Classes and workshops in France and UK (London)
Basic Course Content
In my classes after a short physical warm up we work with structured exercises and with group and individual improvisations. Students are invited to explore and develop:
– The voice’s roots in sung, spoken and preverbal sound.
– The dynamic sources of the voice in the body and in the imagination.
– Deep and ample breathing.
– The application of these discoveries to spoken and sung text.
– Listening actively to others.
– Learning some easy songs with 3 or 4 simple harmony parts.
Individual lessons
Lieu : Goldsmiths University of London, New Cross, London, SE14 6NW, UK
Next date : Saturday April 2020 date to be confirmed
Possibility to book an hour between 11h and 14h
Neil Paris
FREE YOUR BODY – FREE YOUR VOICE
ROY HART WORKSHOP in London
Goldsmiths University, New Cross, London, SE14 6NW
led by
Margaret PIKES
with Neil PARIS
1/2 February 2020
Saturday 1 Feb: 10h – 14h
Sunday 2 Feb: 10h -17h (1 hour pause at 13h)
The workshop is now full.
Margaret will lead this course with Neil Paris, performer, teacher and director of Dancetheatre Company SMITH
In this workshop, Margaret will lead exercises and guide improvisations with the aim of opening up and exploring the range of the voice and experiencing its sources in the body and imagination.
Neil will use dance, theatre and yoga practices to explore imaginative ways of making connections and pathways through the body to the voice. He combines playful exercises designed to free the body and spark the imagination with disciplined quiet practices that connect us with our breathing and our own unique interior worlds.
The accent will be on developing awareness of the dynamic physical roots of vocal expression. Many of us are disconnected from our physical selves in our daily lives. In order to fully explore the voice and for it to come from a deeply connected place we need to be aware of and become re-connected to our body. It has to be enlivened, engaged and energised. Dancing and playing facilitate this process.
This workshop is open to participants interested in the Roy Hart approach to developing the range of vocal expression.
Price: £135 if deposit received before 1 January 2019 – after that date: £150
(Number of participants is limited.)
For more information or to enroll please contact Kate Hilder: katejhilder@gmail.com
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Kate Hilder
VOICE and IMPROVISIATION
ROY HART WORKSHOP in London
Goldsmiths University, New Cross, London, SE14 6NW
led by
Margaret PIKES
with Kate HILDER, performer, teacher and Feldenkrais trainer http://katehilder.com/
4/5 April 2020 10h – 17h
The aim of this workshop is to develop the ways in which vocal awareness and dramatic expression can inform each other. Kate and Margaret will teach in tandem starting each day with a physical and vocal warm-up in which Margaret will focus on developing awareness of the dynamic physical roots of vocal expression and their connection with our imaginations. This will be followed by solo, duet and small group improvisations and then a session centering on vocal work which arises from these improvs. including short individual guidance. At other times we will start with vocal improvising and then explore movement and mood to fill out the different characters which emerge.
Exploring our voices can be a doorway to words and language. We will discover how both connecting with the sources from which we produce vocal sound and listening to the qualities and musicality of our voices, can generate narrative content.
Price: £135 if deposit received before 1 March 2020 – after that date: £150
(Number of participants is limited.)
For more information or to enroll please contact Kate Hilder: katejhilder@gmail.com
6 DAY RESIDENTIAL WORKSHOP: 12 – 17 July 2020
VOICE-BODY INTENSIVE 36 hours
At the Hameau de l’Etoile (25km north of Montpellier)
in a wild and beautiful setting
(Intermediate / Advanced level)
This workshop is open to participants interested in the Wolfsohn/Hart approach to developing the range of vocal expression and who have some experience of voice and body work.
Neil Paris, performer, teacher and director of Smith Dancetheatre Company, will lead the workshop with Margaret.
This intensive workshop is practice-based. Guided by two very experienced and supportive teachers, participants will explore and develop awareness of the dynamic sources of the voice in the body and the imagination. Through the use of improvisations, disciplined and playful exercises this workshop aims to give access to the body as a vivid space of living vocal qualities. There will be focus on individual voices, texts and songs as well as group work, sounding and singing.
Awakening awareness of the body as a vital space, helps to build a deeper connection to the voice, so that it can become a medium for transmission, nourished and fuelled through genuine connections to its roots in the body.
Full board and lodging must be booked separately at the Hameau de l’Etoile, prices starting from 70€ per night. Participants will then be able to relax between classes in a beautiful, wild setting, enjoying comfortable accommodation, excellent food (full board) and unlimited use of the large swimming pool. (Having this time and space to absorb the day’s work, can be particularly helpful on such an intensive course.)
http://www.hameaudeletoile.com
Price of workshop (36 hours): 550€
(Accommodation not included in this price.)
Number of places limited to 12
Contact Margaret for more detailed information and to enroll,
and also for any help needed with booking accommodation at the Hameau de l’Etoile.