Pandemonium Drumming Workshops
As a new initiative to keep the London 2012 legacy alive, we trialled Pandemonium Drumming Workshops between February and April 2015, and a video documentary has now been released.
Initially open only to London 2012 volunteers such as Games Makers and Ceremonies Volunteers, our three workshops sold out quickly and were a great success!
A dedicated team of 13 Pandemonium Drummers developed and implemented the concept for a full day workshop to give participants a taster of how we were trained to perform in the London 2012 Olympic Opening Ceremony.
Participants were introduced to the basics of rhythm keeping through a series of exercises and drills involving clapping, stepping, moving, and actual drumming on our famous plastic and metal buckets - our maintenance shop master Dan created additional bucket drums specially for these workshops.
The day ended with a performance to a shortened version of the actual London 2012 Olympic Opening Ceremony soundtrack And I Will Kiss.
The feedback from participants was overwhelmingly positive, and people had the impression that the workshops were run very professionally and with plenty of passion.
The Pandemonium Drummers Workshop Team is currently busy planning the future of the workshops; these are resource-intensive to run and rely wholly on the volunteering spirit of the team.
Initially open only to London 2012 volunteers such as Games Makers and Ceremonies Volunteers, our three workshops sold out quickly and were a great success!
A new milestone: our own workshop
A dedicated team of 13 Pandemonium Drummers developed and implemented the concept for a full day workshop to give participants a taster of how we were trained to perform in the London 2012 Olympic Opening Ceremony.Participants were introduced to the basics of rhythm keeping through a series of exercises and drills involving clapping, stepping, moving, and actual drumming on our famous plastic and metal buckets - our maintenance shop master Dan created additional bucket drums specially for these workshops.
The day ended with a performance to a shortened version of the actual London 2012 Olympic Opening Ceremony soundtrack And I Will Kiss.
The feedback from participants was overwhelmingly positive, and people had the impression that the workshops were run very professionally and with plenty of passion.
Feel the Passion: a video documentary
A spontaneous 12-minute video documentary has been produced to give people an insight into the workshop day, and to display the ongoing transformational enthusiasm of the London 2012 volunteers - an impressive legacy of the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
The Future
The Pandemonium Drummers Workshop Team is currently busy planning the future of the workshops; these are resource-intensive to run and rely wholly on the volunteering spirit of the team.
While no further dates have been released yet, keep an eye on this website for further announcements.
Feel free to contact us if you are interested in a workshop for your organisation, or in a performance for your event.