Calling Calling – 2023
Photos/stills from the documentary Jordan Martin
Calling Calling was an expanded vocal project taking place throughout 2023. A programme of public workshops and performances, and an artist development project exploring collaborative vocal ecologies through non-traditional voice and expanded vocal techniques. With special thanks to Sam Francis the project was developed out of, and run by, a group of Brunswick artists and the wider extended Brunswick community, who have come together through their shared interests in working experimentally with the voice.
Documentary film of the project by Jordan Martin
Photos from the documentary Jordan Martin
An group of extended voice – vocal explorers came together to learn new approaches and skills from each other and from invited artists to learn a range of vocal techniques. To work towards creating a new collaborative performance.
Photos from the documentary Jordan Martin
The group have taken part in workshops with Alwynne Pritchard, Hannah Silva, followed by weekend residency led by Yas Clarke, Shirley Pegna and Jo Hellier at Arnolfini in early September to devise and develop a group performance for the event. Public workshops lead by members of the group in June 2023 offered opportunities for audiences to try out different vocal processes allowing all voices to be heard without needing to be a ‘singer.’
Photos from the documentary Jordan Martin
Sounding the Space – vocal workshop with Shirley Pegna
WORKSHOPS LEAD BY INVITED ARTISTS: Alwynne Pritchard, Hannah Silva and Phil Minton.
WORKSHOPS LEAD BY BRISTOL ARTISTS: Dali St Paul, Shirley Pegna, Tina Hitchens, Mr Hopkinson’s computer and Phil Owen.
THE ARNOLFINI PERFORMANCE EVENT: The Arnolfini Performance event performers :Sharon Gal, Nik Rawlings, Phil Minton – Ferral Choir, Dali St Paul and Wojciech Rusin, Calling Calling new collaborative ensemble vocal performance. Thanks to Phil Owen at the Arnolfini who championed the project.
THE CUBE CINEMA PERFORMANCE EVENT: the Cube Performance event performers: Maja S.k.Ratkje Maggie Nichols and Jo Helier and Thanks to the Cube Cinema for collaborating with us.
Funded by West of England Visual Arts Alliance -WEVAA and Arts Council England and support from the Arnolfini.
Posters by Sam Francis
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