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DEBRA HALE: Shakespeare's Oriental Heart [April 2006]
An accredited Linklater voice teacher, Debra will work on the body and voice and breath, using Yoga, and the philosophies of Chinese medicine.
Yn athro llais Linklater-achrededig, bydd Debra yn gweithio ar y corff a’r llais a’r anadl, gan ddefnyddio Ioga, ac athroniaethau meddygaeth Tsieineaidd.
Shakespeare’s Oriental Heart
Myth: “A belief or a subject of belief whose truth or reality is accepted uncritically”.
The ancient yogis believed, without question, that the vibrations of the voice deepened the experience of movement. Chinese medicine practitioners view voice as a component of health and vitality. Within the world of Taoist thought, certain sounds resonate with particular organs of the body to aid healing. Using these different belief systems, Debra asks the participants to explore, with the beginner’s mind, the experience of the voice in the body. We will read quotes from Shakespeare about the lungs, spleen, liver, kidneys and heart. We then will discuss our present day relationship with these organs.
Beginning with yoga, we will practice different styles of breathing used to awaken and limber the breathing musculature, gradually incorporating sound that enhances movement and exploring the basic philosophy of Chinese Medicine Practitioners. Hands on work will demonstrate acupressure points related to the organs and the emotions, using sound to deepen relaxation and promote an awareness of chi, the energy that moves along the pathway in between the organs. Chi Gong (breath preparation) work will lead us into Chi Nsei Tsang, internal organ massage, derived from Taoist philosophy, which supports the experience of a visceral connection with vibration. Finally, there will be combined movement with sound in a more vigorous way using yoga, Chi Gong, and the healing inner organ sounds. We will then return to Shakespeare verse to explore our experience of the voice and the organs after we have practiced breath, movement, massage and voice under the myths of other ancient cultures.
Debra Hale is a Designated Teacher of Kristin Linklater’s Voice work, and she is an Assistant Professor at Florida State University. She received her MFA in Acting from California Institute of the Arts and is a member of Actors Equity and Screen Actors Guild, as well as a teacher of voice production. She has taught and coached voice and dialect in several universities, theatre companies, and professional regional theatres throughout the United States. Debra has studied yoga and Chi Nei Tsang (Internal Organ Massage with Sound) and is certified in Synergestic Acupressure. She is currently practicing and developing healing voice work that gives the actor a visceral experience of the organs of the body.
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