The Dandelion Daily

Recent gatherings have given local audiences plenty to talk about. In Malmesbury, newcomers visited The Hayloft at The Three Cups Inn for a Sound Bath in the Hayloft, taking part in an hour of soothing sound and leaving eager to return for future sessions. Over in Fair Oak, women gathered at Chelmarsh Gardens for Soul Sync Sisters, where a sound bath in company helped one guest enjoy a particularly deep night of sleep. Meanwhile, Devon audiences headed to the Folk Preservation Society on Fore Street in Teignmouth for Revenge of the Land Spirits, a talk featuring projected slides and video clips. An attendee praised the Irish film footage and the speaker's depth of knowledge, but suggested adding subtitles to the recordings and using a remote clicker to run the slideshow more smoothly.

A varied crop of practical gatherings has been added to Dandelion across the country. In Devon, Teign Greens CIC in Lower Ashton is hosting a Preserving Workshop at Teign Greens, where tutor Mia will show participants how to make vegetable ferments, focusing on sauerkrauts, in an open barn. Anyone is welcome, and attendees are asked to bring their own clean jam jars and spare vegetables.

Further north, those looking to shake off the week can join Nia: dance & martial arts based movement class at Sheffield’s U-Mix Centre. Suitable for anyone aged fourteen and up, the hour-long session blends dance and martial arts into easy-to-follow routines designed to be adapted to any fitness level.

In London, actors can reserve one of ten spaces for Meisner & Beyond in Studio 1 at Marylebone’s Cockpit Theatre. LAMDA tutor Philippe Bosher will lead the evening, guiding performers through repetition, improvisation, and text work to hone their instinct and listening skills. Meanwhile, families in Devon can head to Buckfastleigh’s Moor Imagination Centre for The Snow Queen (Christmas Show & Workshop!). Paul Batten from Theatrix Arts will stage a forty-minute puppet production, followed by a craft session where children build their own articulated rod puppets.

Live music and exploratory workshops are drawing strong interest across London and Stockholm. In London, Bar A Bar on Stoke Newington Road hosts ALEX AKAL - SOUNDS OF TRIBE, an evening combining electronic trance and tribal sounds with traditional instruments. After performances featuring Moroccan Gnawa music and special guests, the floor opens to a late-night jam where anyone can bring an instrument, dance, or simply listen, with birthday cake shared among the crowd.

Over in Stockholm, community space Noden at Södra Hamnvägen 9 presents two reflective group sessions. The Game Of Life with Guy Anderson offers a shared ritual prompted by the host surviving a sudden cardiac arrest, using guided meditation, silent encounters and spontaneous play to examine impermanence. Later in the month, Hålla, följa och släppa taget med Evvah invites participants into a Swedish-language workshop exploring trust through clothed partner exercises in movement and touch, balancing leading, following and letting go.