The Everyman Project
Let's Make An Opera In A Day
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Is it really possible to create an OPERA IN A DAY?! Come along and find out in these fun workshops in singing, making, circus and dance and then take part in a sharing celebration of Everyman by Tim Brooks at Stage @TheDock.
The workshops are led by Tim and Em Whitfield Brooks, North East Opera, opera singer Sandeep Gurrapadi, designer Naomi Parker, York Dance Space and circus troupe Earthbound Misfits. This top team has worked with groups and communities across NE Lincs, East Riding and Hull all summer, many of whom are also participating in this ambitious event.
The Everyman Project, led by director/choral leader Em Whitfield Brooks and composer/MD Tim Brooks, brings together a fantastic creative team comprising York Dance Space, Earthbound Misfits, designer/maker Naomi Parker and opera singers Sandeep Gurrapadi, Emily Smith and David Pisaro. All artists will lead workshops and perform alongside participants in this special day-long culmination of the project which has offered workshops across three regions of Yorkshire to groups including East Marsh Peace Choir, Act to Ours, Castaway, Withernsea Ladies Choir, Hull Visual Voices, Withernsea Youth Dance, One Voice Immingham, Gigbuddies , Welcome to English and NE Lincs and Hull Music Hubs. Many of these groups will be taking part. All workshops will link to themes explored in Tim’s opera Everyman, adapted by Em from the medieval morality play.
Workshop location will be emailed closer to the time to those who have registered.
Sunday 3 Sep SCHEDULE:
10:00 - 11.30: The Opening and the Finale: Voice & Movement Workshop Or Circus Skills Workshop
11:30 -12:00: Break
12:00 - 13:30: The Middle of the Opera: Voice & Movement Workshop Or Circus Skills Workshop
13:30 - 14:15: Break
14:15 - 15:00: Rehearsal with Everyone: Stage @theDock
15:30: Sharing Celebration: Stage @theDock
We are asking participants to wear black bottoms and a red or purple top.
Em and Tim have been creating large-scale performances with communities for over 20 years and Em is well-known to followers and singers of Hull Freedom Chorus, having led their performances at Freedom Festival since 2011. Em has also directed 15 community operas for Ryedale Festival, co-directed Back to Bransholme for Back to Ours and led choruses in Calderland (RPS Award 2017) and The Batley Variations for 509 Arts. Tim has composed 6 operas for Ryedale Festival, wrote and produced the music for Back to Bransholme, a new work Warriors of the Rainbow for Skipton Camerata and recently pieces for York Late Music and contemporary music ensemble Spelk, of which he is a member.
Access InformationThis company asks participants to attend workshops in singing, making, circus and dance before then taking part in a sharing celebration at Stage @theDock. You can attend the sharing to watch even if you did not take part in the workshops. |
