Improvisation | 2019-present
Anthropos: Songs of Humanity
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A UK based vocal improvisation ensemble that sings from the common well of our ancestors near and far in place and time, from the seeds of anonymous collective song around the Earth.
From our shared passion for spontaneous song and the many voices inside and around us that come alive when we travel together into the unknown, breathe, listen, feel and follow.
We are:
Kate Smith, Sylvia Schmidt, Jaka Skapin, Marcia Willis, Nell Greco, and Guillermo Rozenthuler (concept- direction). Former members include Uran Apak.
From Horizons Within - A fully collaboratively improvised live album. Recorded live at St. Mary's Church Tower Hornsey, London Recorded, mixed and mastered by Stephen Harrington Videography by Pavel Radu Produced and edited by Jaka Škapin
Anthropos: Song of Humanity's headline set at Songs of Now, participatory concert held as part of UK Vocal Improv on Tour London on Saturday June 15 2024 at The Albany Theatre, London.
Cave Concert recorded live at Županova cave (Slovenia) in August 2024. Production and editing: Jaka Škapin Videography and editing: Dejan Ulaga Sound mix: David Holmes
Voice and Movement Improvisation recorded live outside of Županova cave (Slovenia) in August 2024. Captured as part of an interdisciplinary artistic residency featuring Anthropos: Songs of Humanity quartet (Guillermo Rozenthuler, Kate Smith, Sylvia Schmidt and Jaka Škapin) and three Slovenian movement artists: Neža Pele, Sara Janašković in Lara Matea Ivančič. Production and editing: Jaka Škapin Videography: Dejan Ulaga Sound mix: David Holmes
Recorded at Chats Palace London, June 2024. Production and editing: Jaka Škapin Videography: Joe Almond
Anthropos: Songs of Humanity EP was recorded in London in July 2020, and released on Bandcamp on May 16th, 2022.