WORKSHOPS
Phonopoetica
sound + poetry as intermedia practice I
A generative, interdisciplinary workshop for engaging language as a sonic material. Using the voice as a primary vehicle for poetry, students will revel in the visceral and the embodied as a basis for the production of language. Performers, writers and novices will dimensionalize their practice through intermedia play, pushing the elastic bounds of writing and sound. During this intimate course, we will work with improvisation, prompts, scores, cross-media translations, collaboration, musical composition, phonetic writing, vocal register, polyvocalism, and of course, poetry. We will develop our own vocalisms and page-based sonics while delving into the fields of sound poetry, voice art, concrete poetry, performance writing, and poets theatre. We will read and listen to Caroline Bergvall, Jackson Mac Low, Cecilia Vicuña, Katalin Ladik, Jennifer Walshe and Carla Harryman, among other writers and performers. For all who are drawn to the voice as material for scripts, scores, and stanzas – who wish writing to be improvisational and performance to be poetry.
We will engage and produce materials in and outside of class meetings, where focus will be on production and exploration rather than critique. At the end of the class, there will be a semi-public or public event for workshop students to perform their works.
Suggested course fee: 200-300 €
7 sessions over 8 weeks
Class capped at 6 participants
Online
Sundays 6-8pm Central European Time; February 15, 22, March 1, 8, 15, 22, April 5 2026
* Dates are flexible/subject to change based on student availability.
Contact Adrienne Herr for more information or to sign-up at nherrr@gmail.com
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Unfixed Vocal Improvisation
sound + poetry as intermedia practice II
This group is entirely dedicated to in-class improvisation using the voice and language. Prompts will be given each class by Adrienne, as well as determined by the students themselves. There will be no assignments outside of class, as this workshop is meant for generating material for the students to use as fitting their established practice. Open to previous Phonopoetica students who wish to continue their improvisational practice in a group setting.
Suggested course fee: 100-200 €
5 weeks
Upcoming dates: February 16-March 16 (exact meeting times will be determined by student availability)
Class capped at 6 participants
In-Person, Schöneberg, Berlin
Contact Adrienne Herr for more information or to sign-up at nherrr@gmail.com
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