Swarm with Claron McFadden (Intermediate)

An interactive workshop exploring free vocal improvisation

Discover your own intuitive and our collective creativity in this fun workshop with Claron McFadden!

Splendor musician Claron McFadden [http://claronmcfadden.com/] doesn't only possess a mesmerising voice with which she leaves worldwide audiences in awe wherever she takes the stage (whether she sings early baroque or the latest compositions that often were written especially for her) – she also holds an investigative and philosophical curiosity about the world, always searching for wonderful new people to meet, possibilities to learn, and inspiration to create. Claron can pop up in the main programming of the Holland Festival, in an underground jazz bar, in a multidisciplinary experimental theatre piece, in a squat club, or in a music theatre performance that she herself inititiated: and wherever you encounter her, she is guaranteed to blow your mind while at the same time make you feel as comfortable and joyful as in your own home.

In this interactive (and fun!) workshop with Claron, we'll be diving into the world of improvisation, exploring what's 'between the notes' and searching for that which scientists call the Swarm Principle. We mainly know this principle, in which a system collaborates in a collective but de-centralised and self-organising way, from examples in nature such as bird flocking, bee colonies or bacterial growth. But can people do this too? Claron has no doubt about it. She asked professor Robbert Dijkgraaf whether particles can improvise, and when he said "absolutely!" she knew it: if atoms can do it, so can we.

Claron originally developed the SWARM! workshop for singers, but she strongly believes that anyone who is open-minded and comfortable 'making noises' with their own body, can gain something from this workshop. The focus will be on the discovery of your own intuitive creativity and on how improvisation within a group can generate a connective/collective energy: a group which 'swarms' together, moving as one entity toward a common goal.

Duration: ±120 minutes

Whether you're totally new to improvisation or have experience, there is a workshop for every level, so: Leave your inhibitions at the door and dive into the exciting and liberating world of improvisation and instant composition. 10:30-12:30 Beginners; no experience with impro 14:00-16:00 Intermediate; some experience with impro 17:30-20:30 Advanced

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