FREE creative workshops & performances inspired by myths around the world
Perfect for families with children aged 6-14
WHAT IS ECHOES?
The first phase of ECHOES saw families participate in a series of craft and storytelling events in libraries across the West Midlands, led by performance artists Sipho Eric Ndlovu, Pyn Stockman, and Charis McRoberts. These workshops explored global myths to engage young participants and inspire them to generate fresh ideas for these ancient tales.
In our second phase, Sipho, Pyn and Charis showcased three new performances inspired by the creative play and discussions from these amazing workshops, and where we saw our young people’s ideas become the next step in a tradition of storytelling, thousands of years old.
MYTH TODAY is working in partnership with Birmingham Libraries, Sandwell Libraries, Culture Forward, Birmingham and Midlands Classical Association (BMCA) and Mrs History. Thanks to Headless Greg for the amazing artwork. This project has been made possible due to funding from Arts Council England Lottery Grant.
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FOR THE ECHOES LEGACY PAGE!
Our ECHOES workshops and celebration day may be over, but that’s not the end of our project. The final stage will be a legacy page full of recordings and images of our events. Plus scripts of our performance, so you can have a go at home too!
This is currently being made, visit back soon!
RESOURCES
Here you will find materials that I have found across the web, which could spark your child’s imagination and deepen their understanding of these rich and ancient narratives.