# Event Details - **Event Name**: The Sounding Room: Na Bonsai - **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 14 Nov, 2026 at 03:00 pm – Sat, 14 Nov, 2026 at 04:00 pm (-05:00) - **Event Description**: The Sounding Room is a rotating residency and experimental platform for artists working across sound, music, and performance.About this EventThe Sounding RoomJuly–December 2026Launching this summer as part of MOCAD’s 20th anniversary celebrations, The Sounding Room is a rotating residency and experimental platform for artists working across sound, music, and performance. Hosted in the garage of the Mike Kelley Mobile Homestead and grounded in Detroit’s histories of cultural innovation and resistance, the program invites artists to use the Homestead as a site for experimentation, collaboration, and new forms of public engagement.Throughout each residency, artists are supported in developing and sharing new work through open rehearsals, performances, listening sessions, and workshops. Each cycle culminates in a free public performance. In partnership with Third Man Records, each live performance will contribute to a limited-edition vinyl compilation documenting the project over time.RESIDENTSJuly - Shigeto August - Zekkereya El-magharbelSeptember - Battle ElfOctober - Na BonsaiNovember - Dave HurleyOpen rehearsals are tentatively scheduled for selected Thursdays and Saturdays throughout each residency cycle. Please check our Instagram for more information. Please note that performance times are tentative and subject to change.October Resident: Na BonsaiSaturday, November 14, 3-4pmNa Bonsai is a Detroit-based musician, producer, and multidisciplinary artist whose work explores sound as a transformative and limitless modality. Through songwriting, graphic scoring, improvisation, sampling, and modular synthesis, their practice bridges sound art, Black experimental music traditions, and speculative sonic futures. Their work investigates memory, consciousness, embodiment, environmental resonance, and collective liberation through immersive listening experiences. Their artistic approach often centers on graphic notation and non-linear compositional systems, creating performances that blur the line between score, ritual, installation, and sonic meditation.Na Bonsai’s work extends beyond traditional music performance into sound art practices that prioritize deep listening, vibrational awareness, and the relationship between sound, body, and space. Drawing influence from Black diasporic sonic traditions, environmental acoustics, electronic abstraction, and healing-centered practices, they create immersive experiences that invite audiences into altered states of reflection, connection, and possibility.Photo courtesy of the artist. https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events2/banners/c2cdb2c0-a8ba-11f1-a4a1-eb59356bc08b-rimg-w1117-h740-dc383838-gmir.jpg - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/detroit/the-sounding-room-na-bonsai/100001991480026368 - **Event Categories**: art, workshops, music, health-wellness, fine-arts, entertainment, meditation - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 - **Event Highlights**: - Duration: 1 hour - Location: Mike Kelley's Mobile Homestead - Languages: English ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 0, currency: USD ## Event venue details - **city**: Detroit - **state**: MI - **country**: United States - **location**: Mike Kelley's Mobile Homestead - **lat**: 42.3536954 - **long**: -83.06156120000003 - **full address**: Mike Kelley's Mobile Homestead, 4454 Woodward Ave., Detroit, United States ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: The Sounding Room: Na Bonsai - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events6/banners/cc456dbbf1889bbf1ed39383d755847b5a5d615cdb22b87cf6c30ebb06888d05-rimg-w1200-h795-dc444444-gmir.jpg?v=1781324222 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is The Sounding Room: Na Bonsai being held? - **A:** The Sounding Room: Na Bonsai takes place on Sat, 14 Nov, 2026 at 03:00 pm to Sat, 14 Nov, 2026 at 04:00 pm at Mike Kelley's Mobile Homestead, 4454 Woodward Ave., Detroit, United States. - **Q**: Who is organizing The Sounding Room: Na Bonsai? - **A:** The Sounding Room: Na Bonsai is organized by MOCAD. - **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me? - **A:** The Sounding Room: Na Bonsai is ideal for art lovers, collectors, creatives, and anyone inspired by visual arts, installations, and exhibitions. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Detroit, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. 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