Create an Opera (OPEN LEVEL) - a devising workshop by Red Hat Opera

GUY HARRIESis a composer/performer based in London. He performs with voice, electronics, and wind instruments, and is involved in projects ranging from garage rock to chamber opera, from sound art to electro art pop to multimedia musicals.His compositions have been performed by contemporary ensembles such as: The Tate Ensemble, SOIL, The Roentgen Connection, Vocal Lab and LOOS, and have been broadcast and performed internationally. In 2000 he was awarded the Henriette Bosmans prize by the Association of Dutch Composers (GeNeCo).He is also a singer-songwriter, practising electronic troubadourism with his laptop and voice. Currently he is working on a new project about Alan Turing.Guy collaborated with musician Meira Asher, with whom he co-founded the Bodylab Arts Foundation. He was also a long-time core member of the POW Ensemble based in the Hague.In 2012 he founded the Live Hazard collective with illustrator Valerie Pezeron. The collective explores the interdisciplinary links between drawing and sonic performance, and has organised a number of large-scale events in the UK, linking visual artists and musicians in a live performance context.Guy has produced a number of multimedia works: Stereo Dogs, Nocturnaround and Imaginary Friends. His  chamber opera Jasser, toured throughout Holland in 2006/07. His opera Two Caravans, based on the novel by Marina Lewycka, with a libretto by Ace McCarron, won the Flourish New Opera Prize, and was produced by OperaUpClose in London in 2013.Guy is also a researcher, looking into the live performance aspects of electronic music. He completed his PhD in Electroacoustic Performance at City University, London and is a senior lecturer in music at the University of East London as well as Trinity Laban Conservatoire.

Guy Harries (Red Hat Opera)

Red Hat Opera's devising workshop series, led by composer/performer Guy Harries, is starting its summer term. 
In the months May-July we will be working towards a performance, but drop-ins are still possible. The schedule will include two parts: 1-3pm (warm-ups and improvisation open to all) and 3-5pm (devising and rehearsals for those attending regularly). Drop in participants are welcome to stay for the second part as observers.
In this workshop series we will explore voice, body and movement, and then devise a short ‘operatic’ scene. Each of the sessions will focus on a different performative element: experiential libretto text writing, ensemble and choir work, aria composition as songwriting, voice in space, embodied character development and devising methods.
The workshop is open to all levels and backgrounds, and is especially suitable for those who want to explore voice, text and narrative. 
Please wear comfortable clothes for movement exercises and bring a water bottle (which can be refilled at the studio), a small towel and a notebook+pen.
Performer and sound artist Guy Harries has created several operas and musical productions with current socio-political themes. He will lead this workshop which focuses on devising performance with sound and voice, with inspiration from current affairs and activist DIY approaches. <A HREF="http://www.guyharries.com" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">www.guyharries.com</A>
Red Hat Opera, founded by award-winning composer Guy Harries, soprano Tami Tal and librettist Norman Welch produces small scale opera and runs devising workshops connecting opera and people. find us on Twitter and Facebook for further info (@RedHatOpera)
Supported by Delicatessen Studios
(photo by Anne Reinke - from Two Caravans by Guy Harries/Ace McCarron, directed by Ilonka van den Bercken, produced by Kameroperahuis Zwolle)

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