Hearing Signs, Seeing Voices: The Voice at the Limits
When: Fri., Apr. 1, 2016 at 9:30 am - 8:00 pm
Where: The New School
66 W. 12th St.
212-229-5108 Price: Free
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From the lure of Circe and Echo, to the disembodied modern oracle of Siri, the transient mystique of the voice lends itself to the ineffable. Both of and beyond the body, the voice is a unique instrument for illustrating abstract concepts, from the political vox populi to the philosophical voice of conscience. When lifted to such heights, however, the diffusion of the metaphor leaves the more mundane, throat-bound physical voice behind. Symbolic trumps sonic—the ideal outweighs the physical.
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Where: The New School
66 W. 12th St.
212-229-5108 Price: Free
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From the lure of Circe and Echo, to the disembodied modern oracle of Siri, the transient mystique of the voice lends itself to the ineffable. Both of and beyond the body, the voice is a unique instrument for illustrating abstract concepts, from the political vox populi to the philosophical voice of conscience. When lifted to such heights, however, the diffusion of the metaphor leaves the more mundane, throat-bound physical voice behind. Symbolic trumps sonic—the ideal outweighs the physical.Topics include transgender voice training, composition with extended vocal techniques, sexuality and voice, “extreme” voice coaching, and the virtuosity of beat-boxing. Guest presenters include renowned composer/performers Joan LaBarbara and Gelsey Bell, countertenor Gòn Halevy, Beatbox House, speech pathologist Christie Block, extreme vocal coach Melissa Cross, and David Thorpe, director of the documentary Do I Sound Gay? (2014).
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