The Evelyn Glennie Foundation

07/10/2026

This week's invitation: Take a 15-minute sound walk. Let sound guide your attention, rather than your destination. What do you discover?

We often move through places with a destination in mind. A sound walk invites us to do something different. For just a few minutes, let your attention be guided by the sounds around you.

Follow your curiosity. Notice what draws you in. Pay attention to layers of sound you might normally overlook.

What did you discover?

💬 Share your discoveries below.

Listening belongs to us all.



Image description: A soft blue background with undulating curved lines. Dark text reads: Listening Discovery #3. Take a 15-minute sound walk. Let sound guide your attention, rather than your destination. Share your discovery.

30/09/2026

This week's invitation: Pay attention to pauses, silences and moments of reflection in conversation.

What do they communicate?

Sometimes we think listening happens only when someone is speaking. But some of the most meaningful moments in a conversation can happen in the spaces between the words.

A pause can create space for reflection. It can give us time to process, understand and connect more deeply with one another.

💬 Share your discoveries below.

Listening belongs to us all.



Image description: A soft blue background with undulating curved lines. Dark text reads: Listening Discovery #2. Pay attention to pauses, silences and moments of reflection in conversation. What do they communicate? Share your discovery.

24/09/2026

Welcome to the first in our new series, Listening Discoveries.

This week's invitation is a simple one: Ask someone an open question and give them your full attention. Notice what changes when your goal is understanding rather than responding. You might discover something new about another person. Or perhaps something new about yourself.

Deep listening invites us to be curious, to pay attention. to make space for another person's perspective.

Listening belongs to us all.



Image Description: On a gentle blue background, with graphic, undulating concentric shapes in white, black text reads 'Listening Discovery #1 - Ask someone an open question and give them your full attention. Notice what changes when your goal is understanding rather than responding. Share your discovery.'

23/09/2026

"When we move beyond silence, we start to see deafness not as a limitation but as a unique and valuable perspective."
- Dame Evelyn Glennie

As we mark International Week of Deaf people, we're reflecting on Dame Evelyn's words and the different ways people experience the world around them. Listening is not limited to hearing. It can happen through vibration, observation, movement, attention, connection and countless other forms of awareness. What might we discover if we broaden our understanding of what listening can be?



Image description: Black text on a pink background says "When we move beyond silence, we start to see deafness not as a limitation but as a unique and valuable perspective.", under which in italics is Dame Evelyn Glennie, with a horizontal black line. Below that, we can see The Evelyn Glennie Foundation logo – which comprises of two hands reaching for each other, over concentric circles, with the text The Evelyn Glennie Foundation and Teach the World to Listen. There are small, linear graphics layered over the background at the top, to provide some interest with a sense of movement and vibration.

22/09/2026

What does listening mean to you?

At The Evelyn Glennie Foundation, we believe listening belongs to all of us. It is not owned by those who can hear, nor confined to language or volume. It is a creative, empathetic and deeply human act.

In a noisy, distracted and often divided world, listening offers a different way of paying attention: to ourselves, to one another and to the world around us.

That's why we're launching Listening Discoveries: weekly invitations to explore listening in all its forms and develop your own listening practice.

Some discoveries may involve sound. Others may involve touch, movement, observation, reflection, creativity or connection. There are no right answers and no single way to take part. Simply bring your curiosity and discover what listening means to you.



Image Description: On a gentle blue background, with graphic, undulating concentric shapes in black, text reads 'Introducing Listening Discoveries. Follow along for weekly invitations to explore listening in all its forms.'

26/08/2026

It's the final week of the summer holidays and, parents, if you're running out of ideas, we've got you.

We've pulled together three simple, screen-free activities inspired by Listen Up! to get children listening, exploring and creating. Free, easy to try, and perfect for filling those last few days before the new school term begins.

Save this post for later and follow us for more listening prompts, activities and creative ideas to help you deepen your listening practice.

20/07/2026

18/07/2026

What's it like to be in the room with Dame Evelyn Glennie?

Earlier this year, participants at Listen Up! gathered in a shared space where listening took centre stage. Surrounded by sound, music and conversation, they were invited not simply to watch, but to take part, reflect and connect.

One of our biggest lessons from the residency was that people don't just want to learn about listening. They want opportunities to experience it for themselves.

On World Listening Day, we're celebrating the power of creating spaces for listening.

What does listening mean to you? Find out more at the link in bio

Video description:
A vertical video capturing an intimate, in-the-round percussion performance — the audience sits in a circle around the musicians rather than facing a stage, so everyone feels close to the action. At the centre, Dame Evelyn Glennie, with long silver hair and a flowing black outfit moves between a marimba and other instruments, playing with warmth and energy. Around her, fellow musicians sit with a gong, drums, a vibraphone, and colourful hand percussion scattered on mats. The mood shifts naturally between lively ensemble playing, moments of the presenter speaking directly and warmly to the audience, and quieter, almost personal moments where she plays softly. Open captions run throughout, capturing both the dialogue and the feel of the sounds. It has the relaxed, connected atmosphere of a shared musical conversation rather than a formal concert.

06/07/2026

The Evelyn Glennie Foundation was delighted to continue our support of the Stagetext captioned performance of Shakespeare at the Towers, this year being the turn of 'The Comedy of Errors'. Congratulations to the whole cast, crew and many volunteers for delivering such a hugely successful production.

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Image descriptions: the poster for 'The Comedy of Errors' and the piece from The Foundation taken from the programme.

29/06/2026

Shakespeare plays should be enjoyed by everyone so we’re excited that our evening performance on Tuesday 30th June will be captioned by Stagetext. This makes it accessible for deaf, deafened and hard of hearing theatregoers, as well as anyone who finds it easier to follow a fast-moving play with the text displayed above the stage.

The performance receives generous sponsorship from The Evelyn Glennie Foundation and Huntingdonshire History Festival which enables us to offer a truly inclusive show, and we are incredibly grateful for their support.

And we are inspired every day by The Evelyn Glennie Foundation, as it empowers society through its mission to Teach the World to Listen. Listening is key to fostering better understanding, and by redefining what it means to listen, we can support each other, improve social cohesion and transform lives.

For more information, visit https://www.evelynglennie.foundation and book your seat for the captioned performance at https://www.ticketsource.com/satt.

2025 Twelfth Night Stagetext performance 📸Phil Barrett