DEEP DIVE - Breath, Body & Voice
With Barbara Houseman
Learn the techniques I employ with my A-List clients
Have you worked with Barbara before and would like to take your work even deeper?
Are you new to working with Barbara and would like to remove blocks, build confidence and grow skills so that you can take your work to the next level?
Each retreat has a maximum of 10 people and is tailored to the needs and interests of the participants - so there is plenty of opportunity for individual work and feedback in a safe and supportive environment.
It takes place in beautiful North Wales with time to enjoy the outdoors, to rest, breathe and slow down as well as a time to play and grow.
A chance to profoundly transform breath, body, voice & performance over 9 days.
Barbara's work starts with voice, passes through the physical
and results in a character.
Her teaching helps total performance.
Jude Law
What we'll cover
This retreat will enable you to explore connecting deeply with your inner and outer voice. Removing the blocks that stop you from fully expressing your authentic self with confidence and ease whether speaking your own words or the words of a script and whether you are communicating/performing in person or on screen.
There will be a mixture of deeply organic work and practical, tangible technical work which you can easily carry into your everyday life. The first four days will explore all aspects of inner and outer voice work and connection to text. The last two days will focus in on individual work on text.
What's included
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Shared accommodation at our custom built studio and retreat space in the rolling hills of North Wales
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Off-site private room available, get in touch (£35/night)
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Food package for arrival evening and first morning and kitchen basics ie tea, coffee, spices, oils etc (the rest you’ll order with local delivery)
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Tailored and specialist coaching with Barbara over 6 full days, and an evening or two.
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An outdoor activity like tubing or stand up paddleboarding on the day off supported by Steph and Barbara to integrate the learning
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Wild swimming and country walks with Steph to awaken the senses
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Open flame dinner on the Welsh moors on the final evening
"What I love so much about Barbara's work is her understanding of the voice not only as a performance tool but as a door to a person's culture, their upbringing and the story of who they are.
Barbara's work has guided me through that door and onwards to performances where I have been able to fuse together our British classical and my Black British cultural present and take it out into the world with pride.
She is the best of the best."
Cush Jumbo
Accommodation
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You'll be staying in our custom built studio and retreat nestled in the rolling Welsh countryside.
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Sleeping up to twelve people, our accommodation is the perfect place to relax and bond with your group.
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We have a patio garden and balcony for moments of calm and boundless countryside to explore.
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Want to find out more about the accommodation? Click here!
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Getting here is easier than you think. You can drive or we can help with car sharing / collection from Chester/Ruabon if someone's not passing your route. And the T10 bus stops right outside our door!
Are you ready to let go of the stories and take your work to the next level?
Let's Do It!