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Workshop - Telling the story of your neighborhood
As part of the Close-Up Festival, come and record a radio creation about the neighborhood.
Bibliothèque Jacqueline de Romilly (Paris 18th)
About
This workshop focuses on speech, storytelling, and sound creation. It takes place in 4 stages:
1 - Sound blind test to introduce listening.
2 - Discovery and handling of Zoom H1 recorders.
3 - Interview exercise about the neighborhood: participants ask each other about iconic buildings, the places they frequent, their building, their street, or their connection to their place of living.
4 - Creation of a collective sound piece, built from the testimonies and a common phrase related to the city or the neighborhood.
Depending on the age of the participants, the workshop can be adapted: the youngest can start by drawing their house, street, or neighborhood, then present their drawing or explain it to each other in the form of recorded interviews, before a collective presentation.
Transmission is an association that seeks to develop radio culture and expertise. It created a radio school, La Cassette, with the aim of transmitting the basics of sound creation to a wide audience: children, adults, amateurs, professionals, who share a taste for stories and sound. Transmission is also a collective of sound creators whose ambition is to make singular stories heard, both in form and in the themes addressed.
Our take on this event
Sharpen your ears and master professional field recorders to turn your favorite neighborhood hangouts into a unique audio portrait. Grab the mic, interview your neighbors, and join a community project that gives a voice to the city streets.
Discover the art of sound storytelling at the Jacqueline de Romilly library on Wednesday, November 18, 2026. Designed for ages 6 and up, this workshop invites you to explore your neighborhood through the lens of audio recording. Led by the Transmission association, participants will learn how to use Zoom H1 recorders while creating a collective sound piece about the 18th arrondissement. This free event is fully wheelchair accessible and offers a unique opportunity to document your local surroundings, with specific adaptations for younger participants to express their stories through drawing and interviews.
On Wednesday, November 18, 2026, from 16:00 to 17:30, the Jacqueline de Romilly library hosts a hands-on workshop focused on radio creation and storytelling. Organized by the Transmission collective and their school, La Cassette, the session encourages participants aged 6 and older to investigate the character of their neighborhood. The workshop follows a structured four-part approach: an introductory sound blind test, technical training on Zoom H1 recorders, guided interviews about local landmarks and daily life, and the final production of a collective sound creation.
The activities are tailored to the age of the participants, with younger attendees invited to begin by drawing their home or street before discussing their illustrations in recorded interviews. These testimonies are then woven together into a unique urban soundscape. The event is provided free of charge, and the venue is equipped to welcome visitors in wheelchairs, ensuring a creative and inclusive environment for everyone interested in the power of sound.
