VOCAL WILDS
The Art of Embodied Improvisation
Vocal Wilds Productions
🌟 Retreats · Workshops · Classes · Jams · Ceremonies · Trainings · Performances · Socials 🌟
Vocal Wilds Productions are co-created and co-facilitated by core members of the Vocal Wilds Collective—immersive experiences rooted in improvisational singing, embodied voicework, somatic presence, and collaborative artistry.
What we offer is shaped by the synergy of our collective—artists, facilitators, and expressive practitioners devoted to the art of embodied improvisation.
Our offerings are designed to open the voice, embody presence, and cultivate belonging through group singing.
Here you’ll find our current and upcoming events, each crafted to invite deep listening, creative risk-taking, and collective song.
MONTHLY JAMS
WHEN: 3RD Saturdays from 6:30-9:30 pm. Jan 17, Feb 21, Mar 21, Apr 18, May 16 - we take a summer break and resume in September.
WHERE: At our private residences.
WHO: Organized by Tatianah Thunberg. Each month, a different host in our collective circle of experienced vocal improvisers, we affectionally call the Supper & Sing Songha, open our homes to host and facilitate our community jam. We welcome 15 singers to join us.
WHAT: Founded in 2018 by Tatianah Thunberg and Mary Fithian, Supper & Sing has become a beloved monthly gathering from September through May. We open the evening with a four-course whole-foods potluck feast. After the meal, we turn toward singing—a two hour open-hearted vocal improvisation jam where singers of all levels of experience are welcome. Our jams weave together community, play, and artistry in service of strengthening our joy, resilience, and belonging. No performance. No pressure. Just voices meeting in the wild, spontaneous moment.
Registration Required - Contact Vocal Wilds
No registration required
WHEN: Jan 3, Feb 1, Mar 1 from 6:30-8:30 PM
WHERE: at Triple Crane Retreat Center
WHAT: Join us to experience call and response yogic chanting to uplift and transform your mind and body. All events are by donation.
WHO: Chant along with the Full Moon Kirtan Michigan ensemble: Trevor Chaitanya Eller, Miriam Dowd Eller, Tatianah Thunberg, Marcia Madhavi Mai, Paul Sihon, Mark Maxwell & special guests.
CLASSES
WHEN: February 1-28
Weekly individual lessons
Weekly Group Sessions
on Wednesdays 7-9 PM
2/4, 2/11, 2/18, 2/25
WHERE: All sessions take place in a welcoming private residence in Ann Arbor’s West Park neighborhood, with a strong commitment to inclusivity and care.
WHO: Singer, Improvisor and seasoned teacher Dory Mead will be teaching in Ann Arbor, MI this early spring before returning to Oaxaca, MX! Experience her offerings while she's in town!
WHAT: The MPA February Adult Vocal Cohort led by Dory Mead is a four-week experience for adult singers seeking deeper connection to their voices, creativity, and community. Through individual voice lessons and weekly group sessions, participants explore vocal technique alongside reflection, improvisation, and shared learning! Group classes balance introspection and play, including group vocal work, theater-based improvisation, and one session singing with a piano accompanist. Open to adults 18+ with prior singing experience and at least one lesson with Dory, this cohort offers a supportive space to grow vocally and artistically.
TUITION: 4 individual lessons plus a weekly group class $545
Participation and financial need: If you would like to participate in this group cohort but need financial assistance, the group participation fee will be on a sliding scale while the lessons fee remains constant.
CONTACT: If you have questions about whether this course is right for you, Dory would love to meet you and answer your questions. Feel free to reach out to dsmeadster@gmail.com to schedule a time to talk.
REGISTRATION REQUIRED
PERFORMANCES
WHEN: Saturday, March 14th (doors open at 6:30pm, music starts at 7pm)
WHERE: Interfaith Center for Spiritual Growth
WHO: Kath & Spirit Singing Band at Cafe 704
WHAT: Let’s celebrate the music that knows no borders and the songs in our hearts that have no end. Let's be nourished, recharged and re-inspired!
Come join Spirit Singing Band for an evening of folk songs, song prayers & improvisations for the soul- led by vocalist Kath Weider & band members Lori Fithian, Dan Bilich, Sam Clark and special guests.
Suggested donation: $10 - in honor of Earth day, all proceeds from this event will go to the Community Farm Donated Shares Program which provides fresh, healthy, organic produce to low-income and housing-insecure families.)
WORKSHOPS
WHEN: Saturday, April 11th from 10 am - 4 pm
WHERE: at Michigan Friends Center in Chelsea
WHO: Irene Soléa Antonellis & Tatianah Thunberg
WHAT: Irene and Tatianah are currently immersed in All the Way In, Rhiannon’s year-long vocal improvisation intensive, guided by Cara Trezise and Sophia Ribeiro. Following each week-long module, they will offer a skill-share workshop— a distillation of what most stirred and inspired them. This gathering is an invitation to taste the practices they are actively weaving into their lives: vocal exploration, movement, relational listening, and simple yet potent structures that cultivate courage, presence, and creative flow in vocal improvisation. Expect spacious guidance, playful rigor, and offerings you can carry home into your own practice as singers, improvisers, song leaders, and community weavers. All levels welcome.
COST: Green bottle sliding scale - $70 - $120
Two partial work trade positions available
Two BIPOC partial scholarships available
The second workshop will be held on:
Saturday, September 12th
from 10 am - 4 pm
at Emerald Temple in Manchester.
Registration will open in June.
TESTIMONIALS
JEREMY F.
What a remarkable experience of feeling, community, harmony, fun, ease, adventure, friendship, unity and possibility! Thank you for your generous, caring, capable and affirming guidance. Looking forward to diving in again.
JENNIFER F.
This community has made such a difference in my life. Through song, sharing, and love I have healed in so many ways over the years. The acceptance and love in safe space provides a personal growth opportunity that is not just me - but WE.
M.S.
What a joyful and embodied experience in song! I was able to be in a supportive, loving, allowing circle with others and share my voice through song. To experience this in such a nurturing and playful circle allowed me to tap into those quiet, shy, uncertain parts of me. There was very little room for the inner critic. What a relief!