Title: Rhythms of the World
Artform: Visual Art / music / movement
Organisation(s): Edenbrooke and Malvern Primary Schools
Creative Partners: Mags Byrne, John Johnston, Aileen O’Reilly, Nicky Such
Area: Shankill, West Belfast
Participants: 80 10 - 12 yrs
SYNOPSIS:
The young people
are taken on a ‘virtual’ journey around the world, exploring
different cultures through music, movement and visual arts. World Music
Airlines found crew members (participants) to join them on a musical journey
around the world – without leaving the comfort of Belfast! We Fastened
our seatbelts for this world wind tour which stopped off with drumming
and songs from Africa, the Gamelan, from Indonesia, the Samba from South
America and the Haka from New Zealand. Participants from both schools
were given the opportunity to relive the memories of their travels in
music with a showcase group performance incorporating song, instrument
playing, dance and costume and family and friends welcomed the crew back
from in style. The project’s showcase was a spirited, energetic,
rousing mix of drumming, singing, dance and carnival with wonderfully
colourful backdrops and a multi media trip through the whole adventure.
