http://womad.org/festivals/charlton-park/raw
Roots Architecture at WOMAD
Just as WOMAD brings together many forms of music, arts and dance from around the world, so Roots Architecture at WOMAD Charlton Park 2011 aims to celebrate the work of architects, builders and makers working on humanitarian and emergency shelter projects across the world. Roots Architecture will feature talks and an exhibition highlighting the growing worldwide humanitarian architecture and building community, against the lively backdrop of a practical building challenge.
Workshop participants will team together over 4 days to design and make 4 stages. Materials will be reclaimed, re-useable or sourced from Charlton Park itself. The finished structures will become part of the festival, hosting live performances during WOMAD's Sunday evening finale. Whether you're an experienced self-builder, or a practical newcomer, come and join our convivial workshop led and guided by experienced specialists. Learn about low-tech and no-tech building techniques and traditions from Britain and around the world. Sessions generally run from 10am - 4:30pm, so you'll still have plenty of time to enjoy the music.
The price is £245 (£195 with student ID) and limited in availability. The price includes full festival access from thursday to sunday, the Roots Architecture 4 day workshop challenge, materials and lunch. All you need to bring is yourself, sturdy boots and a few of your favorite tools. Your ticket includes lunch. Tickets can be purchased at www.womad.org or by telephone on 0118 960 6060. The RAW workshops are run as a collaboration between tangentfield.co.uk and Fourth Door where further info is available.
Roots Architecture 2010: here's what some of last years participants had to say:
"Thanks for having the vision and energy to put on the workshop, hope you found it as rewarding and enjoyable as I did, it was great to spend some time with such interesting and interested people, yourselves and the other participants."
"Just wanted to say thanks again for a fantastic workshop, it was a very special experience and i hope it will run again?"
"I had a brilliant time, met some great people and learnt lots of new skills. The quality of the stages and the acts on the final night far exceded my expectations."
"Thanks for all your hard work to create the workshop. I found it a very worthwhile experience and it reminded me that there are some committed students out there."
See Last year's challenge: www.tangentfield.co.uk/LatestWomad2010 or see the photo set on Flickr.
