Body-voice
Concept
Work Description
Circus Voice – A playground for body and voice is a workshop and research space for people who wish to experience the deep connection between voice, body, and movement.
Through a unique blend of physical theater, vocal exploration, and improvisation, the work investigates the voice as a living element — a bridge between breath and flesh, between what is tangible and what is invisible.
The voice is not only sound — it is a living vibration that connects our inner and outer worlds. It needs a body to exist, and within that same body, it resonates and transforms: it becomes abstraction, emotion, play, message, and pure presence.
This practice originates from Daniela Marcozzi’s ongoing artistic research The Urge of Being, in which urgency is understood as the force that brings the artist into a state of off-balance — a condition where impulsive energy gives birth to artistic composition. Here, the voice becomes a manifestation of inner vitality, a pulse through which we meet our creative impulses.
The work combines physical theatre, rhythm, breath, and vocal improvisation, alternating between solo and collective explorations to awaken the body’s resonators.
Through guided practices, we transform breath — the essential element of life — into voice, setting it in motion in a free and organic way. Participants will discover where their voice naturally resonates within their body, its color, and its emotional content.
We will experience the differences between the belly voice, the chest voice, the head voice, and the moving voice — learning to give each tone its volume, strength, delicacy, and nuance.
By vocalizing and listening to others, we activate energetic processes of exchange, where giving and receiving intertwine.
Alongside this physical and expressive exploration, the workshop opens a meditative and introspective space, where the voice reveals hidden aspects of our personality and artistic identity.
Being transversal
Structure & Modules
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 becomes a natural extension of movement — not a commentary on the action, but an integrated part of the performer’s muscular rhythm and flow.
Spoken Voice
We embody words and short texts, integrating meaning and sensation so that spoken language becomes a fully embodied experience.
Silence Voice
Why do we sometimes find it difficult to express our voice — or choose not to?
What is the personal, social, or political meaning of having a voice or remaining silent?
Through breath, sighs, impulses to communicate, and the conscious withholding of sound, we explore the fertile liminal space between silence and vibration, where the voice is born.
This work is transversal — open to performers of all disciplines and to anyone interested in expanding their expressive and communicative potential, and in entering a deeper relationship with themselves, with others, and with the environment.
The workshop unfolds through four main phases, each exploring a distinct relationship between body, movement, and voice.