Date: September 17th, 2010

attic salt performance society presents:

FITZMAURICE VOICEWORK® WEEKEND INTENSIVE in Vancouver
with Noah Drew

......"free the electrifying honesty of your voice"

Sept. 24 - 26, 2010
Friday 6pm – 9pm
Saturday 10am – 5pm
Sunday 10am – 5pm

$160 - $250
(sliding scale – no questions asked)

MORE INFO : noah@noahdrew.com
REGISTRATION: http://www.atticsalt.net/noah.html
http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/event.php?eid=148064591881518&ref=mf

ABOUT FITZMAURICE VOICEWORK®:
Fitzmaurice Voicework® is a whole-body approach to voice training that helps you communicate your thoughts, intentions, and feelings with a free, flexible, and potent voice. The work increases freedom of breath, presence, resonance, power, spontaneity and emotional connection – the full range of humanity that can be expressed in the voice.

This workshop is for performers, professional speakers, teachers of performers and anyone interested in developing their voice. The work will help you to:

- increase vocal ease, flexibility and health
- awaken true spontaneity
- enhance presence through relaxed energization
- deepen emotional availability
- transform nervousness into vibrancy


ABOUT THE TEACHER:
An all-terrain theatre artist originally from Vancouver, Noah Drew has worked across North America as an actor, composer, sound designer and teacher. Recently graduated from the MFA Acting program at Temple University in Philadelphia (Voice and Speech Emphasis), Noah is passionate about the exploration and teaching of voice. Noah is a Certified Associate Teacher of Fitzmaurice Voicework®, and has studied intensively for four years with founder Catherine Fitzmaurice and nearly all of the Master Teachers of this work. In addition, Noah has trained in a broad range of vocal techniques including: Linklater, Lessac, Roy Hart, Bel Canto, Grotowski/Barba and the Suzuki method. Noah’s sound designs and music for theatre and dance have been performed on three continents, and have been honored with six Jessie Awards and a Siminovitch Prize nomination. Find out more at www.noahdrew.com.


MORE ABOUT FITZMAURICE VOICEWORK®:
This work combines classical voice-training techniques with adaptations of yoga, shiatsu, Reichian bodywork, and other body-based/meditative practices,

The work has three parts:
Destructuring: Release the freedom and spontaneity of the natural voice by loosening chronic muscular tensions and undoing vocal habits

Structuring: Increase power, focus and control by relearning the animal vocal efficiency we were born with.

Application and Play: Channel the work into full-voiced, healthy communication in text and speech work, singing, dialects, impromptu speaking, public address or voice with movement.

Fitzmaurice Voicework® is taught in the MFA acting programs at Yale and Harvard, as well as NYU Studios, the Moscow Art Theatre School, and many other institutions all over the world.


More info: www.fitzmauricevoice.com


WHAT PEOPLE SAY ABOUT NOAH'S WORKSHOPS:

"I was blown away. Life-changing. Truly."
– Shannon Holmes (actor, opera singer, vocal coach)

"I got everything I was hoping for from this workshop and much more.”
– Linda Pitt (actor)

"Doing Fitzmaurice work with Noah has been such a gift! His sophisticated knowledge of the body and mind make his teaching extraordinary. The work we have done has made a night and day difference in my acting process, auditions, and even my presence in everyday situations. This work is necessary and Noah is the ideal instructor."
– Megan Nguyen (actor)

"The work was deep and profound in a way that I have never experienced before from any voice teacher. Noah’s understanding and commitment gave me great confidence, and this trust was rewarded with a very transformative experience. I highly recommend Noah to anyone interested in finding and developing their voice. He is an exceptional teacher and guide."
– Terry Hunter (musician, clown, co-artistic director of Vancouver Moving Theatre)

"Noah's work is rich, challenging, and full of surprises. As a teacher, you couldn't ask for anyone more insightful and present. His work will take your body, mind and voice to a place of deeper understanding that will have you saying `aha!' with resonance and joy."
– James Coomber (musical director)

"This was a fantastic introduction to a body of incredible work. I would do it over and over again and will be recommending it to anyone who will listen to me. Noah is full of heart, knowledge and passion."
– Amanda Wardrop (teacher)

"I felt very safe with Noah. This work is so rich and potent!”
– Heather Doerksen (actor)

"Noah’s enthusiastic and committed teaching style was a wonderful introduction to Fitzmaurice vocal work. His passion kept workshop participants engaged all weekend and wanting to learn more. He is a natural communicator."
– Lynn McGown (folk singer, vocal coach, owner of Celtic Traditions Music School)

"I love Noah’s teaching. Noah created a safe and supportive environment in which to explore this profound work. I accessed breath and sound in a whole new way. I would recommend this workshop not just to those looking to deepen their connection to the power of their voice, but to anyone wishing to deepen a connection to themselves, period."
– Tormatha Baigent (dancer, yoga teacher)

"Noah is a supportive and skilled facilitator and instructor. I found the work to be a welcome challenge, and Noah provided a unique, energized environment for the experience.”
– Rob Parker (mask performer, web designer)

"Whenever I meet an actor that is looking to free up something new in themselves, I recommend Noah. Fitzmaurice voicework is some of the most transformative and enlivening practices out there, and Noah is a gifted and enthusiastic teacher.”
– Ross Beschler (actor)

"Noah is an excellent teacher — smart, kind, funny, trustworthy. Having been a teacher myself for 25 years, I was tremendously impressed by Noah's talent and skill as a teacher. He conveyed his love for the work in a way that was inspiring to students, and engaged us in rigorous, vigorous work. What struck me most was Noah's careful attention to each student's needs, strengths and problems. Although I was the oldest person in the class, and the least experienced, Noah supported me as genuinely as he did every other student, and I enjoyed the workshop from beginning to end."
– Dara Culhane (storyteller, professor)

"Noah has a generous, open heart, a keen intelligence and vast knowledge of the body and voice. He creates an environment where life-changing experiences can occur.”
– Laura C. (jazz singer, dancer)