I Am: Voice: What is the body of a sound? Exploring the bridge between physical action and vocal expression.

Jubilo Foundation are pleased to announce the third edition of the I Am workshop programme, developed in collaboration with and with the support of the Grotowski Institute. The main aim of the programme is to deliver a series of workshops articulated within the different areas of the company’s theatrical practice in order to develop and present the participants with the full spectrum of the ensemble’s methodology.

This workshop is the second session of Jubilo Foundation’s workshop programme. Its main focus will be on the exploration of sound and voice.

Starting from a common ground built on trust and ensemble exercises, we will explore the connection between body and voice using the body as a passage towards vocal and musical expression. Working with tools like vocal and physical listening, tuning, impulse, rhythm and sound, we will open our voices in order to access a process of personal exploration.

What is the body of a sound? What is the physicality of a song? Does an action have a sound/word hidden within it? What relation can we build between action, music and text? Challenging both individual, partner and group dynamics, we will try to overcome our physical and vocal limits, building a bridge between exercises and creative material.

The following technical elements will be developed in the workshop:
•    listening and relation
•    work on breath
•    grounding
•    embodiment of the sound
•    work on resonators
•    harmony/dissonance
•    elements of polyphonic singing
•    relation between drone and melody
•    vocal improvisation
•    relation between physical score and music
•    relation between text and song
•    relaxation and sounding

The workshop is open to actors, singers, other performers, students and all those interested in Jubilo’s theatre work. Each participant will be asked to prepare a personal song (preferably traditional) and a chosen text (self-authored, theatrical or from other sources) connected to the topic of The Other.