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Giving Voice workshops Summary [April 2006]
Full list of the teachers and their workshops for Giving Voice 2006
  
The ninth edition of Giving Voice; Wales’ International Festival of the Voice: a compendium of inspiring workshops, stirring performances, talks and presentations, with artists from Senegal, Poland, the United States, Ukraine, Bulgaria, Wales and the UK, Giving Voice is a glorious feast of song, music and performance from around the world.
Proposed by CPR collaborator, Enrique Pardo of Pantheatre, the theme of Giving Voice 2006 is Myths of the Voice and the festival will trace the important transformations of notions of the voice, exploring notions of the ‘true’ and ‘original’ concept of voice, teasing out sources, roots and myths – from pagan oracles to protestant singing, from ventriloquism to contemporary myths of the soul…the power of myths and archetypes in vocal development, therapy, and practice; the role of the voice within the great myths of the world; myths and truths in voice practices and understandings; the somatic voice; the listening voice; the storyteller, the shaman and soul-singer; singing as personal transformation.
THE PROGRAMME OF WORKSHOPS includes:
Debra Hale (USA) 5 April - An accredited Linklater voice teacher, Debra will work on the body and voice and breath, using Yoga, and the philosophies of Chinese medicine.
A Spell in Time (UK and Bulgaria) 5 April - A Spell in Time Theatre Company’s performances bring together a spell-binding mix of Bulgarian song, myth and ritual, and this one day workshop will introduce participants to unique and special Bulgarian vocal techniques, harmonies and mythological songs.
Enrique Pardo (France) 5 – 7 April - Co-Artistic Director of Pantheatre and Director of the International Myth and Theatre Festival, Enrique will work with participants to build up improvisation structures with voice and text, with a strong emphasis on disassociation tactics.
Phil Minton (UK) 5 – 7 April - Take a vocal leap – Phil will lead participants on a voyage of discovery through the instinctive and unusual vocal sounds produced by the human body to create his ‘feral choir’.
Theatre Zar (Poland) 5 – 7 April - Wroclaw-based Theatre Zar brings together stirring harmonies and dissonance in powerful music theatre, and will share their methods and songs with participants.
Natalka Polovynka (Ukraine) 5 – 7 April - Formerly lead actress with acclaimed theatre Les Kurbas, Natalka returns to Wales with members of her group Maisternia Pisna to share the songs of her native Ukraine with an emphasis on sound and song, the voice in performance.
Leigh Smiley (USA) 6 April - Using Linklater based vocal exploration, creative movement and writing, this is an exploration of the Breath and Resonance of Archetype – an opportunity to delve deeper into the ‘archetype’ from which you usually speak and stretch the vocal boundaries of the archetypes which dwell in the shadow of the psyche.
Bragod (Wales) 6 April - A wonderful workshop weaving a magical mix of breath, Trinidadian Carnival, Welsh myth and song led by singer Mary-Anne Roberts and musician Robert Evans.
James D’Angelo (UK) 7 April - A leading authority on sound healing therapies and author of the book The Healing Power of the Human Voice James shows how working holistically with the voice is a form of sound Yoga and offers true sound health.
Kristin Linklater (USA) 7 – 9 April - The celebrated author of Freeing the Natural Voice returns to Giving Voice to offer actors and singers her unique method of voice training and discovery.
Rosanna Raymond 8 April - Storytelling workshop using Maori/Samoan influences. (TBC)
Mahdia Daulne (UK/Belgium/Zaire) 8 – 9 April - One of the dynamic duo behind the incredible success of Zap Mama! leads a workshop using polyphonic songs based on the singing traditions of different tribes in Central Africa - Pygmy, Budu, Bororo.
Francesca della Monica (Italy) 8 & 9 April - One of the most original vocal performers in Italy as well as a leading voice teacher Francesca works across a spectrum of genres and technique.
Liza Mayer & Haim Isaacs (France/Israel) 8 – 9 April - A member of Pantheatre, Liza’s work offers an understanding of the physiology of the sung and spoken voice, building a confidence grounded in knowledge, practice, and the pleasure of it all. She is accompanied by Haim, a long-standing musical collaborator with the Roy Hart Theatre and Pantheatre, who specialises in the interpretation of songs.
Cusan Tan (Wales) 8 April - The singing of Ann Morgan Jones and Sue Jones-Davies lies at the heart of Welsh group Cusan Tan and this workshop will explore not only Welsh songs but the fruits of their recent Norwegian collaborations.
Michael Ormiston (UK) 9 April - A multi-instrumentalist specialising in Mongolian khöömi (overtone singing), Michael leads workshops in khöömi, Western overtone singing and Tibetan Singing Bowl Meditations throughout the world.
Ken Campbell 9 April - An introduction to the art of ventriloquism by actor and accomplished improviser, Ken Campbell.
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Festival Tickets
FESTIVAL TICKETS INCLUDE ACCESS TO THE WORKSHOPS OF YOUR CHOICE AS WELL AS ALL TALKS, PRESENTATIONS AND PERFORMANCES
1 DAY £65 (£45 unwaged)
2 DAYS £125 (£85 unwaged)
3 DAYS £185 (£125 unwaged)
4 DAYS £245 (£165 unwaged)
FULL FESTIVAL TICKETS: £305 (£205 unwaged)
Full Festival Ticket includes all events, and is valid from the evening of Tuesday 4 April to 4pm on Sunday 9 April. 4 Day, 3 Day 2 Day and 1 Day Tickets include access to your workshop and the performance the day before and the talk or lecture-demonstration either the day before or following on from the workshop - you choose.
The full programme will be available later in January with full details of all workshops, events and performances – provisional programme includes: the Senegalese singer, Nuru Kane; comedian/ventriloquist Ken Campbell; French storyteller Abbi Patrix; Polish theatre company Chorea; welsh duo, Bragod, singer, Natalka Polovynka from the Ukraine and Mongolian throat singer Michael Ormiston.
More information on Giving Voice workshops Summary can be found at
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