Crayons & Opera (Short Documentary 2024)
Opera has traditionally been seen as an art form catering to the more affluent and culturally elite segments of society with only around 1-4% of the UK’s population having ever attended a performance.
Meanwhile in Leeds, a city with its own national opera company, the community of Holbeck faces significant socio-economic challenges and inequalities compared to other parts of the city. Holbeck currently ranks as one of the most deprived areas in Yorkshire.
Nestled in the heart of Holbeck, Ingram Road Primary School has a student body of nearly 350 young people with with over 52 languages spoken by its pupils and now, alongside resident artists Slung Low, they’re about to perform in their very own opera.
(Filmed during the creation of Noah’s Flood (2023), a Slung Low and Manchester Collective co-production in association with Leeds People’s Theatre, Ingram Road Primary School, Olympias Music Foundation, LEEDS 2023 and Factory International for Manchester International Festival.)
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