Old Songs for New Voices - A Community Workshop for Women

OLD SONGS FOR NEW VOICES - a community workshop for women

Example of the company: https://youtu.be/gs04L2Pp6KI and https://youtu.be/B8fcAHSrNPA

This three-hour taster workshop with vocalist and musician Anna-Helena McLean (Moon Fool and Guildhall School) opens a safe space to sing together through stories of displacement, journey and transition. Anna-Helena joins Maketank in offering this special workshop to networks within Exeter who are part of the refugee community and their closely associated circles. The voice and singing workshop is for singers and non singers alike. It will explore playful exercises in rhythm, body percussion and harmony building to imagine ancient songs and stories in completely new ways. The workshop draws on polyphonic and choral singing techniques that Anna-Helena has developed from her experience working in Eastern Europe. Vocal freedom, resonance and harmony building will lead to the creation of sound worlds in which ancient texts that centre women and female power from…