Research Studies Projects
Research by Fitzmaurice Voicework® teachers -
Bruun, E. F. (2022). "Where is my voice? Exploring vocal spatiality with FitzmauriceVoicework®." I K. Podbevsek & N. Zavbi (Eds.) Speech and Space, Ljubljana University Press, 31-43.
Danford, Kris, Lee Roosevelt, Alexandra Vroom, Lisa Harris & Ruth Zielinski (2022). "Impolite Birth: Theatre Voice Training and the Experience of Childbirth." Voice and Speech Review. DOI: 10.1080/23268263.2022.2137970
Latest News
Coming Soon…A Fitzmaurice Voice Institute Research Grant
Certified Teachers of Fitzmaurice Voicework will be invited to apply for one grant of up to $500 that will be awarded yearly beginning in 2024. Completed applications will be due in June each year. The criteria for the application will be announced soon. Projects may include (but are not limited to):
Research project related to Fitzmaurice Voicework
Assistance for publication of an article or other manuscript related to Fitzmaurice Voicework
April 6, 2024 Research Studies Salon recording - Click Here - Taksu and Belief in the Imagination: Generating an Exceptional State of Awareness in the Actor
Presented by Budi Miller
Dr. Budi Miller's research explores the fusion of Western actor training with Balinese Performing Arts Training. Using autoethnography and Practice as Research (PaR), he investigates the synthesis of these methodologies and the emergence of taksu, a Balinese concept, as a transformative force in actor training. Dr. Miller aims to advance Western actor training by transcending cultural boundaries and providing authentic BIPOC representation.
December 16, 2023 Research Studies Salon recording - Click Here
FINDING YOUR NICHE: Bringing Voice to Interdisciplinary Research
Presented by Natasha Staley
April 30, 2023 Research Studies Salon recording | Ideas & Concepts (PDF)
Making Waves: Fitzmaurice Voicework to generate research
Presented by the FVI Research Studies Team: Ellen Foyn Bruun, Amy Chaffee, Kris Danford, Rachel Hirshorn-Johnston, Lee Su-Feh, Natasha Staley, Lynn Watson.
December 18, 2022 Research Studies Salon Recording - Click Here
SOMA, SONG and PRESENCE: "de-professionalizing" the voice studio
by Amy Chaffee, Matt Greenberg, Beth Gudenrath and Jedd Owen-Ellis Clark.
July 3, 2022 Research Salon with Kris Danford - Click Here
With a presentation from Kris Danford– Impolite Birth: Theatre Voice Training and the Experience of Childbirth.
January 30, 2022 FI Research Studies Salon Recording - Click Here
FI Research Salon with presentations by Mallika Prasad and Sarah Matchett.
August 29 Research Salon Recording - Click Here
FI Research Salon with presentations by Lee Su-Feh and Ellen Foyn Bruun. (Note that this recording contains language that may not be appropriate for all audiences.)
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Unless otherwise noted, the live Research Salon Zoom link is: https://zoom.us/j/99590034857.
“The work approaches the body as a whole system and the vocal mechanism as a part of that totality.”