exploring powerful stories of voice loss and identity
Composer Hannah Conway and writer Hazel Gould collaborate with video designer Luke Halls and sound designer David Sheppard to create three gripping, surround-sound, audio-visual settings from The Sound Voice Project.
Each is a deeply personal and distinct experience. By turns uplifting and heart-rending, it is a celebration of the beauty and intrinsic value of the human voice.
Paul
Written after many hours of interviews and collaborative conversations with Paul Jameson, who was diagnosed with motor neurone disease in 2017.
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I Left My Voice Behind
Written in collaboration with people who have survived throat cancer, having had life-saving laryngectomy treatment to remove their voice box.
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Tanja
In 2020, Tanja Bage was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer growing behind her vocal cords. One week after diagnosis, her voice box was removed.