SpiritFire strives to offer daytime workshops and affinity groups while continuing to create an event flow that allows for a variety of experiences without feeling hectic. As we confirm our 2026 presenters, we’ll edit this page to reflect the current roster. You’ll start to see our amazing presenters here as they are put into the schedule.
2026 Presenters
Tara Murphy (West African Dance)
Originally from Washington, D.C., Tara earned her B.A. in theater and religious studies at Yale University, where she also began studying African dance. At this time Tara began exploring her heritage through African studies at Yale, and was awarded a fellowship to study traditional dance and drumming at the University of Legon in Ghana, West Africa. For the past 25 years, she has studied with many African and Afro-Caribbean artists in Washington, D.C., New York City and Boston. Her primary mentors have been Issa Coulibaly and Joh Camara of Mali; Youssouf Koumbassa of Guinea; Fatou N’Diaye and Astou Sagna of Senegal; and Jean Appolon of Haiti. Tara has taught African dance at numerous dance studios throughout Massachusetts, as well as at Smith College, Springfield College and Jacob’s Pillow. In addition to African dance, Tara has also practiced yoga and meditation since she was a child. Tara recognizes the practice of African dance and drumming as a tremendous force for healing, meditation, empowerment and community. It is her greatest honor to share the inspiration of these ancient traditions.
Todd Glacy (Dreamwork)
Rev. Todd Glacy, MSC, is a self-described Enlightenment Advocate, Empowerment Educator and Instigator of JOY.
He has had a lifelong and ongoing fascination with the exploration and understanding of dreams and “altered-state” consciousness (primarily without drugs) and has a professional background with a variety of trance modalities including: Hypnosis, Shamanic Journeywork, Gong Journeywork, Yoga Nidra, Ecstatic Dance, Brain Entrainment, and Dream Group workshops. He is also a lifelong professional musician and loves honoring, celebrating and co-creating with “The Mystery”.
V. Josselyne Price (Ghanaian Drumming)
V. Josselyne Price, M.A. is a percussionist and ethnomusicologist, specializing in ritual and rhythm of West Africa (Ghana) and related diasporic traditiona, and North America. She has worked as a studio percussionist and vocalist in many recording projects throughout the United States. She lives in the Hilltowns of Western Massachusetts. Josselyne has served in advisory/facilitator roles for many other national and local-level drum and dance based events; her work at the circle includes enhancing the connection between the pathways of music/motion/voice/service, and exploring the archetype of the guardian through sound/music. Currently she is coordinating SpiritFire and occasional related events througout the year. At the fire circle, she enjoys playing “ups”, bell timelines, and doing the fire circle 2 step shuffle.
2025 Presenters:
Ult Mundane (Drumming In Service)
Ult invites us to explore principles of drumming together, to help us bring confidence and sensitivity to our service at the sacred fire. He loves to blend the high energy of traditional African rhythms with the dynamic conversational elements of group improvisation. Ult has been studying traditional West African drumming for over twenty years, playing djembe and dunduns. He has learned from world-renowned teachers such as Famoudou Konate and Mamady Keita. Since 2010 he has been studying with Namory Keita, a master drummer from Guinea. Ult currently teaches a weekly class where he lives in Southern New Hampshire.
Joel Stanley (5Rhythms Dance and Movement Meditation)
Joel is a certified 5Rhythms® teacher who loves holding dance spaces which help people open and soften into presence, authenticity, and awakening. Originally from the UK, Joel first went looking for an authentic movement practice and danced 5Rhythms in 2006, and now teaches classes in the Boston area, where he lives with his partner & 6 year-old son.
Kazuki Kozuru-Salifoska (Fun with Odd-Meter Rhythms)
Kazuki has been a student of doumbek (a.k.a. darabouka, tabla, dumbereki, etc.) for about 30 years, under several notable teachers – Souhail Kaspar and Susu Pampanin among them. She loves the nuanced balance between control and primal energy near-eastern percussion requires, and how her ADHD brain quiets down as she plays. On top of middle eastern and Balkan percussion, Kazuki also studied Latin conga at Drummers Collective in New York City in order to deepen her sense of rhythms and flexibility. She has been performing and teaching dumbek in New York City area and beyond in various styles, from Rebetiko, Balkan folkloric, American Tribal bellydance, off-Broadway show, Shakespeare theater company, to Renaissance Faires. A K-pop loving DJ who is also a fashion designer by trade, Kazuki enjoys the imagery drumming and music creates in her mind. More music she plays, kinder and gentler she finds herself becoming.
Aidan Linden (The Sacred Voice)
Aidan grew up participating in sacred fire circles and he has devoted his life to music. He holds a BA and MM in music education. He currently directs middle school and high school choruses, and an intergenerational collegiate and community chorus. He is an active as a classical vocalist, and as a member of diverse music-making communities representing genres from folk to rock. One of Aidan’s greatest joys comes from the magic of singing with others, and another comes from sharing his passion for music through teaching.
Johnny De’Scoville (Haitian Dance/Rhythms)
We are so pleased to welcome back Johnny to the mountain this year. He is a seasoned teacher, lecturer, and performer of Haitian and related diasporic ceremonial traditions. Johnny has engaged in scholastic and independent study of various African, Caribbean, and Native cultures, with a special interest in religion, drumming and dance. From 1983 to present, Johnny has been an active ceremonial drummer, playing for Haitian Vodou Ceremonies and Cuban Lucumi and Kongo ceremonies in Haiti, New York, Florida, California and his home state of New Mexico. He has been leading classes and concerts with students at colleges in VT and MA and offering exciting workshops in dance and drumming at SpiritFire for too many years to count (seriously, we’ve lost count.) His style of teaching is a dynamic and powerful experience that is accessible to all, from seasoned musician/dancer to first-time explorers.