Art has the power to reach beyond performance halls into the lives and challenges of all communities.
EDEN ENGAGEMENT directly activates that power in young people, igniting their imagination into action to address the environmental challenges they face, and giving them a voice to help create a new EDEN.
Partnering with ITAC, the world-wide network of artists who work in community and educational settings, we are creating a new approach to prove that touring can be a legitimate and powerful tool for change in communities, working with children and young people in schools and choirs across the globe
‘The fantastic opportunity our students had working with Joyce to rehearse and film the song they had written and their performances with her at one of the most prestigious London concert venues, has been a transformational experience.’Dr Hilary Macaulay Executive Headteacher, Bishop Ramsey School
"The combination of bringing music and nature together was REVELATORY. I was amazed at the transformation in the children."Susan Stobbs , Pilot Workshop Teacher
We invite youth choirs across the globe to learn “Seeds of Hope”. Written by the the 11-13 year olds of Canterbury Choir, Bishop Ramsey CE School, London with Teaching Artist Mike Roberts in an EDEN workshop, inspired by the idea “If trees could sing…”, local choirs in every city on tour are joining Joyce on stage to sing this message of hope!
ITAC designs and delivers EDEN Engagement, which has teaching artists in every tour city creatively engaging with young people in workshops (in some cities as many as a series of six) to raise their environmental awareness, knowledge, and sense of agency to make a difference with their actions.
Explore your local community and their seed stories
Joyce would like to thank the Hilti Foundation for their generous support of the EDEN Engagement programme.
Joyce DiDonato would like to graciously thank the following for their generous support of EDEN:
Sara Morgan, Ann Ziff, John Studzinski, Franci Neely, Helen Berggruen, McDermott Foundation, Linda Nelson, Kern Wildenthal, John Singer, Michael Beverley DL, The Getty Foundation, David Jacobs, Eva Haller, Sarah Billinghurst Solomon Foundation, Sir Simon Robey, Katherine G. Farley, Tom and Pamela Frame, Ellen Marcus, and Richard Gaddes.
EDEN has been commissioned by University Musical Society of the University of Michigan; the Harriman-Jewell Series, Kansas City; Abu Dhabi Music & Arts Foundation; Cal Performances at University of California, Berkeley; Stanford Live; and UC Santa Barbara Arts & Lectures.
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Photos: Sergi Jasanada | Art Direction: Joyce DiDonato & Catherine Pisaroni
Album artwork & website design: Lenny’s Studio
Stylist: Angel Cabezuelo. Makeup: De María.