Feldenkrais for voice
by Victoria Worsley
I am often asked about Feldenkrais for voice: does it help? Yes of course. That's the short answer. It tends to be actors who ask but also singers, teachers, public speakers and recently a trainee priest but it could be anyone: we all use our voices. I am not a voice coach as such, but I have worked in voice departments and done sessions for voice teachers and for singers of many kinds (including opera) and of course - actors. Kristin Linklater who wrote the book 'The Natural Voice' is......continue reading >>
2012-01-24
The Meaning of A Supple Chest
by Victoria Worsley
Continual Professional Development has become a real buzz term and is a requirement of many professions. I have been asking myself what it means in relation to artistic professions, especially acting. Of course artists don't come in for this kind of regulation(!) - and mostly that makes sense because its not the same. If you are in a genuinely creative practice, the practice itself IS development. Just the act of doing it. Or it should be. Potentially there is a new artistic challenge......continue reading >>
2011-12-27
Getting Rid of Rules
by Victoria Worsley
One of the best things about Feldenkrais for actors is that there are no rules. Its all about exploration and not at all about 'do it like this'. Of course there are better and worse ways to do anything but it depends from person to person (we all have different structures and a different starting point) and according to what we want to do. Nothing is true for everyone all the time and certainly not true for all characters you want to play either! Opening your chest may be great for running......continue reading >>
2011-12-20
THE SET-UP
by Victoria Worsley
As an actor I used what I learnt from Feldekrais a great deal. Not always consciously, but it informed how I went about things, how I could feel myself and use myself. And now as a Feldenkrais Practitioner and movement teacher, how I did that is much clearer to me. So a blog seems a good idea. I have a piece on the website about the relationship of Feldenkrais to acting, and I don't intend to replicate it here, but this is a space to flesh out some of......continue reading >>
2011-12-12