Sound & Movement: Embodying Language - Judith Shahn
"Sound and Movement is a playful series of investigations which activates your imagination so that your breath, your voice, your body can spontaneously flow....it can be playful, provocative, and powerful". Judith Shahn
Prerequisites for attendance
PARTICIPANTS MUST BE COMMITTED TO ATTEND THE FULL WORKSHOP SCHEDULE.
Desire to connect mind, body, voice & emotion. This is a physical and rigorous workshop, although you may adapt any exercise if you have physical limitations. Experience with Linklater Voice is useful and will enable you to find the freedom of impulse within these explorations. Fluent ENOUGH in English to follow Judith’s instruction.
The 18-hour workshop runs over two weekends, 4.5 hours per day - Saturday & Sunday - 8th, 9th & 15th & 16th May.
One session per day:
British Standard Time - 16.00 - 20.30
US Eastern Standard Time - 11.00 - 15.30
US Pacific Eastern Time - 08.00 - 12.00
Content
A sequence of improvisational voice and body exercises designed to provide a visceral link between voice, speech and body. This organic progression of exercises explores the roots of language experientially and was created by Kristin to re-route Shakespeare's words from the contemporary head to the Shakespearean body. The work is, however, effective in a wide range of stylistic writing from Shakespeare to the present day. From primal sound to emotion, image, and word, impulses awaken the appetite energies of vowels and consonants. Neuro-physiological pathways between brain and body are re-invigorated and the actor's agility and sensitivity in responding to imagery is exercised. Vocal impulses galvanize physical movement. Voice and body provide the intellect with information. Meaning and interpretation emerge. The actor experiences "Let the words play you..." rather than "Play with the words...". These primal explorations will lead into speaking text.
What do I need:
Space - enough floor space to stretch your arms and legs out, whether on the floor or whilst standing.
Loose comfortable clothing suitable for physical exercise. No belts. No jeans.
Please bring 14-20 lines learnt by heart of any Shakespeare text or heightened verse you feel strongly connected to. If English is not your first language, then the text can be in your own language - please send a named copy of your text and an English translation (if applicable) to admin@linklatervoice.com asap after being accepted on to the workshop.
Designated Linklater Teacher
Judith Shahn has been a Designated Linklater teacher since 1991, taught voice, speech, dialects and Shakespeare in the graduate actor training program at The University of Washington for 26 years. In addition, she is a dialect & voice coach for professional theatres has taught Linklater Voice workshops internationally in Mexico and Brazil. Judith assisted and co-taught with Kristin at the KLVC for several years.
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DATES
DURATION
4 days over 2 weekends
LOCATION
Kristin Linklater Voice Centre, OrkneyPRICE
£360.00 (inc. VAT)