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TINY & mighty: Olga Middendorp (pedagogue) and Sarah Kate Gardiner (choreographer).

The Animal Choir: Rixta van der Molen (goat & various small birds), Masaki Komoto (rooster and crow), Hans Müller (grey heron), Miyuki Inoue (cicadas)
Workshop, 60. The Animal Choir performs exclusively for six children (2-6yrs); a dance group known as TINY & mighty. The performance is followed by a workshop with movement and physical play, led by a pedagogue and a choreographer.
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Accompanied by the adult group leaders, the children enter a silent room where the choir is spread out. This is the first time they meet, and the children are shy. As the choir calls out to them, they move from one performer to another, gathering around their feet to listen.

As performers, our focus has earlier been set on holding the attention of an easily bored and critical audience. Now we need to learn to be less dominant, giving the children a chance to reply.

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Babies learn language by imitating adults, and adults imitate their babies too! Cooing with babies, parents mix sounds and words, often speaking in a melodic higher pitch, a 'baby-voice'. I'm curious how we can sharpen our sensitivity for the musical and emotional layers of our voices.
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