Our In-Person Dancing Voice/Singing Body Workshops with members of the Vocal Ensemble resume this Spring! Sign up for 1, 2, or all 3 days. 

April 24 – 26, 2026
10:30 AM – 1 PM & 2:30 PM – 5pm
Meredith Monk's Loft, Tribeca, New York City
Weekend workshop fee: $425
Single Day: $150

After payment, please register for the Zoom workshop through this Google Form. 

Acceptance into the workshop is on a first-come, first-served basis. Once payment has been received, you will receive a confirmation email of your spot in 1-3 business days. To arrange for other forms of payment (Check, Cash, PayPal) please email sciscioli@meredtihmonk.org. 

FRIDAY, APRIL 24, 2026

AM Ellen Fisher

Ellen Fisher’s session will be movement based, using some of Meredith’s language of gestural shaping. There will be group improvisations as well as simple solo and group choreographic problem solving using terminology of rituals, rites and trance dance. A special focus will be on opening the channels of expression to explore various dance narratives.

PM Katie Geissinger

Katie Geissinger will lead an extensive vocal warm-up, exploring relaxation, breathing, flexibility, ease of production, and expressivity. The session will address the particular vocal demands of selected Monk repertoire, and will include canoning, hocketing, and voice and movement exercises. Participants will also work on small group improvisations using Monk material.

SATURDAY, APRIL 25, 2026

AM Ellen Fisher  & Katie Geissinger

For this session, Ellen and Katie will offer a combined approach to Meredith’s work involving the “dancing voice/singing body,” sharing perspectives from more recent pieces such as Indra’s Net, Cellular Songs and/or On Behalf of Nature.

PM Tom Bogdan

Tom Bogdan will deal with a simple approach to voice production and teach a basic tour of exercises to help with breathing, resonance, range and color. He’ll also teach a round, do an improvisatory exercise and work on one of Meredith’s pieces, Panda Chant II, Quarry Weave, or others.

SUNDAY, APRIL 26, 2026

AM Janis Brenner

Janis Brenner’s session will include a brief physical warm-up, and a vocal warm-up with the teaching of a song to be sung in “round”, then enhanced and transformed with movement. This will lead into movement/voice integration through structured improvisations and character development. A piece involving voice and movement from Meredith’s repertoire may also be explored.

PM Allison Easter

Allison Easter will focus on movement integrated with singing; a movement warmup influenced by Laban/Bartenieff work and Irene Dowd, to improve clarity, strength and expressiveness in the body and ensemble vocal techniques including hockets and singing in rounds. The session will include Monk repertory and creative work influenced by Quarry, A Celebration Service, Indra’s Net and other pieces.

More Information:

• The workshop is open to all experiences and backgrounds. Recommended for ages 16+.
  
• Participants should wear clothing and shoes allowing for ease of movement.
  
• 15 Students Maximum.
  
• Workshops may be filmed, strictly for archival purposes.
  

* Please note, Meredith Monk does not teach during this program offered by The House Foundation. Teachers are also subject to change.