17th January

A Shakespearean Afternoon

Name: A Shakespearean Afternoon
Start: 2024-01-17T14:00:00+1100
End: 2024-01-20T16:15:00+1100
Location: South Coast NSW: Bodalla, Cobargo, Bermagui, Tilba

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This January Wayfarers Australia will again delight South Coast residents and visitors with music theatre workshops and performances. The 34 performers, aged 5 to 79, will be directed by Judith Clingan AM, assisted by her daughter Jess Dixon, a drama teacher and visual artist, and three young adults who have been performing with Judy since their childhoods. These young people will look after lighting, stage management, props and wardrobe.

Workshops and performances will be offered in four towns:

Bodalla Wednesday 17th

Cobargo Thursday 18th

Bermagui Friday 19th

Tilba Saturday 20th

Afternoons 2.00 – 3.00: a choral workshop for adults and young people from 11 years who love singing – they can learn part-songs from Elizabethan England, and songs to Shakespeare’s words. Some of the pieces require sopranos, altos, tenors and basses; some only require three parts (sopranos, altos and men); some work perfectly well with no men at all! Music will be provided; Wayfarers will assist each vocal line.

Afternoons 3.15 – 4.15: A Shakespearean Afternoon: songs presented by Wayfarers, with some participation by workshop participants, followed by a performance of the hilarious play-within-a-play Pyramus and Thisbe, from Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night’s Dream.

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Wayfarers Australia

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Wayfarers Australia was started in 1997 by composer, choral conductor and music educator Judith Clingan AM. Judith brought together students, parents and teachers from several Steiner / Waldorf schools in eastern Australia to encourage teenagers, particularly boys, to enjoy singing choral music in four parts (soprano, alto, tenor, bass). The choir has grown to include performers from around the world, particularly Taiwan.

Our repertoire stretches across the last thousand years of European music, from Medieval, Renaissance, Baroque and Romantic, to 20th century and contemporary music, both sacred and secular. We venture among the folk traditions of many cultures. We often incorporate other art forms, such as instrumental music, drama, dance, puppetry and visual art, to create exciting musical theatre events.

A core purpose of Wayfarers is to share this experience as travelling performers and teachers of choral music and music theatre. Tours are low budget, making it possible to share performances with diverse audiences. We give workshops, mainly in Steiner schools, and aim to let children of all ages (both primary and high school) as well as adults, experience all elements of music and drama, including not only singing and acting but also instrumental ensemble work and some music history.The group has undertaken tours around Australia, New Zealand, UK, Europe and Asia, giving workshops and performances in Waldorf-Steiner schools and with other music-loving communities.

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