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Athelstan Sound: Dialogic Listening, Inclusion and Community

We consider the case of Athelstan Sound (https://www.facebook.com/groups/574429876032190/) (AS), a monthly workshop for exploring improvised sound, inspired by a dialogic model of listening. AS is an intimate, open ‘space’ where no one is in charge, which allows for mutual acceptance of misunderstanding and difference as necessary contingencies of the creative process. In keeping with the multi-authored and collaborative framework of the project, this article outlines the theoretical and positional background of AS through the opinions and views of regular participants.