#POLYPHONIC SONGS HOW TO#

Along the way she has learned from composer Helen Chadwick, vibrational expert Frank Kane, and director Anna-Helena Mclean, as well as many prominent ethnomusicologists in Georgia (Nino Naneishvili, Malkhaz Erkvanidze, Nana Mzhavanadze). Her physical theatre training opened up a world of embodied voice practice, leading her to Poland and ultimately Georgia. Having 'grown up' in community folk choirs, she went on to train in Musical Theatre and then European Theatre at drama school. Holly Taylor-Zuntz is a voice leader, song collector and multi-disciplinary artist from Oxford who has been living in Georgia and studying Georgian songs for the last five years. Holly will bring cultural context to this centuries-old tradition.

This workshop offers a way in to learning about these songs, as well as the stories and people behind them. These songs touch something deep inside our bodies, reaching down to the earth and back through generations of ancestors. Though small, there is great variety within the different regions of the country, including soothing healing songs, rousing table songs, and reverent chants. Its polyphonic music, as well as its unique alphabet, have been recognised by UNESCO as an ‘Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity’. Georgia is a small country bordering the Black Sea, Russia, Azerbaijan, Armenia and Turkey.

You will experience the joy of connecting with others through shared sound.

#POLYPHONIC SONGS HOW TO#

You will learn several folk songs from the polyphonic tradition of Georgia, and how to make the most out of your natural voice while singing them. At this half day workshop you will learn three-part folk songs from the country of Georgia, and how to sing them with your whole body.

Polyphonic songs