Date: Wednesday 20 October
Time: 21:00
Venue: Hall Two, Kings
Storyteller Vayu Naidu and renowned Jazz/Blues singer Cleveland Watkiss will take the audience to unexpected places, on an epic voyage to find love in all its forms, including Bhakti - the longing to belong eternally.
In a journey which combines storytelling, music improvisation and visual display, the audience is taken through a cycle describing the manifestation of spiritual love in the world, its retreat into hiding and the processes which form part of a cycle of reconnection featuring Union, Separation, Anger, Despair, Longing and Doubt.
Vayu Naidu is an accomplished storyteller, writer, performer, workshop leader and teacher. Her art of storytelling is derived from the Indic oral tradition and its energy comes quite simply through the telling, not reading, of a story. Imagery is dense with Rasa, or mood, triggering emotional resonances. These skills are developed by the storyteller's craft in creating words and images in working harmony. Storytelling for Vayu is about composing oral literature where the emotive impulse is from the oral imagination. It is a creative expression in speech, movement and music that draws on historic incident to heighten an awareness of human nature.
Cleveland Watkiss, born in the East End of London, is a virtuoso vocalist, actor and composer. He studied the voice at the London school of singing with opera coach Arnold Rose, and at the Guildhall School of Music And Drama. Cleveland was also one of the co-founders of the vastly influential Jazz Warriors big band. His vocals can be heard on their debut album Out of Many People, which won a video award in Japan.
His impressive vocal experiences have seen him perform with many diverse artists from around the world such as The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Bob Dylan, Stevie Wonder, Robbie Williams, Joe Cocker, The Who, Soul II Soul, London Chamber Orchestra, Bjork and Pete Townsend. Cleveland is also a very keen Music Educator, working as a voice instructor with workshops in venues, schools, colleges and Universities around the UK.
More information here.
Time: 21:00
Venue: Hall Two, Kings
Storyteller Vayu Naidu and renowned Jazz/Blues singer Cleveland Watkiss will take the audience to unexpected places, on an epic voyage to find love in all its forms, including Bhakti - the longing to belong eternally.
In a journey which combines storytelling, music improvisation and visual display, the audience is taken through a cycle describing the manifestation of spiritual love in the world, its retreat into hiding and the processes which form part of a cycle of reconnection featuring Union, Separation, Anger, Despair, Longing and Doubt.
Vayu Naidu is an accomplished storyteller, writer, performer, workshop leader and teacher. Her art of storytelling is derived from the Indic oral tradition and its energy comes quite simply through the telling, not reading, of a story. Imagery is dense with Rasa, or mood, triggering emotional resonances. These skills are developed by the storyteller's craft in creating words and images in working harmony. Storytelling for Vayu is about composing oral literature where the emotive impulse is from the oral imagination. It is a creative expression in speech, movement and music that draws on historic incident to heighten an awareness of human nature.
Cleveland Watkiss, born in the East End of London, is a virtuoso vocalist, actor and composer. He studied the voice at the London school of singing with opera coach Arnold Rose, and at the Guildhall School of Music And Drama. Cleveland was also one of the co-founders of the vastly influential Jazz Warriors big band. His vocals can be heard on their debut album Out of Many People, which won a video award in Japan.
His impressive vocal experiences have seen him perform with many diverse artists from around the world such as The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Bob Dylan, Stevie Wonder, Robbie Williams, Joe Cocker, The Who, Soul II Soul, London Chamber Orchestra, Bjork and Pete Townsend. Cleveland is also a very keen Music Educator, working as a voice instructor with workshops in venues, schools, colleges and Universities around the UK.
More information here.
