Streetwise Opera » News http://www.streetwiseopera.org Giving homeless people a voice Thu, 17 May 2012 09:34:35 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Fundraising concerts in London and Durham http://www.streetwiseopera.org/fundraising-concerts-in-london-and-durham/ http://www.streetwiseopera.org/fundraising-concerts-in-london-and-durham/#comments Wed, 09 May 2012 14:09:50 +0000 matt http://www.streetwiseopera.org/?p=2765 There are two fabulous performances coming up that are both raising money for Streetwise Opera’s work with homeless people around the country. The amazing YouTube sensations the Adam Street Singers will perform their signature blend of choreographed pop, rock, musicals and mash-ups in their show ‘Hold On To Your Hats’ over two evenings on 25 and 26 May at the Greenwood Theatre, 55 Weston St, London SE1 3RA. For more info and to book tickets, click here.

Renowned choir Dorking Camerata will present ‘Love and Battle’ in the unique setting of Brancepeth Castle in County Durham on 26 May. This will be a magical mystery tour through the castle, brought to life with live music. If the walls could talk, they would speak of love, betrayal, battles, faith, work and play, feasts and drinking… Dorking Camerata will sing of a day in the Renaissance life, with music by Byrd, Morales, Weelkes, Monteverdi, Carissimi and many others, including the traditional song ‘Bobby Shaftoe’, which has its origins at the castle. To book, or for more information, please email Margaret Dobson  or call her on 0191 378 0628.

Book now for either event for an amazing evening of performance for a great cause!

 

]]> http://www.streetwiseopera.org/fundraising-concerts-in-london-and-durham/feed/ 0 Catch Streetwise Opera in performance http://www.streetwiseopera.org/catch-streetwise-opera-in-performance/ http://www.streetwiseopera.org/catch-streetwise-opera-in-performance/#comments Thu, 19 Apr 2012 12:01:33 +0000 matt http://www.streetwiseopera.org/?p=2712 Two upcoming performances in London and Manchester – more to follow

Paved with Gold: Songs from the Streets
18 June 2012, 6.30-8pM
St Martin-in-the-Fields, London
An evening of song and music to celebrate and support The Connection at St Martin-in-the-Fields’ work with homeless people in London.
Streetwise Opera is joined by performers from Woven Gold, and the Choral Scholars of St Martin-in-the-Fields for an uplifting early evening concert presenting music from the repertoire of all three groups.

Tickets £10
Available from the Box Office, St Martin-in-the-Fields
Telephone: 020 7766 1100
Or click here to buy online

 
Streetwise Opera at Special FX
13 July 2012, 6pm
Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester
Streetwise Performers from the Booth Centre in Manchester will be performing at the Royal Exchange’s free rush hour concert series, Special FX. They will be there for two 20-minute slots in the Great Hall with group performances of opera and solo slots from the talented Streetwise Opera leaders.

About Special FX
Every Friday throughout the Season, call into the Great Hall from 5.30pm for Happy Hour and FREE entertainment. Expect anything from free running to Indo-jazz music, from comedy to world dance. The entertainment starts at 6.00pm with Happy Hour running from 5.30pm – 6.45pm. Get a pint of lager or bitter, or a glass or red, white or rose wine for just £2.50!

Hope to see you there!

]]> http://www.streetwiseopera.org/catch-streetwise-opera-in-performance/feed/ 1 Training day for artists in Wales, 11-12 July http://www.streetwiseopera.org/training-day-for-artists-14-march/ http://www.streetwiseopera.org/training-day-for-artists-14-march/#comments Tue, 03 Apr 2012 09:03:36 +0000 matt http://www.streetwiseopera.org/?p=2550 Streetwise Opera and WNO Max have formed a new partnership to bring Streetwise Opera to Cardiff and to kick off this fantastic collaboration we are offering a free two-day training course, sharing our expertise in using music to support vulnerable adults. The course is aimed at singers, animateurs, musicians and directors with some vocal experience who wish to gain skills in working with homeless and other vulnerable people using opera. The sessions will be led by Streetwise Opera’s highly experienced Artistic Director (Workshops), Rowan Fenner.

The day will explore:

  • Why opera is a powerful art-form for homeless people and vulnerable adults and how to approach it
  • The use of improvisation and devised work
  • Skills-based exercises and warm-ups
  • How to manage differing needs within the group
  • How to manage opening up people’s emotions
  • Why engaging in this work raises self-esteem

Feedback from past training participants

“I found the training day very informative and fun; the ease with which Rowan taught and involved us in the Streetwise toolkit gave the day a dynamic approach that was especially useful for anyone not regularly used to singing and facilitating singers”

“Understanding how much the participants gain from the sessions affirms that we are all definitely on the right track to want to engage people with opera, as it can have a very powerful impact on the way that people see themselves and on their level of self-esteem”

Schedule and venue

Wednesday 11 July – 11am to 5pm
Thursday 12 July – 10am – 4pm
Orchestra Hall in the Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff

To attend this training course please fill out the Booking Form and return it to Sarah Crompton
sc@streetwiseopera.org
Please call 0207 730 9551 if you have any questions

Streetwise Opera Artist Training Day Information 11 12 July
Artist Training Booking Form

]]> http://www.streetwiseopera.org/training-day-for-artists-14-march/feed/ 0 Fables at first ever Homeless Film Festival http://www.streetwiseopera.org/fables-at-first-ever-homeless-film-festival/ http://www.streetwiseopera.org/fables-at-first-ever-homeless-film-festival/#comments Tue, 27 Mar 2012 16:47:34 +0000 matt http://www.streetwiseopera.org/?p=2676 We’re delighted to announce that two of the films from Fables – A Film Opera have been selected to be part of the Shorts Programme at the first ever Homeless Film Festival.

A panel of homeless people who took part in film workshops with organisers Donkey Stone Films selected their favourite 80 minutes from hundreds of film submissions to create this amazing free event. They selected The Boy Who Cried Wolf and The Nightingale and the Rose.

The Homeless Film Festival 2012’ is a touring festival, aimed at screening some of the worlds best homeless related films ever made! The festival encompasses screenings of major feature films with post-screening special guest Q&A’s, as well as a short film programme, and will tour leading independent cinemas in the UK and Ireland, throughout April 2012. There is also a static exhibition held in a sister venue in each city running parallel to the festival, showcasing creative artwork relevant to raising awareness of homelessness.

See the full programme here:
HomelessFF-Brochure

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We ask that you commit to raising a minimum of £250 in sponsorship, and once you’ve got your place you can set up a fundraising page on our BT Mydonate page. Streetwise Opera will support you with training and fundraising tips, as well as cheering you on on the day! If you’re interested in a place, please email br@streetwiseopera.org

]]> http://www.streetwiseopera.org/run-and-pedal-for-streetwise-in-2012/feed/ 0 Fables films in London, 11 Jan http://www.streetwiseopera.org/fables-films-in-london-11-jan/ http://www.streetwiseopera.org/fables-films-in-london-11-jan/#comments Wed, 04 Jan 2012 16:22:19 +0000 matt http://www.streetwiseopera.org/?p=2476 Be guided through all four Fables films by a wonderful narrator at YARN Festival, celebrating the start of 2012 with an evening of film, theatre, music and illustration at the London Short Film Festival. Alongside Fables, films originally commissioned for the Letters Festival in Milan will be screened, interweaving them with new works inspired by the films across a range of mediums, including music and spoken word. Click here for more information.

Roxy Bar and Screen, 128 Borough High Street, London SE1 1LB

Tickets £6 on the door or in advance from here

]]> http://www.streetwiseopera.org/fables-films-in-london-11-jan/feed/ 0 Take part in ‘With One Voice’ http://www.streetwiseopera.org/take-part-in-with-one-voice/ http://www.streetwiseopera.org/take-part-in-with-one-voice/#comments Tue, 20 Dec 2011 12:33:42 +0000 matt http://www.streetwiseopera.org/?p=2457 With One Voice is an Open Mic showcase at the Royal Opera House on 2 July – part of the London 2012 Festival at the Olympics.

What we are looking for: We are looking for performers and filmmakers who have experienced homelessness to be part of this landmark event – the first time in Olympic history that people who have experienced homelessness have been given an official platform.Whether you are a poet, guitarist or represent a choir or theatre group, we’d love to hear from you. We have space for around 2-300 performers on the day and will be screening films from filmmakers plus films of international performing groups in action.

Application process: Our aim is to fit in as many acts as possible but because of space, we have to organise an application process. Click here to find the application form and all the info you need. If you need any help or just fancy a chat about the event call us 020 7730 9551.

 

With One Voice is in partnership with the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation and Homeless Link.

]]> http://www.streetwiseopera.org/take-part-in-with-one-voice/feed/ 0 Boris Johnson applauds Streetwise’s Olympics event http://www.streetwiseopera.org/boris-johnson-applauds-streetwises-olympics-event/ http://www.streetwiseopera.org/boris-johnson-applauds-streetwises-olympics-event/#comments Fri, 04 Nov 2011 12:09:26 +0000 matt http://www.streetwiseopera.org/?p=2371 The Mayor of London, Boris Johnson has applauded Streetwise Opera’s Open Mic showcase With One Voice in the Olympics at the Royal Opera House on 2 July 2012, saying, ‘The Olympic and Paralympic Games offer a unique platform to celebrate a vast range of talents and I am proud that for the first time this will include those who have been homeless at some point in their lives. As we strive to end rough sleeping in London, it is important that we recognise and champion the creativity of those who have experienced life on the streets, which is precisely what Streetwise Opera and its fantastic programme of events seeks to do.’

]]> http://www.streetwiseopera.org/boris-johnson-applauds-streetwises-olympics-event/feed/ 0 Streetwise to platform 200 homeless performers at the Olympics http://www.streetwiseopera.org/streetwise-to-platform-200-homeless-performers-at-the-olympics/ http://www.streetwiseopera.org/streetwise-to-platform-200-homeless-performers-at-the-olympics/#comments Fri, 04 Nov 2011 10:25:46 +0000 matt http://www.streetwiseopera.org/?p=2361 Streetwise Opera will be presenting an Open Mic Showcase called With One Voice on 2 July 2012 during the London 2012 Festival to platform the skills of 200 performers who have experienced homelessness from all over the UK and abroad.

With One Voice will be hosted by the Royal Opera House in the Paul Hamlyn Hall in partnership with the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation and Homeless Link. The evening will culminate in all performers and the audience coming together to sing a newly-commissioned work by world-renowned composer Gavin Bryars.

This will be the first time in Olympic history that homeless people have been given an official platform.

Arts groups who work with homeless people such as Cardboard Citizens, the Choir with No Name, Open Cinema and Streetwise Opera will take 5-10 minute slots throughout the day to sing, present drama work, poetry and to screen films. Newer homeless choirs, theatre groups as well as solo singers, poets and instrumentalists from around the UK will also be given the opportunity to perform. Expressions of interest should be registered here and the official selection process will be announced in December.

Throughout the day audiences will watch pre-recorded performances on film from international groups such as the Choir of Hope and Inspiration in Melbourne.

]]> http://www.streetwiseopera.org/streetwise-to-platform-200-homeless-performers-at-the-olympics/feed/ 6 WNO is new Artistic Partner http://www.streetwiseopera.org/wno-is-new-artistic-partner/ http://www.streetwiseopera.org/wno-is-new-artistic-partner/#comments Thu, 06 Oct 2011 10:32:19 +0000 matt http://www.streetwiseopera.org/?p=2327 We are delighted to announce that we will be expanding the Workshop Programme to Wales in 2012 with our new Artistic Partner Welsh National Opera. The plans follow our strategic aim to team up with large arts organisations, creating strong three-way partnerships with our homeless centres, Streetwise Opera and the arts partner. WNO will be our third Arts Partner alongside Opera North and The Sage Gateshead. Workshops will start in either Cardiff or Swansea in spring 2012.

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