The Enchanted Cinema: Enchanted Creatures and How To Become One
‘Enchanted Creatures and How to Become One’ brings animated tales from around the world to life, from dancing frogs and a blue-grassing grasshopper to a hedgehog lost in the fog. All accompanied by a live score performed on hand-crafted instruments made by young people from the Wilderwoods education initiative as well as contributions from four continents across the globe.
You’ll use unique sounds and instruments, hands and voices to become enchanted creatures, before joining together to animate the screen, adding rhythm, music and effects to every story.
From Lotte Reiniger’s shadow-puppet magic, through the misty dream-world of Yuri Norstein’s Hedgehog in the Fog, to the wild rumpus of Maurice Sendak’s Where the Wild Things Are, cinema becomes something you can hear, feel and play.
Guided by musicians Caelia (violin) and Kieron (guitar, keyboard), the enchanted creatures bring every cue and effect to life as the films unfold as part of a magical orchestra.
Visitor information
- This event is aimed at children aged 5 -12 and their grown-ups. A ticket must be booked for everyone attending the workshop.
- Each session lasts for one hour.
- Please keep phones away in bags – this is a device-free wild rumpus!
- Food and drink are not allowed in the Pavilion
- Please note that the Pavilion is at the top of the Gardens, accessed from our London Road entrance via a hill
Programme
Wednesday 22 July
- 11 – 12pm
- 1 – 2pm
- 3 – 4pm
Thursday 23 July
- 10 – 11am
- 12 – 1pm
- 2 – 3pm
The Enchanted Cinema is supported by Film Hub London, managed by Film London. Proud to be a partner of the BFI Film Audience Network, funded by the National Lottery through Arts Council England.
Images courtesy of The Enchanted Cinema.
