pounds per square inch performance | 30th Anniversary Season
 Gerry Trentham, Artistic Director

Photo by Lorraine Parow courtesy of the Moving Voice Institute

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El Armando Centro, Argentina & lbs/sq'" performance, Canada 

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International Voice Intensive, Buenos Aires (BAVI) 

Now is the Time | El Momento es Ahora!

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BAVI will be conducted in English with assistance in Spanish. Bi-lingual fluency is NOT required.​

Spanish speakers are encouraged to use Google Translate (or their preferred Translation apps).

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Join a groundbreaking two-week intensive in Argentina this June, where six internationally acclaimed artists explore the voice as a fully embodied, expressive instrument. Drawing on a diverse range of pedagogical lineages — from Shakespearean verse to clown, from somatic movement to resonant breath — this workshop offers a rare opportunity to study with a consortium of leading practitioners from Canada, the U.S., and Argentina.

 

Curriculum Development Team 

 

• Gerry Trentham – distinguished performer, choreographer, and master teacher known for their innovative pedagogy linking movement, voice, and performance creation

 

• Cindy Block – eminent teacher of somatic movement, voice, collective creation and storytelling, with deep roots in Embodied Practice®

 

• Brad Gibson – master voice and movement teacher at Studio 58, Langara College, Vancouver, Canada, and a voice/dialect coach for theatre, film, and TV

 

• Lisa Beley – master voice and text coach at the Shakespeare Theatre Company, whose work bridges classical text with deeply embodied technique

 

• Franz David Toro – Argentinian clown, director, and teaching artist whose vibrant physical theatre practice unleashes the creative, playful self

 

• Gary Logan – Shakespeare scholar, director, author, and actor, renowned for demystifying verse and unlocking emotional depth through voice, rhythm, and phrasing

 

* The teaching faculty at the BAVI will be selected from among these faculty and others who share the principles, integrated practices and over 30 year legacy of the Voice Intensive Program.

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Together, this cohort of International Master teachers has crafted a melded pedagogy — one that fuses movement, voice, and text into a single, integrated performance vocabulary. The workshop will draw from somatic practices, resonant vocal technique, expressive physicality, and playful improvisation. Participants will engage in daily studio classes, breath and body exploration, ensemble devising, and individualized coaching.

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Gently woven through it all, our thread will be the living text of Shakespeare — spoken, embodied, and rediscovered in new cultural and physical landscapes. No prior Shakespeare experience is required, only a willingness to breathe, speak, move, and play.

 

Come to Argentina! 

             Come to your voice!   🙑

 

MAY 30th – JUNE 13th 2026 | Limited Enrollment 

Presented by El Armando Centro, Argentina & lbs/sq” Performance, Canada

BAVI will be conducted in English with assistance in Spanish. Bi-lingual fluency is NOT required.​

Spanish speakers are encouraged to use Google Translate (or their preferred Translation apps).

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Apply for Travel Support through: 

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For Canadian artist look to: 
Professional Development for Arts Professionals

Ontario Arts Council - Chalmers Professional Development Projects
Ontario Arts Council - Skills and Career Development: Indigenous Arts Professionals and Arts Professionals of Colour
Also look to your local US/International area councils.

Some bursaries are available, for those who need assistance in attending please inquire: info@poundspersquareinch.net 

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