Hear Our Voice
Hear Our Voice is a camping adventure with live music for six Autistic children and young people with learning disabilities and their carers. The children find a clearing in the woods and set up a campsite, warming themselves around the camp fire. Night falls and the children snuggle up under a starry sky and the light of the moon, being woken in the morning by the sound of bird song. This performance is an accessible, interactive, immersive experience enbeded with sensory elements and is led by the children’s engagement.
Suitable for schools and venues
Six children and their carers
Four performers and one stage manager
Perform 2 - 3 shows a day
Runtime is approximately 45 minutes
Pre-engagement pack
Funded by Galway 2020 Small Towns, Big Ideas and Galway City Council Arts Office. Created in 2019 in partnership with Galway Educate Together National School and GAP Galway Autism Partnership. Presented in special schools as a work in progress at Baboró International Children’s Arts Festival 2019.
“Gives a voice to those who are non-verbal or have difficulties with language.”
— Connacht Tribune
“An exciting and collaborative approach to performance and expression between Galway Autism Partnership, local and European artists, schools, families and communities.
— Galway Autism Partnership
“The show’s many multi-sensory elements helped them to engage and made the performance meaningful.”
— Connacht Tribune
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