The Festival of Voices is a participatory interactive festival and seriously do we have something interactive for you:
https://festivalofvoices.com/events/singing-booth
Situated in the Salamanca Arts Centre, the Singing Booth is a first for the Festival and Tasmania. Come in and sing your favourite song or a dedication to a loved one or festival artist. Just like the hero messages to athletes at the Olympics, sing a ‘hello’ or ‘good luck’ to your favourite artists including Ben Lee, Clare Bowditch, Tex Perkins, Kim Smith, Joey Arias, Meow Meow, Ali McGregor, Deborah Conway, or local artists Craig M Wood, Hannah May, Rowan Smith, Jude Elliot, Jed Appleton and others.
The Booth will be open a few hours each day of the Festival of Voices. Times soon to be advertised on this page. It’s easy and fun to use and we’d love you to be part of it.
Find the Booth in the Salamanca Arts Centre
Enter the Booth and sing a dedication or message or…
Sing a favourite song to a loved one or favourite festival artist
Share it on social media
Of course, by entering the Booth and singing you understand and agree to the one term and condition that anything you sing will be shared online and could be used against you, but in the spirit of privacy it will go no further than the internet. Your name and details can remain anonymous if you wish. If you have comments, questions or concerns, please email [email protected]
BUT WAIT THERE’S MORE
In partnership with the Multicultural Council of Tasmania, artist Anita Bacic presents “This one…” – audio samples from a playful childhood game expressed in different languages. It’s all in the Booth, so if you’re not up for singing, come and just listen. Be inspired: http://mcot.org.au/projects/
“This one…” is an attempt to explore cultures of Australia through recording and playing back childhood songs from different countries. The project uses the English version of ‘This little piggy went to market’ as a starting point, and explores similar games in Croatian, Russian, Madagascan, German and other languages. Without necessarily understanding the words the listener can still sense the intent of the song as it crosses cultures and potentially reveals a universality of human world.
Carmen Stephens, Festival of Voices
