Knight-Thompson Speechwork in NY (VASTA)
Following is an invite for the upcoming workshop in Knight-Thompson Speechwork taking place this August in New York City.
A Six-day Workshop in the Skills of Articulation With Dudley Knight & Philip Thompson August 9 through August 15, 2009 in New York City
This innovative and highly effective skills-based approach to speech and accent training for actors is now being used with success in a rapidly increasing number of professional training programs and college theatre departments, as well as in clinical and ESL settings. Designed for voice and speech teachers, actors, directors, and speech pathologists, the intensive workshop in Knight-Thompson Speechwork will be structured in two parts.
PART ONE
Three days, August 9-11
- Awareness and practice of precise articulation action.
- Producing all the sounds in language-"Omnish."
- The Detail Model-An American model of stage speech based on intelligibility and variety.
- The physical posture of accents.
No phonetic transcription will be used in this session of the workshop.
BREAK
We will take a day off Wednesday, August 12. This is a chance to rest and process information or enjoy a day out in New York City. It's even possible to take in two Broadway shows in the same day!
PART TWO
Three days, August 13-15
- The application of detailed IPA phonetic transcription to the process of speech and accent research.
- Combining the IPA with articulator posture for accents.
- Using the entire IPA to research and teach speech.
- Utilizing technology to teach accents.
Each day will commence with a vocal warm-up based on Fitzmaurice Voicework .
Comments by Past Participants:
"Thank you for this excellent workshop and for sharing your exciting ideas with us all."
"This was a terrific workshop. A very exciting approach. I plan to use it with my students."
"Terrific in its intro to the actual ways the sounds are produced; i.e. the actions."
"Thanks so much. It was just what I needed!"
"Thanks for a wonderful experience"
"Great! Very helpful and clear."
"It was amazing! Thanks for the inspiration."
