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STRAVAGANZA SUMMER SCHOOL 2010 September 11th – September 17th
In partnership with the University of Ulster
The inclusive Stravaganza Summer School will take place in the historic City of Derry Londonderry. Workshops in Voice , Music, Music Technology and Multimedia will be led by the legendary Cleveland Watkiss supported by the Stravaganza Team at the University of Ulster School of Creative Arts. Accommodation is at the 4* Award winning City Hotel for Summer School residential participants. During the week participants will live, work and socialise together Stravaganza engages people with and without disabilities to work together in a process of reciprocal learning resulting in uniquely original, multicultural creative collaborations. Following the success of the Dreamscapes production the Stravaganza Summer School 2010 marks the beginning of a new work by Stravaganza Production Company entitled “We Share the Same Sky”. Title inspired by Vicente Ziritt.
Participants will perform on September 15th @ 8pm in the City Hotel Ballroom and will be hosted by Media personality and lovable rogue Gerry Anderson. The renowned Derry Jazz Quartet will round off the night. This night of Stravaganza, Cleveland Watkiss and Friends will be a fundraiser for Stravaganza.
CLEVELAND WATKISS
 Hailed as the best jazz singer in Britain (Evening Standard), virtuoso vocalist, actor and composer ,educator - (vocal workshop leader) Cleveland Watkiss is one of the most versatile artists in music today. A three-times Wire/Guardian award winner, Cleveland’s career is testament to the eclecticism of his talent. Since co-founding the Jazz Warriors in the mid 80s, his collaborations have extended from reggae and jazz to pop and classical music, leading him to work with some of the greatest names on the international scene — Bob Dylan, Wynton Marsalis, Cassandra Wilson, Bjork, Art Blakey and Maxi Priest. He has performed with symphony orchestras and appeared on stage in musicals and Jazz opera’sWith 5 albums to his name, a sixth feat the Quartet is due out in spring 2011.
‘VocalSuite’ is an elusive Acappella vocal improvisation performance that uses the atmosphere of venue, mood and interactivity of audience to present a performance of the moment; Seemless links between musical cultures from Africa to Europe go together to create human vocal soundscapes.
It fuses voice and technology, using real-time looping to create live compositions. No two performances are ever the same, Using technology to record, then layer the voice, creating an orchestral piece that is composed right before the audience. Sometimes he use the audience as contributors to the piece, and always reflects the mood and ambience of the space. Read more:http://www.myspace.com/vocalsuite#ixzz0r8BCJ2ZZ Building on the formidable strength and range of his solo performances with Vocalsuite, Cleveland Watkiss has brought together three of the foremost musicians on the British jazz scene — Mark Hodgson on bass and Shaney Forbes on drums and Marco Piccionni Guitars— to form a Quartet that showcases his extraordinary vocal talent. Dubbed the ‘Sonny Rollins of the human voice’ (Time Out), Cleveland’s rare ability to improvise like any instrument makes him a true frontman, but he is also able to incorporate his sound melodically, harmonically and rhythmically with bass and drums in a way that both complements and extends the musical dimensions of the conventional jazz Quartet format.
‘A unique unit of voice, bass, and drums, the group manages to convey the entire jazz aesthetic by musical implication, while at the same time having all the internal spaciousness you’d expect’. (Jazz UK) Cleveland Watkiss
Office: +44 (0) 20 8133 6596 +44 (0) 20 8133 6596 Mobile: +44 (0) 7718918697 +44 (0) 7718918697 Email:clevelandwatkiss@aol.com Skype:watkissca Website: www.clevelandwatkiss.net Myspace: www.myspace.com/clevelandwatkiss Myspace: www.myspace.com/vocalsuite facebook.com/clevelandwatkiss
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT Jaci Wilde wildeassociates@hotmail.com
BABY BOOGIE
A series of Baby Boogie workshops will take place during the Summer months. The sessions will bring together preschool children with and without disabilities and their parents / carers and siblings to enjoy some Latin rhythms with Stravaganza facilitators musician and dancer Vincente Ziritt and musician Colleenrose McCabe. The process will develop new friendships and initiate new social networks.
MULTIMEDIA PROJECT
Multimedia Artist Sean McDermott will facilitate workshops for young people and their parents which will result in a dvd to be screened later in the year . Final details to be confirmed.
Stravaganza have been busy over the past few months working on their multimedia submission for the Northern Ireland Office on a Bill of Rights for Northern Ireland and on the hugely successful Open Mic Nights which have been compared to the Jules Holland Show. The next Open Mic Night date tbc. Cresco Company Registration No:- NI 48584 Charity No:- XR92209 If you have any comments on Stravaganza or this site, please let me know and I'll post it here on the site. Thank you.
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