For the fourth event of the thematic cycle Noise, Silence, What Now, Ngallery invited Odeya Nini. The American experimental vocalist and contemporary music composer presented a vocal expression workshop and her ongoing project A Solo Voice.
Free The Voice The Voice is an instrument that radiates from the soul, resonates in the body, and is pure energy and touch. Harnessing the energy of the Voice is a strength that is felt deep within ourselves and heard loudly outside of ourselves. This workshop is dedicated to vocal expression, sensing the voice, feeling and understanding the physicality of sound, freeing one’s mind of preconceived ideas of song, and realizing the transformational healing effects we have on ourselves and others when we use our voice with intention and love. Both through introspective work and outward playfulness, participants explored the voice as an instrument that radiates from the imagination, body and movement, not limited to conventions of language, but rather able to convey myriad forms of communication. Find more about this workshop at www.voicebath.com.
A Solo Voice Evolving over the last seven years, A Solo Voice by Odeya Nini is an investigation of extended vocal techniques, resonance and pure expression, exploring the relationship between mind and body and the various landscapes it can yield. The work is a series of malleable compositions and improvisations that include field recordings and theatrical elements, aiming to dissociate the voice from its traditional attributes and create a new logic of song that is not only heard but seen through movement. Through multi-dimensionality that serves to both provoke and soothe in abstract communication, the voice is presented in its spectrum of natures as it travels through cultures, ages, emotions and colors, like photographs, with tender intimacy and bold aberrance. Find more about Odeya Nini at www.odeyanini.com.
