Sing With a Soldier

Quarantine have a touring exhibition/performance/karaoke booth in Accrington market hall, where you can sing with a soldier. I chose to sing 'Sweet Caroline' in the soundproofed booth, and enjoyed the surreal experience of sharing a space with a soldier to sing a song together.

'A uniformed soldier looks you in the eyes and sings on the large TV screen. A microphone invites you to sing along with one of 8 soldiers. The Soldier's Song is made with and about currently serving soldiers, developed over an 18 month period of conversation and questions. One by one, alone in a booth, we choose one from a list of 8 songs and soldiers. The Soldier's Song challenges our preconceptions and asks us to ponder our connection with the screen soldier by inviting us to duet with someone who might fight in our name. Are we willing to remain an audience? What do we think?'