pounds per square inch performance | 30th Anniversary Season
Gerry Trentham, Artistic Director
Welcome to the BAVI Community
Acceptance, Next Steps, Curriculum, Assignment, Travel & other BAVI-related Information
Photo by Lorraine Parow courtesy of the Moving Voice Institute
June 1st to June 6th, 2026
El Armando Centro, Argentina & lbs/sq'" performance, Canada
Present
International Voice Intensive, Buenos Aires (BAVI)
Now is the Time | El Momento es Ahora!
Come to Argentina!
🙑 Come to your voice! 🙑
Argentina’s territory covers from the tropical Iguazu Falls to the End of the World in Usuahia and access to Antarctica. We acknowledge the ancestral lands of the Querandíes, Puelches, Guaraní, and other Indigenous groups of the Pampas and are grateful to all those amongst us and before who over generations have cared for these rich lands and waters.
For inquiries please contact the Artistic Director of the Armando Centre Franz David Toro franzdavidtoro@gmail.com or lbs/sq” producer Marisa Caruso at info@poundspersquareinch.net.
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Welcome to our first International Movement Voice Speech workshop in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The Armando Centre is so happy to host and be part of your professional development as a performing artist.
Location: Tacuarí 1656, C1139AAJ Cdad. Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina
Bookmark this BAVI Community page; returning to this welcome page will offer you new information to prepare for and feel comfortable as you arrive, participate, and return home. We are here to help you focus on your training - retreat from the calls of your everyday.
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TRAVEL
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US and CANADIAN citizens do NOT require traveling visas to attend the workshop. If your citizenship status is different, please contact your local Argentinian consulate
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Argentina does NOT have any US travel advisory besides, exercising normal precautions
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If this is your first time traveling to Argentina, below you will find links to a few host-recommended videos. These will give you a feeling for the city from the point of view of first time visitors and travellers.
Considering Applying for Travel Support?
Resources to Help You
For Canadian artist look to:
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Ontario Arts Council - Chalmers Professional Development Projects
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Indigenous Arts Professionals and Arts Professionals of Colour
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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.
NEXT STEPS
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Check your email for individual information we need to share with you
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Read through the "BEFORE YOU ARRIVE PREPARATIONS" section below.
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Medical and photography release forms: Important: Accessing the forms prior to arriving will provide you time to locate the detailed information need when you fill out the paper form on June 1st.
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Confidentiality & Privacy is important to us. Please do not email the Medical or Photography information to us. We wish to keep your personal information secure and in paper form. All medical information will be securely disposed of on the final day of BAVI.
June 1st
We look forward to working with you.
You are asked to arrive at 9:30 am sharp at
El Armando Centre in Buenos Aires:
Tacuarí 1656, C1139AAJ Cdad. Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina
You will be asked to register and fill out our medical questionnaire and a photography release form
At 10:00 am, June 1st we will begin with our first session.
We look forward to working with you and we look to accommodate all who wish to participate.
BEFORE YOU ARRIVE
PREPARATIONS:
This year we will be working with material from Shakespeare’s plays Julius Caesar and Romeo and Juliet.
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Four weeks prior to the Intensive a list of monologues to shared with you. You are asked to have chosen and memorized one of the monologues before your arrival at the Intensive. You will also receive a scene that you will be asked to become familiar with. You will be placed in scene roles with a scene partner once we have all arrived and begun our training. We also ask that you strongly familiarize yourself with both plays in advance of the Intensive.
Read through the Monologue and scene choices of Julius Caesar and Romeo and Juliet . You are asked to select one Monologue, and your top 2 choices of scene and character.
Complete the Monologue Google form (coming soon) or email your choices to: info@poundspersquareinch.net.
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Make sure you bring water and nourishment to carry you through the day. You will often find that going out to find your lunch will take more time and effort than you wish.
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Bring layers of clothes as the studio temperature fluctuates and activity may flow between intensely physical to quite still. Please bring comfortable clothing (t-shirts, sweats, personal towel) as we are going to move and breathe and connect with our bodies.
Wondering Where to Stay?
For best results search Airbnb and VRBO
"San Telmo" and "Parque Lezama"
Let the host/owners know that you want to be close to
"Av Caseros y Piedras"
Note: electrical adaptors may be needed. Check with your host.
Adaptors will be available at the studio.
🙑 Come to Argentina! Come to your voice! 🙑
Learn about Buenos Aires, Argentina
Settle in and find a comfortable sitting posture
Watch host-recommended 1st time visitor videos
THE SCHEDULE:
The intensive schedule is just that. Expect to be in sessions each day from 10:00am to 6:30. Each day we will work from 10 am through to 1:30 pm with a morning break. lunch from 1:30 - 2:30 and then a return to sessions until 6:30 with appropriate breaks. You will receive a more specific schedule closer to the start date. In anticipation of this intensive schedule, and to make the most of your aristic journey, we advise you to also schedule in personal time for rest, reflection and personal preparations in the evenings and on the weekend before and after the workshop.
YOUR COMMITMENT:
The BAVI is a professional theatre training program. By accepting admission, it is expected that you will attend all scheduled sessions, and that during the full week of the Intensive, you will arrange all personal and professional appointments outside the scheduled hours. Your attendance affects the ensemble work and work with a scene partner. Absence from sessions may result in withdrawal from the program. Please inform us in advance if you foresee any non-negotiable pre-existing commitment that would interfere with your attendance.
Meet the Faculty
One Week Voice Intensive: Movement Voice Speech
June 1st to June 6th, 2026
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Lisa Beley – Master voice and text coach at the Shakespeare Theatre Company, whose work bridges classical text with deeply embodied technique.
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Gary Logan –Shakespeare scholar, director, author, and actor, renowned for demystifying verse and unlocking emotional depth through voice, rhythm, and phrasing.
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Franz David Toro – Clown, Actor, Director, and teaching artist whose vibrant physical anthropological approach to theatre practice unleashes the creative playful self
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Gerry Trentham – Distinguished performer, choreographer, and master teacher known for their innovative pedagogy linking movement, voice, and performance creation.
REFUND POLICY:
Once payments have been made there is a no refund policy. If, before the start date of the program you are attending, an emergency arises and you are unable to attend, the Voice Intensive will make every reasonable effort to fill your spot from our waiting list up until the beginning of the selected program, and if replaced, your tuition will be returned to you. If no replacement can be found, no refund of the tuition will be given. Once the program begins, if for medical reasons you are unable to complete the program, your full payment will be deferred and used as payment towards any of our programs over the following year. The Voice Intensive programs operate under strict guidelines and conduct of participation designed to make our working environment safe and productive for all. If breached, the faculty has the right to terminate your participation, and in this case, provide no refund and no deferment.