Stemwerk - Primitive Voice
We are excited to announce the return of Jean-Rene Toussaint to NYC for two weekends of workshops and a memorable audition-workshop based on his technique.
THE VOICE IS MORE THAN THE VOICE
OCTOBER 15th & 16th, 10am – 6pm:
(Beginners and returning students)
Price: $200
(Beginners and returning students)
Price: $200
VOICE AS A TOOL FOR ACTING OCTOBER
OCTOBER 29th & 30th, 10am -6pm:
(Returning students, including those who join us for the 10/15 – 10/16 workshop)
Price: $200
(Returning students, including those who join us for the 10/15 – 10/16 workshop)
Price: $200
EX(TRAORDINARY) VOICES SCREAMING CHOIR
Audition- Workshop
OCTOBER 22nd & 23rd, 10am – 6pm:
(Participants only need attend ONE day)
Free.
OCTOBER 22nd & 23rd, 10am – 6pm:
(Participants only need attend ONE day)
Free.
to register primitivevoice@gmail.com
Based
on Toussaint’s discoveries during 12 years of work with deaf children,
this technique allows the body to experience being a source of
vibrations. Reconnecting
the voice to the body allows an individual to open up a musical
instrument unique for each person based on his/her life experience.
Stemwerk can be used as a technique to apply to: singing; theatre;
expression; interpersonal communication; pedagogy; and personal
development.
In general with this work the entire body is concerned. Each body part has a role in both the expression and the listening process. This sensitivity to “listening” with the body is an important aspect of this work, not only with the ears but through the entire body (fingers, skin, bones, back) there is a 360° orientated listening process.
Some of the themes that will be explored in the workshop are: Emotion and “emotion of emotion” / natural and cultural emotions, Being movable in/out the voice, The voice between time and space, Male and Female energies.. a step to the creativity, The temptation of doing, the fascination of being.
BIO
Jean-René Toussaint is
a French director, actor, and voice teacher. Toussaint has been working
in the theater since 1973. He studied drama on the University of Paris
and did additional training with: Jerzy Grotowsky, Annick Nozati, Bob
Wilson, the Living Theatre and the Roy Hart Theatre. Since 1980
Jean-René Toussaint has worked on a professional level with the voice
which began with his work with deaf children. He is inspired by Jerzy
Grotowsky and the texts of Antonin Artaud. Since 1982, other than his
work establishing Rondom Stemwerk, he has worked with: speech-teachers
and as a supervisor in schools for the deaf.
Since
1987 Toussaint has dedicated his work to vocal therapy and development.
Each year Toussaint leads more than 30 workshops, around 15 lectures,
10 master-classes, and has in his personal practice more than 160
clients (teachers, actors, singers, and therapists in majority) with
whom he is working on a regular basis. He is also in charge of the
artistic developments of the Stichting Rondom Stemwerk (founded in
1991).
For more information or to register, please contact:
Sandie unaprimitivevoice@gmail.comor call 646-641-7353
S A TOOL FOR ACTING (Returning students, including those who join us
