Participants will learn how skeletal organization and effective breath support can improve every-day speaking and singing and provide power for projection. This is a workshop for curious beginners and professionals alike.  Together, we will explore the fascinating world of the voice through group singing and speaking.  We invite you to be brave and come to learn how your voice is your entire body.

Darrell Bluhm (1996) is a Feldenkrais practitioner and is sixth-dan, Shihan in Aikido and chief instructor of Siskyou Aikikai in Ashland, OR, where he teaches Aikido, Tai Chi Chuan and maintains a private Feldenkrais Method practice.  This year will bring his sixth season with the acting company of the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, combining thirty-five years of martial arts experience with the Feldenkrais Method.

Phyllis E. Griffin (1999) is a Feldenkrais practitioner, and is associate professor of voice and speech at The Theatre School of DePaul University where she teaches undergraduate and graduate actors in the Performance Program and directs plays.  She is also a coach to actors at The Chicago Shakespeare Theatre, and the Goodman and Cong Square Theatres.