The Laboratory of Vocality. My voice is my laboratory— the practice and process, itself, determines the shape of the creative work. I work a lot with a physio ball, focussing on the flexibly and opening of the rib cage by leaning into the ball with my back, sides and full torso.
Read MoreWords. (What? Wait. What did you say? What did I hear?)
Words out of the order. Whisper. Wail. Speak. Sing. Scream. Sling shot shouts. Swoops like sirens. Echo. Repeat. Repeat. Repeat. Discard what isn’t useful. Discord. Discard. Draw out. Breathe. Sigh. Gasp. Ingress. Inspire. Respire. Take apart the diphthongs. Vowels long. Vowels short. Explode plosives. Consonants crackle and quake, et cetera, et cetera, et cetera, and so on.
Read MoreThis, then— this is the Season of the Dionysia: The Houston Book of the Dead: How to Live— a city-wide arts festival spearheaded by writer and community visionary, Dr John Harvey of the University of Houston Center for Creative Work.
Read MoreAn experimental voicescape work: a setting of the luscious poetry of Petra Kuppers recently published in [PANK] Magazine; my audio is the second audio link on the page, with other audios being Petra reading her work.
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