{"id":231,"date":"2026-01-12T21:04:25","date_gmt":"2026-01-12T20:04:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thelisteningbody.me\/?page_id=231"},"modified":"2026-09-26T11:23:21","modified_gmt":"2026-09-26T09:23:21","slug":"for-festivals-and-cultural-organisers","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/thelisteningbody.me\/nb\/for-festivals-and-cultural-organisers\/","title":{"rendered":"For Festivals and Cultural Organizers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"tlb-hero alignfull\">\n\n<div class=\"tlb-hero__inner\">\n\n<div class=\"tlb-hero__text\">\n\n<p class=\"tlb-hero__eyebrow\">Institutions<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"tlb-hero__title\">For Festivals and Cultural Organizers<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"tlb-hero__rule\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"tlb-hero__lead\">The Listening Body offers tools and perspectives for festivals and cultural organisations seeking to engage audiences in deeper and more participatory ways. We have contributed to a range of festivals through talks, listening practices, workshops, and contextual programs that support how audiences encounter music and sound.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<a class=\"tlb-hero__btn\" href=\"\/contact\/#contact-form\">Contact us<\/a>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"tlb-hero__media\">\n\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"tlb-hero__img wp-image-43\" src=\"https:\/\/thelisteningbody.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/piano-meditation-02567.webp\" alt=\"The listening body concert meditation \" width=\"2500\" height=\"1667\" loading=\"lazy\" fetchpriority=\"high\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thelisteningbody.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/piano-meditation-02567.webp 2500w, https:\/\/thelisteningbody.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/piano-meditation-02567-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/thelisteningbody.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/piano-meditation-02567-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/thelisteningbody.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/piano-meditation-02567-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/thelisteningbody.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/piano-meditation-02567-1536x1024.webp 1536w, https:\/\/thelisteningbody.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/piano-meditation-02567-2048x1366.webp 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px\" \/>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-49329d62 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This approach can help prepare and open audiences to more fully receive what a festival has to offer\u2014musically, sensorially, and emotionally. 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