THE SURPRISING INTIMACY OF VOICE
SESSION TWO | SATURDAY 17.05 | 1PM - 3PM
The voice is a most intimate kernel of the self, born deep inside the body. Its power source is pushed up by the diaphragm and rammed through the bottle neck of the upper respiratory tract, as water vapour, nitrogen, and carbon dioxide vibrate in the void between the mucous covered lips we know as vocal chords. The shaking air, gradually becomes more recogizably human as it gathers in our flesh, is conducted by our bones, and resonates in our empty spaces. Then out is goes... out of the body and into the world, seeking to meet its destiny, to penetrate the body of the other, and finally be heard.
In this workshop we will hear each other, intimately. Drawing on techniques from a wide range of fields including taoist sexual alchemy, experimental music, anatomy and physiology, yoga, and opera singing. Thinking with the voice as touch, as choreography, and an underrated site of intimacy and care, we will play with power and with the power of the voice.
EQUIPMENT REQUIRED
None.
SKILL LEVEL REQUIRED
None.
IS A PARTNER REQUIRED?
None.
CONTENT | WARNINGS
No special skills are required. A willingness to use your voice, participate in clothed, non-genital touch and to respect the desires and boundaries of other participants are essential.
JESS ASZODI
Jess Aszodi is an artist, researcher, educator and performer. Her singing is critically acclaimed in performances on stages across the world, crossing between classical and experimental music. She has been described as one of the “finest actress-singers in the country” (The Age). Having completed a Doctorate of Artistic Research, she thinks with deeply embodied knowledge of singing, technique, kink and kin-making. A few years ago Jess decided to start putting her 20 years of performance, teaching and research experience to work in transformative and sex-positive spaces. She has since given workshops on voice, somatics, listening, sex and power at Berlin's IKSK (Institute for corporeal and sexual culture) and a few other select spots around Europe and Oz.