Kite Choir — A Global Sky Symphony
Slow down.
Look up.
Listen.
Hundreds of kites carry the singing voices of children from around the world — lifted by wind, shaped by play, offered to the sky.
World premiering 2027
A participatory artwork by Cubbyhouse Co. in association with Playable Streets
What is it?
A symphony you walk inside.
Imagine a wind garden of hundreds of kites. Some rise on tall poles above you. Others fly freely overhead. From each one, a child’s voice drifts across the open air — singing, humming, whispering a wish for the world in their own language.
You don’t need to understand the words. You feel them.
The voices are woven into a living choral composition that shifts as you move through the space. You arrive, you wander, you listen. You might lie on the grass and let the sound move through you. You might pick up a spool and gently shape what you hear.
Kite Choir is free, public, and open to everyone.
The spool
Every kite is a musical instrument.
Each kite is paired with a custom-built interactive speaker spool — a world-first technology designed for this work. Hold one and the sound changes in your hands.
This isn’t a passive experience. You are part of the composition.
The voices
Children from across the world are already singing.
Children and young people from countries across every corner of the globe are invited to record their voices for Kite Choir — through local workshops, school programs, and our online voice portal. Some sing. Some hum. Some speak. Each one whispers a wish for the world.
Those whispered wishes are not translated. They are heard as breath and texture and rhythm. A reminder that hope does not require translation.
The composition is tuned to 432 Hz — a frequency chosen for its meditative, grounding quality.
The idea behind it
Why kites?
Kites are one of the oldest shared human forms on Earth. They exist across cultures, histories, and continents — carrying luck, prayers, longing, and joy. Again and again, kites appear as vessels. For hope. For messages sent skyward.
Kite Choir takes that idea literally.
We are living in a moment of speed, division, and noise. This work offers something quietly radical: a shared act of listening. Not across a screen. In a field, beneath open sky, beside strangers who have stopped — however briefly — to hear what the future is whispering.
For educators
Bring Kite Choir into the classroom. Our education resources booklet supports workshops and school programs that invite young people to add their voices to the symphony.
Education resources booklet (PDF)Be the first to know.
Kite Choir is world premiering in 2027. Sign up for news on dates, locations, workshops, and how to add your child’s voice to the symphony.
For presenters and partners
Bring Kite Choir to your city.
Designed for national and international touring, Kite Choir can be scaled to suit beaches, parks, festival grounds, and open civic spaces. It reaches beyond traditional arts audiences — drawing families, communities, and anyone who happens to look up.
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