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Play Play The Show: Hope, Loss, and an Ice Cream Cone A clown physical theatre revue for weary people trying so hard. Sunday July 28th at Sweet Action 6pm Show followed by Reception Starring: Nash, Angelic, Adam, Chantal, Miranda, Kendra, Monica, Sue and special guest opening acts. Directed by Janice Jo Lee
Meaningful Allyship Allyship is a relationship building process which considers political identity and power. Through constant active listening, learning, and changing of our behaviour we can build trust, and solidarity that results in meaningful action. We will reflect on how oppression is experienced as harm and grief. We will apply how allyship is an exercise in humility, feeling, education, bridge-building and distributing power.
The workshop is part presentation, and part interaction. Participants will engage in small group discussions and apply concepts to our lives. Participants are invited to bring their personal lived experience into the discussion. This workshop is appropriate for learners who are ready to feel uncomfortable, and are invested in personal development, relationship building, and social change.
Meaningful Allyship Allyship is a relationship building process which considers political identity and power. Through constant active listening, learning, and changing of our behaviour we can build trust, and solidarity that results in meaningful action. We will reflect on how oppression is experienced as harm and grief. We will apply how allyship is an exercise in humility, feeling, education, bridge-building and distributing power.
The workshop is part presentation, and part interaction. Participants will engage in small group discussions and apply concepts to our lives. Participants are invited to bring their personal lived experience into the discussion. This workshop is appropriate for learners who are ready to feel uncomfortable, and are invested in personal development, relationship building, and social change.
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Free outdoor concert. Janice Jo Lee (folk) and The Stack (jazz fusion)
Ancestor Song (2023) Worldwide Release Date Nov 1, 2023. 13 Song CD hard copy in a cardboard foldover sleeve. Contains pull out poster. Music and Lyrics composed by Janice Jo Lee. Produced and arranged by JoJo Worthington and Janice Jo Lee. Recorded, Edited and Mixed by JoJo Worthington. Recorded at Union Sound, Hotel2Tango, and Studio Sing Hey.
Ancestor Song (2023) Worldwide Release Date Nov 1, 2023. 13 Song CD hard copy in a cardboard foldover sleeve. Contains pull out poster. Music and Lyrics composed by Janice Jo Lee. Produced and arranged by JoJo Worthington and Janice Jo Lee. Recorded, Edited and Mixed by JoJo Worthington. Recorded at Union Sound, Hotel2Tango, and Studio Sing Hey. Mastered by Sage Kim. Cover Photography by Bangishimo. Inside Photography by Frankie La Fay. Insert Photography by Bangishimo and Hannah Love Yoon. Album Art Design by Eric Chengyang. Copyright Sing Hey Arts Publishing SOCAN 2023.
Street Release: May 1, 2023
Folk Radio and Worldwide Release: Nov 3, 2023
Janice Jo Lee powerfully demonstrates her distinct folk-jazz sound: rousing melodies, poetically-rich lyrics wrapped in layered harmony.
“The music blooms and is deeply captivating in every way.” -Heather Majaury, Playwright
“Janice is a confident performer who wears her politics on her sleeve, often coupled with humour. We could really use more overt politics in folk music these days given the times we live in, so Janice is a breath of fresh air.” -Heather Kitching, Roots Music Canada
Drawing inspiration from her island-dwelling family roots in South Korea, Janice Jo Lee explains the
inspiration for ANCESTOR SONG. “The melodies on this album access a musical spirit deep in my blood
memory, which I feel have been passed down to me by my ancestors, who gave me the voice in my chest
and my body as an instrument.” Lee’s songs are "folk in tradition, concerned with contemporary issues of the people and land, and supported by expansive jazz harmonies, with many songs depicting water as a force of healing, power, drowning and destruction."
In the studio, Lee says for the first time she felt safe and supported by her producer, avant-folk-rock artist from Kitchener-Waterloo, JoJo Worthington. “JoJo is an incredible sound engineer and musician with an ear for sonics that’s beyond my frequency. With JoJo in the control room, we were able to actualize my musical dreams without compromise and I couldn’t be more proud of this record. We captured the Janice Jo Lee sound and I’ve been telling everyone it’s the best thing I’ve ever made.”