A VOICE LESSON (Britten studio 2023)

This is an immersive, split stage work of music theatre that explores how we each find our unique voice in the world. It has been developed through two Britten Pears Artist residencies and an Arts Council England project grant and we are looking for commissioning partners for the final phase of script and music development followed by casting.

Combining stories of women spanning 4, 000 years, this taster for a stunning new split-stage work of music theatre opens the way to a forgotten path. 

Voice coach Orla, meets a 12-year old called Nin. Overwhelmed by the world outside but determined to be a performer one day, Nin seeks Orla's teaching to find her authentic voice. Guided by friends, caught between the old and the new, 'A Voice Lesson' is a celebration of difference. Audiences are invited to follow Nin's light and raise a star for the future in an 'Identity Choir' of welcome strangers.

This is a new, devised work inspired by Virginia Woolf's 'Orlando', and an Ancient Mesopotamian poem 'The Descent of Inanna'. 

Created by Kendell Foster, Sandeep Gurrapadi, Marina Hata, Zahra Mansouri, Anna-Helena McLean, Liv Penny and Erin Nicole Washington
Visit: http://www.moonfool.com/a-voice-lesson-2023.html


Britten Pears Arts Residency film taster by Liv Penny: https://youtu.be/PtvrIglhrqY

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“𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗶𝘀 𝗲𝘅𝗰𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗼𝗹𝗱 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗶𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗱 𝘃𝗼𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝗽𝗶𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴”
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