A Wonderverse of Music

Elisha playing in the Wonderverse

The incredible music in Wonderverse was composed by Elisha Umuhuri, who hails from the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara (APY) Lands.

“Being able to share song, dance and culture through music has always been a part of us, so to be able to do that in the theatre has been really cool. I’ve tried to implement a diverse variety of sounds, textures, percussion and lots of ambient sounds to really set the scenes.” Elisha Umuhuri

Activity: Music and Movement

Play this Wonderverse track and encourage everyone to move freely to the music.

Invite them to change their movements when they hear a new sound.

Take turns sharing a move for everyone to copy.

Explore

Ask children to draw the music as they listen.

  • How can you draw the voices?

  • What do the drum sounds look like in your imagination?

  • What colours do you hear in the music?

Activity: People and Movement

People can move through Wonderverse in different ways – slowly in the dark spaces, confidently from space to space, dancing and being still.

Explore different ways of moving

  • Have children stand up and spread out in the space.

  • When you say ‘mountain’ children freeze to be as still as a mountain.

  • Call out different ways of moving, saying ‘mountain’ in between “Leap from cloud to cloud, walk on ice, float in space, dance on stage…”

As a group, make observations about how different people navigate the world:

  • Who likes to move fast?

  • Who prefers moving slowly?

  • Who likes to jump in and be part of the action?

  • Who moves similarly to each other?

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