Opera North: Talent Development Partner 2023
Resonance – global majority artist residency programme
Since 2017 Opera North Projects has been running Resonance – a rolling series of artist residencies for global majority music creators based in the north of England. Each residency is designed around the needs and aims of the lead artist, and includes rehearsal space, access to Opera North’s technical and stage facilities, specialist audio-visual support and mentoring on anything from making funding applications to writing a press release.
Resonance artists come from a wide range of musical genres and backgrounds – from hip-hop to classical south Asian music, from immersive sound art to body percussion. Residencies encourage artists to test out a new idea or way of working; it’s a space to fail safely as well as an opportunity to make a breakthrough. All residencies have some sense of collaboration; music with poetry, sound design with story-telling, a set of songs with projected film. Following residencies artists are encouraged to stay in touch with the Resonance team at Opera North, who offer signposting to other opportunities, a sounding board for a new idea, and publicity for a new success.