Sound & Movement
Led by Kevin Campbell Davidson and Tom Mansfield.
This workshop uses listening and movement-based arts methods to raise awareness of the broader life systems which humans are part of. Participants are encouraged to express their ideas about interconnectedness and ecological thinking.
“Remember, you ARE nature” Tom Mansfield, Cards for Life
Immersive soundscape Seawash, by Jeff Talman.
Play video above to see workshop participants playing a movement game with chairs.
What happened in the workshops?
Tuning into ecological thinking
Each session started with a ‘Teal Game’ (link to workshop plan and facilitation notes): movement-based activities which highlight interconnectedness and ecological dynamics.Experiencing more-than-human ways of being
Immersive sound journey with live commentary through silent disco headphones, accompanied by interactive graphic scoring, drawing upon Kevin Davidson's Listening Cards.Discussion, expression, integration
We used Tom Mansfield’s ‘Cards for Life’ to facilitate discussion of themes raised leading to different forms of expression including mind mapping and sound design.
Play video above to see what Cards for Life looks like, in this narrated introduction.
Why this method?
Games-based approaches and modern technology are engaging for young people.
Games bring to life the idea of ecological dynamics in an interactive and fun way.
Listening and interactive scoring exercises offer a multi-sensory interaction with the idea of ‘more-than-human’ ways of being.
Play video above for an introduction to the workshop.
Three workshop participants sit at a table with headphones and Cards for Life
Kevin with two student participants and a teacher looking at the Cards for Life
Tom talks to two student workshop participants about Cards for Life
Reflective feedback from young people
Read what young people said here -
Responses to Sound and Movement Workshop (PDF).
“I enjoyed it as it was easy to see how music can give you ideas of what to draw.”
“I liked this because it helped us envision the animals in our heads. The sound made me see. And the cards helped us think more deeply about the state of the world and its destruction and what it needs.”
“It made me surprised that the noises we ignore daily are beautiful. I will pay more attention to sounds.”
Image shows notes and sketches made in response to the Cards for Life listening activity
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