The Residency - Vol. 43 - "Rituals" - ITAI x Evan Hatfield
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The Residency - Sound Connections
Vol. 43 - "Rituals" 🕯️
ITAI x Evan Hatfield 🦢 ❤️ 🦢
Thursday - 10.01.26 @ The Zula Den
Rituals:
We all have our rituals, whether it's the morning coffee, Sunday yoga, late night meditation or our Thursday dance (;
When I observe different religions I see different rituals: when you walk into a synagogue, you put on a kippah. When you enter a mosque, you take off your shoes. When you step into a church, you take off your hat. Three completely different rituals, but the line connecting them all is: they exist… This got me thinking that the nature of the ritual is less important than having the ritual, the thing that says: I'm entering a space that I relate with differently, a holy space if you will…
That is why also when we enter The Residency we take off our shoes, we put our phones away, and we become present together…
What ritual helps you arrive at yourself? And what would it mean to treat this Thursday as one?
On Thursday, October 1st, ITAI 🎷 welcomes back Evan Hatfield for our weekly "Swanning" ritual, built entirely around improvisation, and a live dialogue between 2 unique musicians…
We call it "Sound Connections" as in - connection with others, with self, and with something bigger than all of us... Step into the Swan Lake Circle. ✨
✨ Evan Hatfield 🪕
Evan Hatfield is a Los Angeles based musician who blends Indian classical music and electronic beats. His work is known for its high energy live performances, where he combines his sitar playing with synthesizers, drum machines, and sequencers creating each show in real time as its own unique musical experience.
✨ ITAI 🎷🎹
Saxophonist and live-electronic artist; founder of The Residency. Blending Middle Eastern roots, jazz improvisation, and groove-forward electronics, he guides face-to-face, one-night-only collaborations into real-time Sound Connections.
What to expect?
🕗 8:00 PM - Tea Lounge Opens (arrive early, settle in, connect)
🕗 8:45 PM - Diving into the theme Interactive ways to explore "Rituals" (experimental)
🎶 9:00 PM - Music Begins (continuous flow until we are done)
🕚 11:00 PM - Music Ends (stay and hang out no rush to go home)
🥤 BYOB - bring what you like to sip or eat (no illegal stuff)
🍵 Tea & light snacks provided
📍 The Zula Den - 4011 W Jefferson Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90016
🚗 Free street parking nearby
*** The Dance floor can be a soft and vulnerable space. We like to be present with each other therefore we request it being a "No Phone Zone" (we will record the sessions and take some snippets which will be shared on the Sound Connections Patreon channel). For similar reasons, we would love to keep the dance floor a "No Shoes on the dance floor".
💬 You are part of the experience, please dance, scream, sing as long as you respect other people's space and experience as well <3
***If you want to add an instrument please coordinate in advance since the curation of the night is very intentional.
*** All Sets are being filmed and recorded, pay attention to the "dark areas" if you don't want to be on camera!
🤫 Let's keep deep conversations off the dancing areas... It's not meant to be a "no talking" environment and most people are trying to connect with the music in a non-verbal way. A great place for deeper conversations is the Tea Lounge (:
The Tea Lounge 🍵
The Tea Lounge is an inseparable part of The Residency's cozy season.
Tea Lounge opens at 8pm, please join us for a cup of tea, games and a hang.
The Story of The Residency - Sound Connections:
From ITAI: "After years of touring the world and playing on the biggest stages I could imagine, I started looking for something deeper. Indeed there is real magic in playing in front of big crowds, yet I was craving something, an ongoing connection, to root into my community, and for that, I knew I needed a consistent local experience, which is how The Residency was born.
This new season of The Residency is about deepening our connection, as we grow as individuals and as a community. If the artists are the first swans, creating the spark together, this season is about the audience swanning as well, reflecting back at each other, and at the artists, in a beautiful swan lake of mirroring.
Every Thursday, we'll feature one very special guest artist, sitting across from me as we create the soundtrack for the night from scratch.
What is Swanning?
Like two swans facing each other in a moment of deep connection, this allows us to share and respond, creating something raw, alive, and unrepeatable. In this format, the audience surrounds the face-to-face artists which forms a circle that makes everyone part of the experience. Step into the circle (:
The Zula Den:
The Zula Den is a subsidiary of the non-profit Zula Project which is a 501(c)(3) tax exempt charitable organization.
The Zula Den was created to hold space for our facilitators and their guests, our artists and their music, our teachers and their students...
Founded by husband & wife duo Eldad Alfi (@eldadalfi) and Chris Santillan (@chriss2385)
Much Love,
ITAI, Evan & The Residency Swans ❤️
*** 50% Rebate with a valid EBT card
Where is it happening?
Event Location & Nearby Stays:
USD 33.77 to USD 44.43
