# Event Details - **Event Name**: The Body Speaks/Listens: the Voice and Performance - 3 of 3 - **Event Start and End Date**: Sun, 15 Feb, 2026 at 06:45 pm – Sun, 15 Feb, 2026 at 08:45 pm - **Event Description**: A series of three performance research labs on the VOICE, the EAR, the SKIN and the dancing/performing body.About this EventThe Body Speaks/Listens: the Voice and PerformanceThe Body Speaks/Listens: the Voice and PerformanceJanuary 18, Feb 1, and Feb 15, 2026$20 Drop in, come to one, two, or all three.The structure is as follows:-class/lab exercises-structured improvisation-integration/sharingSources of the WorkThe work moves between movement/dance based exercises and the voice - come with clothes you can roll around in. Bring water in a non-glass container or hot tea. And fishermen's friends or other cough drops to support voice.The work emerges from my (Kristen's) many years of experience and exploration in dance and experimental performance. About which, more here: www.kristenlewis.orgThis work is rooted in performance art practice, in the approach to embodied anatomy I have learned from Bonnie Bainbridge Cohen and deployed in my own performance-research, with attention to the anatomy of the vocal, auditory, and vestibular systems.Participants are invited to come with a song with some sort of deep significance to them - something their late father played on the radio on road trips, a lullaby their grandma sang to them, the love song they danced to at their wedding (which later ended in a messy divorce), a hymn from childhood church days remembered long after the faith was left in the dust, etc.Being a "good singer" is NOT a pre-requisite. At all.The purpose of this work is to explore ways to ground voice-work in the body, and to, likewise, ground and expand listening capacity in the body.Who should ComeDancers and performance artists, both professional and serious-amateur, who want to deepen their comfort level i) expressing vocally in a deeply embodied way as an extension of the dancing-expression; ii) listening deeply with an ear that is rooted in bodily attunement, also as an expression of the dancing-performing expression.Actors/musicians/visual artists/writers interested in deepening their felt-sense of the voice and ear as an emanation of the body - for personal research, for deepening artistic work, for clearing creative blocks.Non-artist others interested in the continuum between embodiment and the capacity for vocal expression and deep listening. A side effect of this work is the ability to use the voice well across a range of contexts - this work has helped me in my non-performance work as a lawyer, where speaking often happens in a high-stress, adrenaline saturated environment.Anyone with the ability to focus on serious work who wants to learn to use the voice better, differently.Open to ages 18 and up only.All bodies/abilities/modes of gender expression welcome. The work adapts to the capacities you carry - virtuosity is in the delicacy with which expression reflects the vessel, not in a narrow definition of "strong," "good," etc.Here is a little bit about the hosting artist: https://onlineacademiccommunity.uvic.ca/indiscipline/2020/12/01/the-cove-statement/Who should not comeThose interested only in expression and not in listening should not come - this is not a free for all chance to express in an unhindered way. It's a delicate, rigorous invitation to deepen sensitivity to expand both expressive range AND listening capacity.Those wanting some sort of "spiritual" or "healing" experience, so-called, involving makeshift altars, sound baths, trance-work, and the like -also should not come. Those things are fine - but this is not what's happening here.(This workshop may well touch on aspects of the non-material, invoking deep states of non-normative consciousness and may well be therapeutic - but the intention is to cultivate voice and listening capacities without dissociation, without appeal to "spirituality" or "healing" as fixated goals or ego identities.)Do not come if you are infectiously ill or in the middle of a mental health crisis. - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/ottawa/the-body-speaks-listens-the-voice-and-performance-3-of-3/100001979129595898 - **Event Categories**: art, music, entertainment, workshops, performances, health-wellness, theatre, literary-art, trips-adventures, mental-health - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 22.63, max: 22.63, currency: CAD ## Event venue details - **city**: Ottawa - **state**: ON - **country**: Canada - **location**: Ottawa Dance Directive / Centre de danse contemporaine - **lat**: 45.4255009 - **long**: -75.6882424 - **full address**: Ottawa Dance Directive / Centre de danse contemporaine, 2 Daly Avenue, Ottawa, Canada ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: The Body Speaks/Listens: the Voice and Performance - 3 of 3 - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events6/banners/cb066513dedb233b0413e4923df6f4bfd580a622aee9796bf82088dbf7772691-rimg-w1200-h2133-dcedeeee-gmir.jpg?v=1766911767 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is The Body Speaks/Listens: the Voice and Performance - 3 of 3 being held? - **A:** The Body Speaks/Listens: the Voice and Performance - 3 of 3 takes place on Sun, 15 Feb, 2026 at 06:45 pm to Sun, 15 Feb, 2026 at 08:45 pm at Ottawa Dance Directive / Centre de danse contemporaine, 2 Daly Avenue, Ottawa, Canada. - **Q**: How much do tickets cost for The Body Speaks/Listens: the Voice and Performance - 3 of 3? - **A:** Tickets for The Body Speaks/Listens: the Voice and Performance - 3 of 3 are priced at CAD 23 per person. Here's a full breakdown of available ticket types:Ticket TypePriceAvailabilityGeneral AdmissionCAD 23 + CAD 3 feeAvailable - **Q**: Who is organizing The Body Speaks/Listens: the Voice and Performance - 3 of 3? - **A:** The Body Speaks/Listens: the Voice and Performance - 3 of 3 is organized by Kristen Lewis. - **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me? - **A:** The Body Speaks/Listens: the Voice and Performance - 3 of 3 is ideal for learners, working professionals, and skill-builders looking to gain hands-on knowledge and practical expertise in a focused, interactive setting. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Ottawa, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. 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