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Announcing Soundscapes from the Planet
Announcing Soundscapes from the Planet We are thrilled to announce our first concert of 2023, Soundscapes from the Planet, on Thursday 16 March, a creative look at the impact of Climate Change at Arts Depot Finchley. In this concert, five world-class musicians join with local storytellers to present a [...]
New Videos – Finding My Voice
NW Live Arts is pleased to share films from Finding My Voice. Filmed at Kings Place Hall 2 on Friday 30 September 2022, Finding My Voice was a journey of solos, ensemble pieces and improvisations led by each of the musicians, exploring wide-ranging influences from the West African Griot [...]
Finding My Voice / New Accents – Meet Sheila Hayman
We caught up with Sheila Hayman, Co-ordinator of Freedom from Torture's Write to Life group, a unique creative writing and performance group for survivors of torture. Write to Life members are taking part in two concerts - Finding My Voice and New Accents - this autumn. Can you tell [...]
Finding My Voice / New Accents – Caroline Heslop on the creative process
I am thrilled to announce our forthcoming concerts ‘Finding my voice’ Friday, September 30th King’s Place Hall 2 and ‘New Accents’ Art Workers’ Guild Thursday October 20th. NW Live Arts’ projects and concerts are inspired by innovative collaboration and we are absolutely delighted to be bringing together four such [...]
Where will I be? Eileen Egerton on the Creative Workshops
Eileen Egerton Q&A In our next two concerts this May, titled Where will I be?, musicians from NW Live Arts collaborate with participants from Single Homeless Project to present a vividly imagined concert of classical, folk and world music interspersed with storytelling drawing on myth and legend. Participants from [...]
Caroline Heslop on ‘Where will I be?’
In our next two concerts this May, entitled Where will I be?, musicians from NW Live Arts collaborate with participants from Single Homeless Project to present a vividly imagined concert of classical, folk and world music interspersed with storytelling drawing on myth and legend. Participants from Single Homeless Project [...]
Launching NW Live Arts Champions
Could you help us connect people through music? NW Live Arts reaches out to some of the most vulnerable people in the capital through the transformative power of music. Working with internationally acclaimed musicians, writers and storytellers, we engage communities and empower participants to experience music and other art [...]
Moments from our Belonging concert
Enjoy moments from the Belonging concert at Conway Hall in October, as part of the Bloomsbury Festival 2021 - a fantastic melee of music from different cultures interlaced with poetry exploring the meaning of ‘belonging’ Attab Haddad oud Christina McMaster piano Antonio Romero percussion Toby Carr lute, theorbo and Baroque guitar The concert [...]
Danai Ngangira announced as new Chair of NW Live Arts
We're pleased to announce that Danai Ngangira has been appointed as the new chair of NW Live Arts board of trustees. Danai said of her appointment "I join NW Live Arts from a corporate background having held leadership positions in the financial services. My priority with NW Live Arts is [...]
Update from NW Live Arts Artistic Director on our Belonging Project
The meaning of place has become even more important to us as individuals and communities since experiencing the long months of the pandemic and lockdown. Being a part of Bloomsbury Festival this year with its theme of ‘Shining a Light’, has given the musicians and poets working with NW [...]