photo credit: Yoni Kroll
Trust Your Moves is a queer community singing project, designed around liberation and co-creation.
TYM Philly returns in February 2025
Feb 15, 22, March 1st (Saturdays), 3-5pm // At God’s Auto Body, 5522 Baltimore Ave. // Singing Charli XCX and Big Thief // With some group improvisation experiments, too // Followed by an optional hang out at Carbon Copy at 5pm (701 S. 50th St.)
$75, work trade is available // Space is limited to 30 singers // REGISTER HERE
Accessibility:
God’s Auto Body access info here. // Don’t wear perfume or essential oil to this event please. // Be in touch with questions!
Masking & covid:
If case counts are above 350 per this wastewater tracker, masks will be mandatory // Otherwise, masks will be optional. There will be some covid tests on site; please plan to pre-test day of if you are able.
A brief history of TYM:
Summer 2018 was our first session, where 30 people rehearsed in a punk venue on 52nd st in West Philly. We moved to Calvary Center to create a more accessible rehearsal space, and grew to a record of 75 members in spring 2020. Along the way, we’ve premiered new music in collaboration with queer Philly composers like: Thunder Thighs, Daniel De Jesús, Hermit High Priestess, Joel Chartkoff, Snow Caps and Hot Tears.
We’ve also performed the work of Beverly Glenn-Copeland, Frank Ocean, Meredith Monk, Dolly Parton, Divine, Arthur Russell, Connie Converse, Janelle Monae and Pauline Oliveros.
In 2024, TYM operates as a roving, multi-city project with pop-up choir events, in Philly, Vermont and beyond.
*More about gender! TYM uses gender neutral singing language (high/low parts, for example, instead of men/women, soprano/tenor, etc). Emily has much experience working with trans and non-binary singers, including those whose voices are changing on testosterone. Trans women and trans feminine folks are welcome in Trust Your Moves, and Emily will actively work with all singers to create a space where your body, voice and gender are affirmed.
**More about musical ability! TYM is for singers of all kinds, including people who think they “can’t sing.” You totally can, and you really should. No auditions, and no requirement to read music!