is produced by a female-led queer team, and our mission is to create safe spaces for all humans to become catalysts for one another's transformation, joy and collective expansion. 

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EVENT DETAILS

Date: March 24, 2024
Time: 4:00 - 10:30 pm EST
Address: 347 Maujer St. Brooklyn, NY 11206

RESONANCE AGREEMENTS

1. No shoes on the dance floor.

2. No phones on the dance floor.

3. No drinks on the dance floor.
*We are an alcohol-free event.

4. No conversations on the dance floor.

5. Consent is required. 

*We have zero tolerance for violence, racism, transphobia, sexism or other discriminatory language or actions.

RESONANCE SCHEDULE

DOORS - 3:45 PM

4:00 - 4:30 PM
CONNECTION GAMES
with Nasimeh B.E.

4:30 - 5:15 PM
BREATHWORK
with Mallory Combemale

5:15 - 6:00 PM
CACAO & SOUND OFFERING
with Sharisse Francisco

6:00 - 6:30 PM
MUSICOLLAGE
with Dani Sundream

6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
ECSTATIC DANCE DJ SET
with SPASIBA (Katya Stepanov)

8:00 PM - 9:30 PM
ECSTATIC DANCE DJ SET
with Nic James

9:30 - 10:00 PM
SOUND HEALING
Vanessa Del Castillo

10:00 - 10:30 PM
CLOSING CIRCLE

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NOURISHMENT
Chauhaus
Wild Spirits

EARTH ALTARS
Vanessa Del Castillo

POETRY
Nasimeh B.E.

REIKI
Ascending Rose

ASTROLOGY
Jack Shapiro

TICKETS

Early Bird - $37

Regular Bird - $50

*If you are interested in joining us and cost is an issue, please reach out [email protected]. Nobody turned away due to lack of funds.

ABOUT THE CREATORS

KATYA STEPANOV (she/her)
 DJ SPASIBA, Co-Producer, Curator

Katya Stepanov (she/her) is a Post-Soviet Jewish-Ukrainian-Russian artist, facilitator, singer, DJ, entrepreneur, healer, musician, and poet. Katya creates resonant spaces where connection thrives. She is a co-founder of Inheritance Project and Rebis, an immersive experience collective. Katya is a resident of Collective BAE - a NYC based impact agency amplifying cross-cultural connection, collaboration, co-creation and wellness for ALL. She is deeply passionate about somatic work and believes that freedom begins in the body. As DJ SPASIBA, her sound reflects her third-culture-kid experiences interweaving jungle beats, European house, deep techno and melodic drive. 

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GENE BERD (he/him)
Co-Producer / Facilitator

Firestarter, performer, gatherer of people ready to give their hearts to the world. Gene is here to ignite the world into a revolution of love, one person at a time, or one thousand people at a time. It all starts in the heart.

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MALLORY COMBEMALE (she/her)
Breath Connection

Mallory Combemale is the founder of Breath Connection and co-founder of the Inheritance Project. In her 10+ years exploring yoga, meditation, Reiki, and many different spiritual traditions, she has found breath practices to be the most powerful tool for transformation and connection. She is a grateful student and teacher of the Himalayan kriya yoga tradition through Ananda Mehrotra (Sattva Yoga Academy, 500Hr YTT) and the neuroscience of breath (Nalanda Institute). Her teaching and work is also shaped by her training as an ethnographer and experience as a professional facilitator. When not facilitating or teaching breath-work, you’ll find her dancing, cooking and hanging out with trees. 

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SHARISSE FRANCISCO (she/her)
Cacao & Sound Offering

Sharisse is a Queer Puerto Rican Afro-Latina Vocal Artist and Healer. She supports beings in cultivating inner peace, awakening their joy, empowering themselves, and activating self liberation. Sharisse facilitates this journey of self expansion through the exploration of different tools and practices that aid in nervous system regulation, healing, and transformation, such as mindfulness, meditation, breathwork, voice activation, embodiment, sound healing, and reiki. By integrating this work, one gains greater access to their inner voice, intuition, and personal truth and enhances their ability to express themselves authentically with courage, and confidence.

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DANI SUNDREAM (he/him)
MusiCollage

Dani Sundream is a Brooklyn-raised song-chasing dreamer. A singer-songwriter, producer, and vocal improviser on a quest to spread harmony by guiding experiences for embodied music making. Dani co-leads Musicollage, which hosts a range of unique musical gatherings ranging from circle singing to interactive concerts in NYC and beyond.

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NIC JAMES (she/her)
Nic James

Nic James is an experienced embodiment facilitator of 7 years and recently took on the stage as a DJ. Her journey started over a decade ago as a yogi, herbalist and dancer. She brings her love for dance to the decks as an alchemist and healer. She plays global, deep, percussive-melodic and ethereal sounds! These journeys are weaved together using the 5 elements as guidance to create a diverse and textural set for the dancers/listeners.

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VANESSA DEL CASTILLO (she/her)
Sound Healing

Vanessa is an energy healer and change facilitator. Advocating for Pachamama, she draws from the ancient wisdom of the Andes, Peru, her birthplace, infusing her work with profound insights. Vanessa creates nurturing sanctuaries for reconnecting with the Earth Mother and rediscovering your true nature.

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TAYLOR ROSE (she/her)
Ascending Rose Reiki

Taylor is a Master Level Reiki Practitioner offering somatic healing, spiritual guidance, and intuitive insights through Reiki & Energy work. She is driven by supporting people in learning to love themselves unconditionally so they feel free to live authentically, realize their dreams, & follow their souls' purpose. Always remember, there is nothing to fix. You are whole & complete as you are.

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JACK SHAPIRO (he/him)
Astrologer

Driven by his passion for fostering radical self-acceptance, Jack utilizes astrology and breath work to empower individuals to connect with themselves on deeper levels, heal past wounds, and live more fulfilling lives. Whether you are looking for a chart reading, a breath work session, or voice lessons, Jack is always aimed at taking you deeper into your heart and experiencing the clarity that can only come through compassionate connection to self.

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STEVEN SHIKHEL (he/him)
Chauhaus

Steven Shikhel, PhD. is a classically trained biological scientist who created CHAUHAUS to bring people together around experiential, experimental, and explosive cuisine.

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ARIEL FIGUEROA (he/him)
Wild Spirits Elixirs

Ariel Figueroa is a Puerto Rican and Jewish healer, facilitator, human impact entrepreneur, and culinary adventurer. With over 10 years as a 5 Rhythms dancer and mixologist in NYC, Wild Spirits was born out of a passion to marry this vibration of connection with the life-giving properties of mother nature and bring that dance inside the body. A dance of flavors, and natural healing properties that enhance and elevate us from the inside out.

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QUESTIONS? CONCERNS? 

EMAIL [email protected]

Limited tickets will be available at the door for $50.


WANT TO VOLUNTEER?
We have 5 Volunteer Tickets available. To secure your spot as a volunteer, e-mail your name and phone number to [email protected] !

You will receive a volunteer discount code for a $11 ticket deposit. To receive your free ticket to the event, you must show up on time for your volunteer shift. Your $11 deposit will be refunded after volunteer duties are complete.