presents
A NIGHT FOR THE OCEAN
featuring
at
December 4th, 2023
Green Zone Stage
Expo City, Dubai, UAE
Embark on a captivating journey at 'A Night for the Ocean,' presented by Embodied Sounds in collaboration with leading global NGO-partners Whale and Dolphin Conservation (WDC), and Oceanic Global.
Featuring the award-winning immersive experience 'Sounds of the Ocean,' opening with an evocative bilingual poem from the University of Exeter ‘We Are the Possible: 12 Poems for 12 Days of COP28 between UK and UAE.
Witness the enchanting marine world through a blend of music, dance, and oceanic imagery and dive into ocean conservation with inspiring keynotes and a commitment to Ancient Wisdom through the lens of Indigenous elders.
Programming Partners
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Opening Remarks & Welcome
‘Listening to Changing Seas:
Whales as Climate Allies and Migrants’
Tom Mustill & Ed Goodall
Whale and Dolphin Conservation (WDC)
Billingual Poetry Reading: 'Whale'
by Qamar Al-Jassim & Karim Hamad
Emirates Literature Foundation and University of Exeter
Ancient Wisdom for the Ocean
A Panel with Indigenous Elders
by Oceanic Global
Sounds of the Ocean
Ceremonial Water Blessing
by WHAIA ‘Sonic Weaver’
A Live Immersive Performance
by Joshua Sam Miller, Elise Lein & WHAIA
Featured Speakers
Tom Mustill
Author, Wildlife
& Science Filmmaker
Jacob Johns
Akimel O’odham and Hopi Environmental Defender & Community Supported Organizer
Appolinaire Oussou
Founding member of the African Earth Jurisprudence Collective President of GRABE-BENIN
Qamar Al-Jassim
Poet - We are the Possible
Ed Goodall
Head of Intergovernmental Engagement, WDC
Saina Ekaterina Savvinova
Honored Artist of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia)
Great Grandmother Mary Lyons
Knowledge Holder & Water Protector
Karim Hamad
Poet - We are the Possible
Lea D'Auriol
Founder & Executive Director, Oceanic Global
Bodhi Patil
Ocean Climate Solutionist & Founder & CEO of Inner Light
Aya Khourshid
Post Growth System Change Researcher
Performing Artists
Joshua Sam Miller
Composer & Producer
Elise Lein
Dancer
WHAIA
Vocalist
Thank you to Our Partners!
Please contact us for any press/media/partnership enquiries:
info@soundsoftheocean.com
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