CONGREGATION - UK for UNHCR

Volunteer with Congregation. Congregation is a new large scale choral installation created by Es Devlin, in partnership with UK for UNHCR. This installation is located in St Mary le Strand Church and will be free and open to the public.

What You'll Do: 

We're looking for volunteer stewards to help with stewarding at the Es Devlin Congregation. 

As a steward, you will be greeting people, registerting guests and sharing information about Congregation and UK for UNHCR, and offering support for a successful event.

You will not be responsible for security, first aid or crowd control. 

Volunteers will need to attend a short training session ahead of the event, in person or online. They will also be provided with a printed script about the installation so they can answer questions on the artwork.

Why You'll Love It: 

CONGREGATION features large-scale chalk and charcoal portraits of 50 Londoners who have experienced forced displacement from their homelands. Presented as a projection-mapped tiered sculpture, the work offers a luminous encounter with those who bring their gifts to London.

Each portrait sitter is a co-author of the work. Each is depicted holding a box containing a projected animated sequence which they have envisaged. The co-authors constitute a vibrant London congregation whose roots extend across the globe to Syria, Sudan, South Sudan, Ukraine, Afghanistan, Yemen, Iran, Iraq, Libya, Palestine, Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Nigeria, Rwanda, Uganda, Somalia, Tanzania, Chile, Venezuela, Albania, Bosnia, Kosovo and Germany. All 50 voices are included in an accompanying sound sequence composed by Polyphonia. The projected film sequence has been created in close collaboration with film maker Ruth Hogben and choreographer Botis Seva.

What We're Looking For: 

We are looking for volunteers who are able to cover one or more of the following slots:

 

Saturday 05th Oct

2:30pm - 6pm

6pm - 9pm

 

Sunday 6th Oct

6pm - 9pm

 

Monday 7th Oct

10:45am - 2:30pm 

6pm - 7pm

 

Tuesday 08th Oct

10:45am - 2:30pm

2:30pm - 6pm

 

Wednesday 09th Oct

10:45am - 2:30pm

Summary
Volunteering
Greeter
Refugees
City of Westminster
Location of opportunity: 
St Mary le Strand Church, Strand, London
0 Weeks Minimum
0 Hours / Week
Skills you will develop: 
Communication

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