BLIND BOOKWORMS JAZZ BAND
Ellie and Rachel from the #BlindBookwormsJazzBand @RonnieScottsCF #Unicornsalmost @CaraTivey @RNC_Hereford pic.twitter.com/9AEsQ1pSOG
— Emma Balch (@dobleMdesign) June 3, 2018
The project culminated with 15 live performances by the Blind Bookworms Jazz Band before a live theatre experience produced by The Story of Books. These included a performance especially for an audience comprising people with dementia, PTSD/veterans, and blind/visually impaired; and a performance for 100 Year 9 school pupils.
The musicians worked with the creative team from the play to make the theatrical show a multi-sensory experience, and with a team of local teenagers.
The location for the project was Hay-on-Wye and although the performances coincided with the Hay Festival, many of the audience would not typically experience live jazz or theatre.
Find Out More: https://blindbookworms.org/
‘Thank you for letting me experience the opportunity to practise my Jazz skills in a professional environment, I appreciated this so much. Also experiencing and researching the History of 30’s and 40’s Jazz was absolutely fascinating, and I would do it again!’
Rachel Starritt