Circus Voice: A Playground for Body and Voice
"Be a voice, not an echo." – A. Einstein
This workshop is designed for performing artists open to experiencing the connection between voice, body, and movement. Participants will discover where their voice naturally resonates within their body, its color, and its emotional content. Through guided exercises, we will transform breath—the essential element of life—into voice and set it in motion in a free and organic way.
By vocalizing and listening to the others, we will activate energetic processes of give and take, where voice and listening naturally intertwine. Through a dynamic blend of physical theater, movement, rhythm, breath, and vocal work, we will alternate between solo and group improvisations and targeted exercises to activate the body's resonators.
Together, we will explore the power, amplitude, and depth of the voice, as well as its ability to shape and express an identity value.
By identity value, we mean that the voice connects the tangible part of the body with the intangible—the breath with the flesh. The voice needs a body to exist, and within that same body, it resonates and transforms; it becomes abstraction, emotion, play, message, sound, and vibration.
Workshop Structure
The workshop will unfold through four key phases: Body Voice, Motion Voice, Silence Voice, and Spoken Voice.
Body Voice:This phase is based on body-voice training inspired by Jerzy Grotowski’s research, which Daniela studied under Peter Rose, a former student of Grotowski. We’ll explore how to “carry” the voice into different parts of the body, activating resonators and working with body-voice impulses. By becoming more aware of the intercostal and accessory muscles involved in breathing, we will consciously engage them to support vocal emission.
Motion Voice: The voice will become a natural extension of the performer’s flow and movement—not an external addition or commentary on the action, but an integrated part of the muscular movement.
Spoken Voice: We’ll embody words and short texts, integrating meaning and sensation, making spoken language a fully embodied experience.