Giving Voice springs from a strong belief in the voice’s ability to communicate beyond language and cultural difference, and that working with the voice can allow people, from wherever they come, to enjoy and value the riches of difference as well as the recognition and celebration of a common humanity. At its heart is the idea ...of koinonia, in the ancient Greek sense of choros and congregation, encountering ourselves and each other through the voice.

Giving Voice attracts some of the world’s finest performers and voice teachers. Workshop teachers and performers at Giving Voice 12: Hearken! Do you hear an Angel? include: Stepanida Borosova (Siberia), Mariana Sadowska (Ukraine), Giovanna Marini (Italy), Francesca della Monica (Italy), Vahdat Ensemble (Iran) and Teatr ZAR (Poland).

Join us for an uplifting compendium of two to four day voice workshops, performances, talks, and lecture-demonstrations reflecting voices, methods and modes from around the world.

Giving Voice is an established international gathering mounted in Wales by the Centre for Performance Research (CPR). It aims to advance the appreciation and understanding of the expressive voice and celebrate its many and varied manifestations across time and culture. Sharing ideas and practice through workshop, performance, and discussion, the festival brings together those - performers, teachers, scholars, healers - who have an interest in the voice but who may not necessarily meet in the usual course of their practice.

This twelfth edition of Giving Voice is hosted by, and conceived in collaboration with,Teatro Era, Pontedera.

If you would like more information on the theme, programme and Venue for Giving Voice 12 please visit the CPR website