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THE PRIMITIVE VOICE Led by Jean-René Toussaint and Anne-Marie Blink Friday 15 November - Sunday 17 November Aberystwyth, Wales In the course of our lives we develop a social voice which disconnects itself from its natural richness in sound - the primitive voice. Together the voice and the body produce a natural process where each develops and stimulates the other. The 'Primitive Voice' offers the opportunity to explore vocal and total body expression (physical and emotional) with one of the foremost voice practitioners in the world today, Jean-René Toussaint. The workshop is not so much a learning process, but 'a process of unfolding', enabling each participant to rediscover their 'primitive' voice. "a wonderful and enlightening workshop for anyone who is interested in the voice. I recommend it heartily". Kristin Linklater, Chair of Columbia University's Theatre Division and author of "Freeing the Natural Voice". Suitable for: Singers, Actors, Voice Teachers, Dancers, Therapists, Health Professionals and anyone who wants to discover the potential of their voice. The workshop will explore: · Listening (feeling, sensing, being aware, being available) · Moving (being moveable, nomadic, emotional) · Taking Support (transforming energy, being connected, using the environment) · Letting Go (surrendering, less control, being surprised) Jean-René Toussaint, a French actor, director, theatre and voice teacher has been developing his voice work for the past 20 years, and has served as founder and director of Stichting Rondom Stemwerk (Foundation Around Voice Work) in Rotterdam, The Netherlands since 1988. He has collaborated with artists such as Jerzy Grotowski, Robert Wilson, Annick Nozati, and companies such as Festival d'Avignon, Theatre de Radeau, Theatre de Feu, The Living Theatre, Bread and Puppet Theatre and the Roy Hart Theatre. The 'Primitive Voice' Workshop will start on Friday 15 November from 6.30pm -8.30pm with a singing session led by Anne-Marie Blink. Jean-René Toussaint will lead a full-day session on Saturday, 10am - 5pm and a half-day session on Sunday, 10am - 1pm. The workshop will be held in Aberystwyth, Wales. The fee for the workshop is £45 (£25 concs.) per person. To reserve your place please download a booking form from www.thecpr.org.uk or email cprwww@aber.ac.uk or telephone +44 (0) 1970 622133 and ask for a booking form to be emailed, faxed or sent by post. You can pay by cheque (payable to CPR) or credit card. Please provide proof of status to claim a place at the reduced rate. For further information about the workshop and accommodation please contact: Antony Pickthall Centre for Performance Research (CPR) Unit 6, Science Park Aberystwyth, Wales, UK SY23 3AH Tel: +44 (0) 1970 622133 Fax: +44 (0) 1970 622132 EMAIL: cprwww@aber.ac.uk WEB: www.thecpr.org.uk About theVOICEworks 'theVOICEworks' is a new CPR Voice International workshop programme aimed at voice professionals and experienced non-professionals who wish to develop their skills and knowledge with leading voice teachers. Information on the spring 2003 programme of workshops will be available in late November 2002. ABOUT STEMWERK: In 1988, with the support of Dutch therapists, Toussaint founded Stichting Rondom Stemwerk, to develop and support his research around the voic. Stemwerk is the biggest foundation of its kind in the Netherlands, and in the past 10 years, has had more than 4500 people actively working with the primitive voice. |
| Centre for Performance Research web site: www.thecpr.org.uk |
| Antony Pickthall e-mail: cprwww@aber.ac.uk |
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