Vocal Freedom in the Actor`s Art

Authors

  • Laura-Alexandra Voicu UNATC ”I.L. Caragiale”, Bucharest, Romania Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.37130/qb6s9c68

Keywords:

specific logical mechanism, intellect, voice, emotion, harmony, character, means of expression, freeing the actor`s voice, training, release tensions, actor`s organicity

Abstract

This article presents a part of the research undertaken by the author so far, in the Voice and Speech field and is a technical paper about vocal freedom as a necessity for the organic embodiment of the character. The need for vocal training is imperative so that the vocal performance can manifest. The voice is shaped authentically by thoughts and feelings, but for this to be possible it is necessary to prepare the voice, to train it so that it can be properly involved in the manifestation process. Starting from the idea that the actor is a “balanced quartet” that communicates the inner universe by properly using the means of expression, the article concludes that voice and speech are two important components that need careful training in order to be freed from useless tensions.

Author Biography

  • Laura-Alexandra Voicu, UNATC ”I.L. Caragiale”, Bucharest, Romania

    Laura-Alexandra Voicu is lecturer at the UNATC ”I.L. Caragiale” Bucharest for the Stage Speech discipline and collaborates as an actress at the ”Tudor Vianu” Theatre in Giurgiu, but also at the Vasilache Theatre in Bucharest. She graduated the Actor`s Art specialization in 2010 at the class of Professors Ion Cojar – Adrian Titieni. Afterwards, she completed her Master's degree in Actor's Art and defended her doctoral dissertation at the same university, assisting the Scenic Speech courses of Professor Olga Delia Mateescu and Associate Professor Viorica Vatamanu. She was a trainer of the course "The Role of Communication in the Management of the Class of Students" organized by PROEDUS, coordinator of the courses of "Personal Development through Theatre" for visually impaired children, coordinator of theatre courses for teenagers and adults and was part of the organizing team of the International Festival of Theatre Schools. In 2017 she published the book The Contemporary Chaos and Word on Stage (Universitaria Craiova Publishing House); she also signed a chapter in the book Group Management in Theatre and Film Pedagogy (UNATC Press, 2019) and recently published Performance Speech. With Small Steps from Theory to Practice (UNATC Press, 2020).

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Published

2021-06-10

Issue

Vol. 22 No. 1 (2021): Art, Culture and Censorship

Section

Articles

How to Cite

Voicu, L.-A. (2021). Vocal Freedom in the Actor`s Art. CONCEPT, 22(1), 250-259. https://doi.org/10.37130/qb6s9c68