The following list gives examples of Kevin's work in collaboration with other artists, and his contributions to publications and recordings:
collaborations
publications & recordings
– collaborations –
ENGLISH NATIONAL OPERA
Workshops on Gilbert & Sullivan’s Mikado as part of ENO’s
community education programme. [2006]
WHITECHAPEL GALLERY
School and gallery-based workshops recording children’s creative responses
to Faces in the Crowd, an exhibition on the theme of identity and city life.
Project in collaboration with a visual artist and sound engineer, culminating
in production of a CD and audio-guide featuring children’s voices.
[2004-05]
FESTIVAL OF CHILDREN’S LITERATURE
School-based performances and workshops culminating at the Royal Festival
Hall in The Imaginarium – a multi-media installation featuring children’s
artworks and recorded voices together with performances in and around the
installation. [2004-05]
WORDS & MUSIC
Collaboration with the Barbican Piano Trio and riverhouse
barn arts centre
in Walton-on-Thames, exploring Russian classical music and Russian folktales.
Project culminating in Baba Yaga, a performance incorporating live narration,
recorded children’s voices and music by Dmitri Shostakovich. [2004-Ongoing]
AMAZING MYTHS
Storytelling and script writing in collaboration with Coventry's Belgrade
Theatre on a carnival project in which the city centre was transformed as
gigantic costumed figures from creation myths processed through the streets.
[2003]
TALKING TALES
A journey around the world through stories, songs and games. Performing in
the theatre foyer as part of a residency at the Belgrade Theatre, Coventry.
[2002]
BELGRADE THEATRE, COVENTRY
Performances and workshops in the theatre foyer relating to a production of
Roald Dahl's Fantastic Mr. Fox and school-based
performances preparing children to see a production of William Shakespeare's
A Midsummer Night's Dream. [2001]
SHARE MUSIC
Part of an interdisciplinary team of tutors - choreographers, composers, music-technology
specialists and visual artists - on residential performing arts courses for
physically disabled people. [1998 -2003]
HORNIMAN MUSEUM
In collaboration with an artist-in-residence, performances and workshops exploring
displays from the collection of African artefacts. [2000]
SADLER'S WELLS THEATRE
Library-based outreach sessions initiated by the theatre's education department
and relating to a production of C. S. Lewis's The
Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe. [2000]
BELGRADE THEATRE, COVENTRY
A week of storytelling in the theatre foyer as part of a package of events
alongside the Belgrade's adaptation of Roald Dahl's The
Twits. [1999 & 2003]
UNICORN THEATRE: STORYTELLING FESTIVAL
A week of performances and workshops as part of the Unicorn's second storytelling
festival, The Way of the World. [1999]
TATE GALLERY - TATE EXTRA
A series of workshops for young people preparing to film and edit their autobiographical
stories as part of a long-term outreach project. [1998]
LITERACY PROJECT
Collaboration with a photographer, sound engineer and 5 year old children
in an East London school culminating in a pamphlet of original children's
lyrics with accompanying audio-tape. [1997]
ROYAL PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA
Workshops with members of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra leading towards
At Home with the RPO, a concert and open-day at the Royal Albert Hall.
[1997]
ENGLISH NATIONAL OPERA
Interdisciplinary arts workshops for young performers at ENO summer school
working towards performance of devised music-theatre. [1994 & 1995]
WORLD CIRCUS ARTS - SOMALI DAY
Rehearsing and performing with Somali musicians and storytellers for a celebration
of Somali culture at the Queen Elizabeth Hall. [1994]
ROYAL NORTHERN COLLEGE OF MUSIC SUMMER
SCHOOL
Working with teenagers in collaboration with a visual artist and a Gamelan
Orchestra player/teacher towards The City of Lies,
a multi-media performance at the Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester.
[1994]
CHILDREN'S LITERATURE
Performances at the Voice Box, Royal Festival Hall as part of a festival of
children's literature organised by the Poetry Library and the South Bank Literature
Department. [1994]
FOLKLORE AND HISTORY RESEARCH
Research and writing on the folklore and history of a community in north-west
County Meath, Ireland. Project arising from a London Arts Board/European Union-funded
training placement in University College Dublin and other Irish libraries
and archives. [1993-Ongoing]
ROYAL FESTIVAL HALL
Weekend arts workshops for children and young people at the Royal Festival
Hall organised by the South Bank Education Department. [1988-92]
STORIES AND DANCE
Classes and workshops with students on a performing arts course working on
a dance project with dance company Irie Dance
at North London College. [1992]
CITY OF LONDON SINFONIA
Workshop on narrative techniques for members of the City of London Sinfonia
preparing for an improvised performance at the Queen Elizabeth Hall. [1992]
MUSIC AND DANCE
Observing and reporting on a conference of composers and choreographers exploring
the theme of interdisciplinary collaboration. Jointly organised by Data Place
and South Bank Education. [1992]
THE ROYAL NATIONAL THEATRE
Storytelling consultancy with the National Theatre for its production of The
Magic Carpet, a show for children based on traditional folktales from
around the world. [1991]
ENGLISH NATIONAL OPERA
Arts education projects including workshops with teachers and students on
creating original music-theatre and co-ordination of an education pack
on interdisciplinary approaches to the arts in education. [1989-94]
THE LONDON PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA
Writing and co-narrating for a children's orchestral concert conducted by
Matthias Bambert at the Royal Festival Hall. [1989]
ORAL HISTORY
Co-devising and facilitating an oral history project with elderly Irish women
in South London culminating in Now We're Talking,
an audio-visual exhibition at Morley Gallery funded by the Greater London
Arts Board. [1989]
– publications & recordings –
FACES IN THE CROWD
A CD featuring children’s poems and conversations in response to Faces
in the Crowd, a Whitechapel Gallery exhibition about identity and city life.
[Whitechapel Gallery, 2005]
TUMBLETOTS GYMBABES - SMALL PEOPLE
A CD of play-songs and developmental exercises for babies and toddlers designed
to encourage full use of all the senses. [Avid Music, 2003]
EARLY YEARS UPDATE
An article on the value of storytelling in a national magazine for Early Years
practitioners. [Optimus Publishing, May 2003]
CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
An article on developing storytelling skills in a national magazine for primary
school teachers. [Optimus Publishing, November, 2003]
TATE BRITAIN AUDIO-GUIDE
Contributions to an audio-guide for young visitors to Tate Britain. [Acoustiguide,
2002]
MAKING THEIR MARKS
Co-facilitating an anthology of children's writing inspired by Visual
Paths to Literacy, a three year project initiated by Tate Britain to
explore connections between visual art and language development. [Tate Publications,
2002]
VISUAL PATHS TO LITERACY
Co-writer of handbook for teachers exploring connections between visual art
and language development. [Tate Publications, 2002]
MUSIC EXPRESS
Co-performer on CDs of resources and lesson plans needed to implement the
Qualifications and Curriculum Authority scheme of work for the primary music
curriculum. [A & C Black, 2002-03]
TATE RESOURCE PACK
Contributions to a resource pack for teachers and parents visiting Tate Britain.
[Tate Publications, 2001]
SING HEY DIDDLE DIDDLE
Co-performer on a CD to accompany a book of traditional British nursery rhymes.
[A & C Black, 2001]
FIVE LITTLE OWLS & FIVE LITTLE FROGS
With Sandra Kerr and Leon Rosselson, contributions to CDs of rhymes
and counting-songs for 2-7 year olds. [Playsongs Publications, 2000]
GREATER LONDON RADIO
Music, riddles, yarns and tales as guest storyteller on a radio programme
for Londoners. [1998]
DOCUMENTARY FILM
Filmed telling classical Greek myths in the Clore Gallery for The
Outrage, a BBC 2 documentary film by Marc Karlin about the American
painter Cy Twombly. [Louisa Films in Association with Illuminations, 1995]
ANIMATED FILM
Voice-over for His Comedy, an award-winning
animated film by Paul Bush based on Gustave Dore's 19th century woodblock
engravings illustrating Dante's Divine Comedy.
[Paul Bush Productions, 1994]
HAYWARD GALLERY - AUDIO-TAPE
Recording of a selection of folktales by the Grimm brothers as part
of a touring exhibition of Grimm Tales,
engravings by the artist David Hockney. [1994]
THE GREEN UMBRELLA
Contribution to an anthology of stories, songs and poems with an environmental
theme designed for use in school assemblies. [A & C. Black in association
with the World Wide Fund for Nature, 1991]
STORIES AND PICTURES FROM RUSSIA
Co-author of a storytelling handbook for teachers and parents visiting
Twilight of the Tsars, an exhibition of
Russian art at the Hayward Gallery. [South Bank Publications, 1991]
TOULOUSE LAUTREC
Co-author of a young person's guide to an exhibition of paintings by
Toulouse Lautrec at the Hayward Gallery. [South Bank Publications, 1991]
FILM
Voice-over for film-maker Constantine Giannaris's North
of Vortex, a road-movie set against the landscapes of America. [1991]
TV DOCUMENTARY
Featured telling a traditional Irish folktale in By
Word of Mouth, a documentary about the revival of interest in storytelling.
[Broadside Productions, Channel 4, 1990]
CHILDREN'S TV
Writing and presenting for four series of Picture
Box, a weekly arts programme for children and young people. [Granada
TV/Channel 4, 1988-92]
STORYTELLING ON RADIO 4
Featured telling traditional tales on Kaleidoscope,
BBC Radio 4's weekly arts programme and Pick of
the Week. [BBC Radio 4, 1991]
THE SINGING SACK
Contributions to a book and CD of stories with songs from around the
world. [A & C Black, 1989]
DOCUMENTARY FILM
Voice-over for film-maker Constantine Giannaris's Trojans,
an award-winning documentary about the life and poetry of Constantine Cavafy.
[1989]
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