Slam, vocal gesture and improvisation
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Introduction
In slam, halfway between the verbal and the musical,the word-sound can create a meaning beyond that of the literal. This is what happens especially in the improvised slam practiced by Dgiz. Here slam joins up with vocal practices explored from other points of departure in France by sonic poetry from the 1970s, in the United States and in Great Britain by free jazz and improvised music genres. Following an initial workshop in 2008 with Dgiz and Médéric Collignon that delved into this question, there now comes a fascinating meeting between Dgiz and Phil Minton, resulting in this training/ exploratory workshop in slam, vocal gesture and improvisation. Since the 1960s Phil Minton has been involved in all the adventures concerning free vocality and improvised music genres; his training as a trumpeter yields the particular enabling him to think in terms of the verbal/musical transition. This workshop will benefit from the collaboration of Daunick Lazro, baritone saxophone, straight off the magnificent recording Alive at sonorités with Emouvance (2007).
Calendar
Audition
selection by portfolio prior to 30 June 2009
Session
Monday 17 through Saturday 23 August 2009
for a total of 7 days of instruction
Public Presentation
Fenêtre sur cour[s] Saturday 22 August 2009
Faculty
Dgiz, slam and improvisation
Phil Minton, voice, sound-poetry, improvisation
with the participation of Daunick Lazro, baritone saxophone
Places available for
8 slammers, improvisor/musicians and professional-level composers.
Session Curiculum
Theoretical Instruction
Relationship among slam and vocal improvisation,texts and free improvisation.
Practical instruction
Practice of verbal improvisation, study of metrics appropriate to slam and vocal improvisation, study of onomatopeia and congruent vocal techniques, individual and group improvisations, practice of musical improvisation in its connection with slam.
Method
Group workshops, subgroups and individual work
Fee information
The cost-sharing fee is made up of a compulsory registration fee (which includes membership in the Association des amis de Royaumont), tuition, and boarding expenses.
For this session a scholarship arrangement with the AFDAS is pending.
Financial aid for tuition
› for salaried employees (full or part time): via their employers’ continuing education programs.
› for the unemployed: instructions available from the local ANPE and/or ASSEDIC offices.
› for RMI beneficiaries: via authorities in each département (Conseil Général) contact the appropriate services for further information.
If you are eligible for financial assistance, a total amount of 150 € remains at your expense.
Scholarships
Every year the Association des amis de Royaumont grants scholarships to artists under 29 years of age who do not yet have a regular professional activity. This grant is made by a commission on the basis of a portfolio (resume, letter of motivation).
If you are eligible for this financial assistance from the Association des amis
de Royaumont, a total amount of 150 € remains at your expense.
For participants who do not qualify for any other financial aid, the Foundation grants scholarship stipends on request and based on a portfolio.
If you are eligible for this scolarship, a total amount of 290 € remains at your expense.
Information and enrolment
Mélanie Guichard
Fondation Royaumont
F-95270 Asnières-sur-Oise
tel + 33 1 30 35 59 84
fax + 33 1 30 35 39 45
formation(at)royaumont.com
How do I enroll ?
It is mandatory to send an application form containing:
› motivation letter
› detailed curriculum vitae
› hand-written biography
› photo
› a recording on CD or DVD
All sessions, except where indicated to the contrary, are to take place at Royaumont, in residency.