VoicePlay is a safe space to play with voice as a tool for healing and expression. Come explore your embodied expression in this cozy afternoon of somatic and vocal exploration, experimentation…and play! We begin with stretches, intuitive movement, and breathing techniques. These exercises will encourage us to land in ourselves, connect to a sense of creativity, and broaden sensory awareness, with attention to our own embodied experiences through individual movement and wider group connections. We then transition to a playful voice exploration, creating a safe and brave space to play with voice and movement as tools for healing and expression as a group. We will play with vocal improvisation, relaxation of the body, deep listening, traditional somatic practices and connection with the inner sounds waiting to be expressed! We will explore and be silly with the curiosity of the inner child. The workshop concludes with a group voice and movement improvisation. You will not be asked to sing or perform alone in front of the group. Think free form dance, with the addition of voice!
Bring a water bottle, wear clothes for movement and dance, and please arrive on time. The doors will close promptly and the workshop will begin at 1:15pm.
Mela Closs
Mela is a Voice Ritualist and Musician creating playful experiences grounded in imagination and healing. She uses voice and ritual as tools for transformation, healing, and empowerment. With a background in music and theatre education (BA Theatre Education; Emerson College, Orff-Shuelwerk Level 1, Theatre of the Oppressed Joker Training Level 1), she uses movement, singing and breathing techniques to connect to the body. With the co-creation of sacred space and ceremony, voice sessions become a channel of shifting energy, patterns, and opening new pathways to grow. As a musician, her performances explore themes of spirituality, oceanic worlds, connection, and sovereignty. She explores ambient drone-heavy soundscapes and playful vocals in Melangu, Theyya, Zelenaya, and solo music projects. She leads rituals that celebrate lunisolar cycles, rooted in ancestral folk traditions. She loves creating community events that are grassroots, spiritual, intimate, and joy-centered.
Price: $25