Bangalore-based performer, educator and actor trainer Mallika Prasad Sinha will be in Mumbai to conduct a voice workshop from December 9-14 at at Kalari Warriors, Laxmi Business Park, Andheri West.
She has over three decades of experience in the field, having initially developed Vāchikā as a battery of exercises adapted from Yoga, Pranayama and Kalaripayattu to support actors to use their voice in a healthy manner. According to information provided on the website, " Vāchikā now has wider application in wellbeing, and is accessible to anyone interested in the human voice. These are practical exercises to help strengthen the voice, increase resonance, reduce vocal fatigue, maintain vocal health, and address fundamental issues related to articulation.
In this workshop participants will learn to: · Speak with greater vocal freedom, focus and power · Communicate more fully when you are nervous or stressed · Reduce unhelpful tension in the whole body · Expand your range and connect with others more directly · Strengthen your voice and reduce vocal fatigue · Free a high and tight voice · Learn a powerful warmup to use before speaking engagements · Change habits that are hurting you · Deepen connection between mind-body-creativity."
