Anthropos: Songs of Humanity

An ensemble of six singers from diverse backgrounds come together to reimagine some of the sounds and songs early humans might have created and shared together. We could call the artform ‘a cappella collaborative vocal improvisation’ 

Anthropos is made of a succession of short spontaneous vocal pieces: The ‘songs’. Using invented language and a very broad spectrum of vocal techniques and musical influences from across the planet, we aim to recreate how humans might have made music as part of the fabric of their ordinary life and rituals, before music and singing became cultural commodities. 

Each ‘song’ is a sound and movement vignette, creating different configurations in space and sound. The shapes are universal, archetypal. We sing aspects of the natural world, the elements, songs of work, dignity, protection, mourning, celebration, healing, lullaby and prayer.  

We are:  

Kate Smith, Sylvia Schmidt, Jaka Skapin, Marcia Willis, Nell Greco, and Guillermo Rozenthuler (concept- direction). Former members include Uran Apak.