Development of music performance for children

Hello, I thought some of you may be interested to read about a project I'm working on. As artist in residence for Imaginate I am currently developing a music performance for children aged 8+ called Ditto. This piece for four musicians will be on in January next year at North Edinburgh Arts Centre and the Traverse Theatre (Edinburgh also). It's an experimental piece exploring silence and the spaces between sounds. I have just had a week of development with my team and written about it on my blog. Please follow the link below to read about all the exciting things that happened and to read more about my time with Imaginate.

Thanks, Greg


Ditto development week


Last week I was working in North Edinburgh Arts Centre with my creative team on Ditto. This is the show I am creating with support from Imaginate, to be staged in January next year. Myself and the four musicians (Katy Barry - voice, Fran Pybus - clarinet, Chris Barclay - trombone, and Roy Shearer - percussion) w


orked in studio 1 of the arts centre to explore the theme for the piece: the spaces between s

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Comment by Sarah Argent on December 8, 2010 at 9:58
Just been reading your blog, Greg - absolutely fascinating. Hope to catch "Ditto" next year. Good luck with it!
Comment by Greg Sinclair on December 8, 2010 at 10:16
Thank you Sarah! It's a funny thing writing a blog as quite often I'm not sure if anyone is reading it! So it's always lovely to hear positive comments. It's been such a fortunate and fascinating time for me, doing my residency with Imaginate and I'm so excited about Ditto. If you come along please come and introduce yourself to me. I feel certain that we've probably met at the Imaginate festival or elsewhere but it would be good to properly chat. Hope things are good with you?
Comment by Sarah Argent on December 8, 2010 at 10:26
That's precisely why I thought I'd let you know that it is being read - or certainly I've read it. Yes, the Imaginate residencies are really exciting. I wish I didn't live so far away - Cardiff - as I'd really liked to have seen more of the pieces in development. Will definitely introduce myself if I manage to get to see Ditto - or, if not, at next year's Imaginate Festival. Happy Festive Season and hope you're surviving the big chill!

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