Young people and children have always been a big part of Tribe of Doris and we have seen many of them flourish socially, musically and aspirationally. Inspired by the wide variety of culturally diverse music and creative workshops combined with a sense of freedom, they have made long lasting friendships across cities and countries. They’ve incorporated these diverse musical inspirations into their creative lives and continue to build on them.
We love the fact that Tribe of Doris is a family friendly event and want to encourage more children and teenagers to attend in the future. We are keen to develop our involvement of young people and youth groups. If you run a youth or music group get in touch with us to discuss ways to be involved. Music, dance and song help us all to develop physically, emotionally and socially and helps us to consolidate learning in other areas too. We would love to have your input and create a lasting legacy for generations to come. The three main outcomes that we are focusing on this year are below. They are a formal way of putting into words what we have been working towards over the past 25 years:
1) To develop our structures, policies and programmes so that we are able to support young people within our organisation
2) To attract more under 20 year old’s of diverse backgrounds to our events supporting and nurturing their musical progression through creativity, collaboration and performance
3) To increase the social skills of all young people so they can confidently engage within culturally diverse environments
We would love your suggestions for workshops in the Kids and Family Area or Youth Area.
Simply email us at [email protected]
We also have volunteering opportunities to work with children and young people. Follow this link if you would like to get involved.
Our new manager Maria del Mar Hollis was born in 1989, two years before Tribe of Doris was founded. She has been attending for as long as she can remember, you could say she is a Doris baby! Other ‘Doris babies’ have grown up coming with their families for years and are now successful musicians and teachers in their own right.
Here are a few quotes from some people who have grown up attending Tribe of Doris, explaining how the immersion in global music and culture has influenced them:
“I have been coming to Tribe of Doris since I was 11 years old. Up until this point I had only learnt classical and jazz music. After learning Baladi Egyptian rhythms and melody at Doris, I gained such valuable experience to lead me to joining Egyptian orchestras and to playing with many belly dancers all over the country, as well as helping me to study Jazz at Guildhall in London. What essentially Doris does is educates young minds to widen their horizons on breaking down what they may conceptualise as music, and will subsequently give them the capacity to grow as a musician. Now 9 years later having ran some workshops and volunteered with the new youth team at Doris I have been able to give a little something back to a summer school which gave me so much in forming who I am today!”
Ben Peach, 20
“As a fully fledged Doris baby, I don’t know what my childhood would’ve been like without this yearly ritual. It really is a haven of unity and creativity, where people from all walks of life can come and express in a safe environment. This milestone is sure to be jam packed with the highest quality, experienced practitioners guiding participants through different art forms.”
Ayo Wallace, 25
“Doris has been an incredible source of learning and inspiration for me. Even more than the astounding wealth of different arts and cultures present in one place is the authenticity and the sharing of them. I’ve been going to Tribe of Doris for over 10 years, and whilst there I’ve been able to learn music from Brazil, Spain, Turkey, Zimbabwe and much more. I was even able to go to Senegal to live with and learn from the griot there for two months because of the people I met at Doris. I am now a professional musician living in Brighton. I would be a far less diverse musician were it not for Doris and I would be a far less diverse and open minded person.”
Alfie Weedon, 21