"Songs are thoughts sung out with the breath when people allow themselves to be moved by great power and no longer can settle for plain speaking." (Orpingalik Netsilik - Greenland)
The workshop "The Dance of the Voice - The Song of the Self" will be led bySanne Storm,MAin music therapy, Ph D-student and teacher in body- and voicework from the Faroe Islands.
The workshop is an exchange between working with body exercises on the floor and vocal exercises, as well as more playful and exploratory improvisational exercises in the work with body and voice. In between there will also be quiet and more introspective exercises focusing on facilitating meditative presence, as well as facilitating connection with inner imageries and experiences in order to get in touch with the spring of creativity.
To me creator processes is forms of vitality, the life and healing generator within ourselves, and the creativity cannot be separated from the processes of life and is by no means the only path to growth. By playing and exploring the body and movement, expression and vocal variety in sound - beautiful as well as ugly, humorous, sincere and sensual sounds - create a space to expand both our artistic and human expression, and create a space to be ourselves in touch with our deepest qualities, which opens the path to vitality, joy and richness - in our lives, in our relationships with others and in our creative work.
The course addresses both singers, actors, teachers, storytellers, therapists, mediators and others who want to explore their voice as a way of life to vitality, and a rich and authentic vocal expression.
The most important prerequisite skills for this course is: "You experience your inner voice calling"
You must be willing to work individually, in pairs and groups.
This workshop is both very practical and theoretical. While practicing I will also explain the theory behind the exercises, and the approach and way of understanding.
The workshop will focus on "Psychodynamic Voice Therapy" - the approach I am developping.
The last years I have developed the discipline Therapy related body and voice work in collaboration with Inge Nygaard Pedersen, and I have tought in this topic for several years now.
The principles of therapy related body- and voice training are to develop one's self-identity and self-understanding exploring one's voice and work with voice improvisations in specifically designed exercise frames, as well as train the listening attitudes and perspectives. Each frame is to be understood as a non-verbal orientation tool for the student or client to obtain knowledge about one's self. Overall principles for the direction of the exercises are: the principle of allowance and the principle of imagination connected to voice production.
According literature:
My literature are in danish, and besides that I'm presently writing on a Ph D-study with focus on the human voice and listening attitudes and perspectives.
If there is a need for english literature I can give references to some of those prioneer music therapist's literature, which are close to my approach and understanding of body and voice work.
Besides that you can refer to the two links below.
Click HERE for further information about Sanne Storm.
Click HERE for downloading the application.
The seminar will take place both days from 10 am to 5 pm with a lunchbreak in the "Dům dětí a mládeže", Slezská street 21, Prague 2. The price is CZK 1850,- (for students, pensioners and persons on parental leave CZK 1750,-). This worskhop will be led in English and translated to Czech.
Links:
http://www.linkedin.com/profile/edit?trk=hb_tab_pro_top
http://www.mt-phd.aau.dk/organisation/current_phd_researchers/Sanne+Storm/