An enchanting activity

Three locations across West Sussex will be able to enjoy an enchanting holiday activity this Easter. 

Imagine going to the cinema and becoming part of a pop-up orchestra that creates sound effects and a musical soundtrack. 

This workshop, taking place in Chichester, Crawley and Worthing does just that.  

Led by a professional musician from The Enchanted Cinema company participants will use their voices, hands and feet, as well as instruments and ingenious Foley sound effects, to create a magical one-of-a-kind soundtrack to on screen works from incomparable Japanese animators, Studio Ghibli. 

The workshops will begin with a warm-up climb into a forest canopy using  

hands and voices, before moving onto instruments (tongue drums, zaphir chimes, gongs, bird flutes and more) to create a live score to a cat-bus trundling through the night, Totoros hooting in a giant tree and the mysterious bamboo forests and baby turtles of 2016 animation The Red Turtle. 

The woodland adventure ends with the creation of a “green man” mask to take home, designed by Sussex illustrator Hannah Eaton and inspired by exquisite Medieval carvings. 

The workshops will be running at these locations: 

Monday 7 April, Chichester Festival Theatre, Oaklands Park, Chichester, PO19 6AP 

Tuesday 8 April, Northbrook College, Littlehampton Rd, Goring, BN12 6NU 

Wednesday 9 April, Hazelwick School, Hazelwick School Close, Three Bridges, Crawley RH10 1SX 

Lunch is also included! 

Elizabeth Leondaritis, Youth Engagement Manager, West Sussex Music, said:  

“We are incredibly fortunate to have the talents of The Enchanted Cinema company coming to the area to provide such an innovative experience for children and young people. It will be a real highlight of our holiday activities and we look forward to seeing lots of people having a great time there!” 

All participants will receive a Digital Badge after completing the workshops. Digital badges are innovative, visual representations of skills, achievements, or certifications earned online.  

To book a place go here.