Workshop program
1st International Festival LEAM
“Imagining Common Futures”
Art, Sustainability and Climate Change
Workshops
*Free activity, (admission only with prior registration.)
*Registration is required to participate.
*Participants are required to attend the whole duration of the workshops and to actively take part in the festival’s activities.
*The first 10 or 20 people to register (depending on the workshop) will be admitted to the workshops.
*Do not reserve a spot if you are not sure you can attend.
*The workshops will be conducted in Spanish or English without translation.
16:00 – 18:00 hrs
27-28 November
Museo Morelense de Arte Contemporáneo (MMAC)
Composing for Small Ensembles (Floor 6)
By Duplum (Ivan Manzanilla, Fernando Dominguez)
For composers
Language: Spanish
Limited to 10 people
The workshop proposes a creative and community-based exploration through sound, focusing on the composition of soundscapes inspired by natural and urban environments, as well as the design of immersive sound installations using found objects and technology. It will highlight the importance of adapting projects to the cultural, social, and economic context of each community, encouraging the use of locally available and accessible resources to foster inclusive participation.
In addition, the workshop will explore the potential of technology for the creation, dissemination, and preservation of music, while promoting sustainable practices in both musical production and the organization of events.
*Composers may bring a score or drafts, objects, or instruments related to the workshop description.
16:00 – 18:00 hrs
27-28 November
Museo Morelense de Arte Contemporáneo (MMAC)
Tuning In (Gardens)
By Sabine Vogel
For musicians, dancers, performers, visual artists, interested people
Language: English
Limited to 10 people
Tuning-in means feeling places, the environment or one’s situation, with diferent senses and layers of awareness. ‘Tuning-in’ is connecting to the outside world, but it is also connecting to inward landscapes and spaces: the resonating inner self, intuitions, emotions, and learned practices. When we enter a wood or a rolling stretch of open field, we become part of it. We are always part of a landscape. We are in an eco-systemic partnership. The moment we are there, we influence it, and it influences and aOects us, and this feedback loop is the basis for the creative work we might do in any particular place.
*Bring whatever you would like to use: instruments, paper, pens, costumes… Keep in mind that we will be outdoors and will be creating and playing outdoors.
16:00 – 18:00 hrs
27-28 November
Museo Morelense de Arte Contemporáneo (MMAC)
Music for Percussion (Open Space)
By We Spoke
For Percussion players, musicians
A drum set, found objects, shared gestures — We Spoke explores how sound can emerge from the everyday. In this program, music becomes a space for listening, recycling, and reimagining our future together.
16:00 a 17:30 hrs
29 November
Concert 17:30 – 18:00 hrs
For children aged 9 to 12 years
Museo Morelense de Arte Contemporáneo (MMAC)
Building Musical Instruments with Recycled Materials (T2)
By Professor Gilberto Ramírez Lucero
Language: Spanish
Limited to 10 children
This workshop aims to raise children’s awareness of environmental issues through the creative use of recycled materials, transforming them into musical instruments. In this way, it promotes the responsible use of resources, while encouraging artistic expression, collaborative work, and ecological awareness.
The workshop allows participants to:
- Explore the relationship between art and sustainability.
- Recognize the importance of reducing, reusing, and recycling in their daily lives.
- Strengthen their creativity and motor skills through music.
- Participate in a collective construction process that culminates in sound production.
As a result of the work, at the end there will be a collective concert in which the children will perform musical pieces with the instruments they have made. This activity not only highlights the transformative potential of art in environmental contexts, but also becomes a symbolic act: showing how, from discarded materials, it is possible to create new sounds, new ideas, and more sustainable futures. It also aims to promote environmental education, artistic creativity, and community participation, inspiring children to be agents of change in the face of the challenges of climate change.
28-29 de November
08:00 – 9:30 am
Museo Morelense de Arte Contemporáneo (MMAC)
Introduction to bioacoustics, field recording, and bird identification (Gardens)
By: Dr. Fernando González y Dr. Fernando Urbina
Language: Spanish
Limited to 10 people
For artists, scientists, and anyone interested in exploring the relationship between art, science, and soundscape ecology.
This workshop offers a theoretical and practical approach to the soundscape.
Through two practical sessions, participants will learn the fundamentals of bioacoustics, basic field recording techniques, and methods for identifying birds by their song.
*We suggest bringing a recorder and microphone(s) if you have them, but it is not necessary to have your own equipment to participate in the workshop.
December 3rd.
10:00 am. to 13:00 hrs
Venue: Sonidario, Sala de Escucha Inmersiva de la Fonoteca Nacional en los Pinos.
Complejo Cultural Los Pinos Auditorio C
Introduction to 3D Spatial Audio (Sonidario)
By Dr. Garth Paine
For electroacoustic composers
Language: English
Limited to 20 persons
This event is organized in collaboration with the Fonoteca Nacional de México
This three-hour workshop offers a deep dive into the technical foundations and artistic possibilities of working with a 5th-order ambisonic dome. Participants will explore the principles of higher-order ambisonics, from encoding and decoding workflows to practical calibration and software tools, before engaging in a practical session that demonstrate real-time spatialization and creative sound design. Alongside the technical training, the workshop emphasizes acoustic ecology, spatial aesthetics, psychoacoustics, and compositional strategies, inviting participants to experiment with sound as a sculptural and narrative medium. By the end, attendees will have both practical skills and artistic insights to expand their own spatial audio practice.
Requirements:
*Experience with DAWs and electroacoustic composition, and have prior practice in soundscape and spatial audio.
*Commitment is required to attend the previous festival activities.
*Tickets will only be issued to individuals who meet all requirements. Unfortunately, if the requirements are not met, the order will be canceled.
