Little Creatures is an initiative dedicated to the creation of a space for children in the early years to play through exploring and experimenting with sounds, sonic objects and ideas. Believing firmly that children construct meaningful experiences and interpersonal relationships through play, Little Creatures produces performances and workshops that involve the very young and young at heart in immersive and participatory manners. Play is also important in allowing children's creative expressions to manifest. Till date, Little Creatures has presented free-form music play-jam sessions for children 8 and under "Bitesize Lil' Creatures" - a musical exploration of dynamics, tempo and articulation for babies 36 months and under; and "Music Jamboree" - a sing-a-long, play-a-long, jam-a-long session for the entire family. Currently, the team is working on a performance for infants 18 months and under-focused on sonic awareness, exploration and experimentation with infants as co-performers.
Little Creatures is created by Natalie Alexandra Tse, a PhD scholar at the National Institute of Education Singapore. She hopes to research further into the creative processes of improvisation and play in early childhood music education, while promoting her spirit of exploration and experimentation through the Arts. She believes that the Arts has the ability to develop children's awareness of the diversity of cultures in the world, thereby developing understanding, respect and empathy for others.