‘All Ears’ music project at Woodcroft
Greg Sinclair Artist Residency 21.09.2015 – 5.11.2015
As part of our Collaborate Partnership with the Unicorn Theatre, award winning musician and performance artist Greg Sinclair will be joining Woodcroft for 6 weeks to lead an exciting musical residency project called ‘All Ears’.
Greg promises to leave a legacy for new ways to explore music within the school! He will work across every year group creating a range of music making and listening experiences. Greg will explore the different aspects of how we listen? What we listen to? Who we listen with? And, what types of music we can make to listen to?
We can look forward to some exciting and inspiring music making!
About Greg Sinclair…
Greg began his career as a cellist and composer before branching into theatre and performance art, much of which is created for children and young audiences. His latest piece, ‘I Do, Do I’ was part of the Brighton Festival. He says that he ‘is inspired to learn from the creativity, energy and imaginative scope of children.’
This is a fantastic opportunity for our pupils to collaborate with a renowned artist – Follow Greg on his musical journey at Woodcroft in the ‘All Ears’ Journal by clicking here…
Read the extract, taken from an interview with Greg published in The Stage Magazine…
by Georgia Snow – May 2, 2015
What interests you about making work for children?
I have worked quite a lot in children’s theatre in lots of different capacities, but one of the main reasons I did this show was that I had previously done a show in which I performed alongside an 11-year-old boy. I was aware that while his input was there during the process, it was often a whole room of adults telling this boy what to do. It did sometimes feel an imbalance, so this is the opposite process where it is me in the minority in a room full of children. Children are a really honest audience. As adults, somewhere along the line we learn there are perceived rules and etiquette at the theatre, so I’m hoping to challenge that.
What do you like about the festival environment as an artist?
I think festivals often attract quite a diverse audience. You get people from all different walks of life at festivals, so I hope my shows reach a wider range of audiences by playing at festivals.
What is your performance background?
I studied music, mostly cello and composition, and then I started working as a composer for theatre. Quite often I was playing live music in performance, and I think in children’s theatre the musicians have to also perform – it’s not just playing notes – so that’s where it started. I am inspired by what children’s naivety can bring to my performance, which is a really interesting thing.