RITUAL & RELEASE: Music, Dance, Poetry + Sound Healing benefiting MUSC Arts

In a world shaped as much by quiet transitions as by seismic change—losing loved ones, chapters closing, identities evolving, paths diverging—letting go is a constant part of the human experience. Yet we’re rarely given the space to honor it, feel it, or release it. Ritual & Release is part performance, part ceremony, part communal unburdening—a multisensory experience where story becomes sound, release becomes rhythm, and memory becomes medicine.

This immersive offering blends live music, dance, spoken word, and projection art with wellness practices and intentional ritual design. It’s not a show—it’s a portal. A place where we come together to feel what we’ve avoided, speak what we’ve swallowed, and remember what the spirit never forgot. Join us in reclaiming art as an ancient and sacred tool for healing, guiding us through mourning, remembrance, and renewal. This is a space for deep reflection, honest feeling, and authentic connection.

Featuring performances from some of the Lowcountry’s most gifted artists, Ritual & Release invites us to embrace the cycles of life, release what no longer serves, and find beauty and grace in the face of change. Whether you’re grieving a loss, moving through transition, or simply longing for connection in uncertain times, we offer a collective experience of release and resilience—a chance to remember that you are not alone.

Come as you are. Leave a little lighter.

All proceeds from the evening will benefit Arts in Healing at MUSC.

Founded in 2018, MUSC Arts in Healing aims to provide access to the inherent healing powers of the arts to improve the health and well-being of the community. From mindful art installations to evidence-based therapy interventions, Arts in Healing’s diverse programming is focused on both clinical and non-clinical needs within healthcare and the community at large. The clinical arm of the department is led by a team of credentialed art and music therapists that provide comprehensive creative arts therapy services to patients and families receiving care in the hospital and to clients in our community. Clinicians are also focused on training future creative arts therapists, education, and policy-making. Fueled by donations and the support from leaders across the state, the department has grown to include a clinical team of art and music therapists, a curation and design specialist, volunteers and various partners in the community committed to using the arts as a healing tool.

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VOCALS

Allison Forbes & Hanna Livengood

MINDFUL MUSIC MEDITATION

Jess Grooms

SPIRITUAL SOUND EXCURSION

Moochie (Brendon Overstreet)

DANCE

Riyah Thor

POETRY

Marcus Amaker, A$iah Mae, Tethered Wrds (Wil Davis), Edie Allen, Sunny Shah & Gervase Kolmos

CONNECTION FACILITATION

Galen Bernard

DJ

Jingle Sparkle

OFRENDA ART

Steph Frx

PROJECTION ENGINEERING

Coly Cofield

PRODUCTION/CURATION/VIDEO ART

Kim Lange

Learn more about our artists here.