ASWM Conference May 5-6, Syracuse NY
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SASPERELLA, aka Saskia Baumgart, is a singer (classical, jazz/pop, holistic) based in Berlin. She performs solo concerts and with her band MAGIC of SOUND, and in interdisciplinary events with a variety of dancers, visual artists, and authors. She is a sound & music therapist specializing in voice anthropology, trauma dynamics, ethno-medicine, acoustic trance, and alternative sound healing. Saskia is a performer in the Female Art of Crossing Cultures, a cross-cultural project with a concert series of seven women focused on giving voice to the rights and lives of women.
Presentation: The Voice Of The Siren – About Female Vocal Power & Fear
As a singer and music therapist from Berlin, doing artistic & healing work with singing and music, I have a lot of experience with women’s concerns around using their voices. Due to my work as a singer, vocal coach and music therapist, i know there is a worldwide issue with the female voice. A huge shadow–the traumatic heritage of women living in patriarchy– is present around the globe. Seeing the way women learn to suppress their vocal expression out of fear has led me to research the myth of the sirens, to discover the mystical power of their voices as well as the fear and demonization of exactly the same power throughout history. My research led me to understand the politcal background and roots of that deomonization. And my personal experiences and stays with indigenious cultures around the world has deepened my understanding and perspective on freeing the power of this global trust, a woman’s voice. My 2022 article “The Voice of the Siren” addresses this topic: “The author takes an unbiased look at the myth of sirens, their vocal power and their unknown realm between heaven and earth, where we can experience flow and inspiration. It is a wisdom that has been almost lost in the wake of patriarchy and the domination of nature. Through song and music, healing can occur, and with the sirens we can enter into the oceanic feeling of being alive.“ (Tattva Viveka, German magazine on science, philosophy and spiritual culture).
My presentation will feature vocal performance and audience participation.
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