‘natural musicians’ & ‘storytelling’ workshops chris holland

saturday 4th november 2023

10am-4pm ~ 6 hrs
secluded woodland - east london e11

£105 + vat ~ standard
all tickets include wildgoose lunch and refreshments

we offer assisted bursary places for those who would otherwise be unable to attend. 10% individual ‘vat’ discount and payment plans available on request. email here to enquire.

see further booking information here.

please note: this workshop will cover different content to the one held to previous years.

if you can not make this date but would like to hear when chris is next visiting us please email here.

‘every human knows the magic, power and medicine of a story or song delivered at the right moment. storytelling and music making play a vital part in bringing people together.’ chris holland

‘kinship in nature’ has been exploring music and storytelling in the forest over the past three years. more recently, with both a musician and storyteller in the k.i.n team, we have observed the positive impact these have had on our kinship. we have decided to host chris holland, a leading inspiration in the industry, to come and share his work with us. both workshops contain playful, simple and revolutionary processes to connect people to the natural world, each other and their own creative capabilities.

read our story of when chris visited k.i.n last year to lead a combined ‘natural musicans’ & ‘storytelling’ workshop here.

storytelling:

sharing tricks of the trade for story-making and story-retelling, chris gets people to work with their edges to becoming a better storyteller. whether we have a natural talent for telling or not, we can always improve in some way and chris supports people to let go of ‘the thorn of perfection’ and realise that there is no such thing as a perfect storyteller and that we all tell tales in different ways. telling stories in outdoor spaces, people tend to be less inhibited and more ‘natural’ and this kind of setting also lends itself to stories which encourage wonder and connection with the natural world. chris works with a ‘bundle’ of creation myths, wonder tales and sustainability fables from around the world, enhanced by an intriguing collection of musical instruments. more information about chris’s storytelling work here.

natural musicians:

this work will develop your aptitude for making music and support you to facilitate this for others. ‘natural musicians’ is a set of experiential activities and games that involve movement, vocal expression and natural objects. we make instruments and create, compose and perform music using voice, rhythm body percussion and found sounds. music can really bring something essential when working with both adults and children. with more than half of a human’s communication being non-verbal, it can create connection with other humans and nature, develop expression and culture. it also supports group work with gathering, transitions, focus and redirecting energy. more information about chris' ‘natural musicians’ work here.

shared lunch:

a big pot of soup (vegan) and freshly baked bread from the ‘wild goose bakery’ will be served for everyone to eat together for lunch. hot drinks will be made over the fire.

this is a great opportunity to also connect with others in and around east london to learn and grow together. read more about why k.i.n is hosting workshops here.

chris holland

chris is a leading inspiration in the field of nature connection and creative outdoor learning for families, schools and businesses in the uk and increasingly worldwide. he has a bsc in environmental science, has been involved in outdoor learning for 20 years, and became a self employed educator in 2001. he is an author and prize winning photographer and a “world class” didgeridoo player too. chris has many things in his teaching bundle including a natural talent for working with groups of people, telling stories, sharing bushcraft skills, foraging, creating environmental art. he is a playful musician and storyteller whose love of music, nature and creative outdoor learning has led to the creation of this fun learning system that has a huge range of applications – for creative cross curricular learning and training in schools, for community and team building for organisations, as a composition tool for orchestras, as an interactive performance for festivals and shows, and as a person way to explore creativity and connection.

https://www.natureconnection.co.uk/

https://www.naturalmusicians.co.uk/

https://www.wholeland.org.uk/