Lessac Institute

Explore the full 4 Week Intensive Workshop during summer 2025 in the USA

4 Week Intensive - ADVANCED APPLICATION

Building on Weeks 1 and 2, Week 3 and 4 Address the Advanced Application of Kinesensics within the Performing Arts and Personal Practice

In the final two weeks of the Intensive participants will refine and deepen their personal practice in Kinesensic voice and body work for application in the performing arts. Building a deeper understanding of Kinesensic principles, movement and vocal practice, participants will expand their flexibility in performance areas that are most relevant to them including acting, singing, presenting, voiceover and more.

By the end of weeks 3-4, Intensive participants will:

Demonstrate extensive knowledge and experience in applying Kinesensics principles to their own personal and professional practice

Embody a sustainable and deeply creative process of voice and movement practice that elevates presence and performance

Solidify the continuous presence of self teaching and effectively navigate it during the process of creating and performing in one’s own artistic practice,

Participants completing the 4 week Intensive may be eligible for Certification opportunities.

*NRG = neural regenerative growth, also an acronym for eNeRGy.

Price includes housing.

Early Bird price expires December 15, 2024

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Meet our Facilitators for the 2025 USA Intensive Workshops:

Master Teachers Nancy Krebs and Crystal Robbins are heading up facilitation of the 2025 Intensive Workshops. Both Nancy and Crystal have a wealth of experience as performing artists and facilitators of Kinesensics.

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Explore the 2 Week Option for the USA Intensive Workshops 2025

2 Week Intensive - DIVE DEEPER

Building, Expanding and Refining the Skills from Week One and Applying to the Expression of Self

Week two provides an in-depth exploration of bodyvoice awareness for performance and personal growth. The purpose of week two is to facilitate a deeper understanding of how the inner and outer environments intersect to support authentic physical and vocal self-expression. Participants will build a stronger grasp of LK principles, and dive deeper into dynamic alignment and body awareness, expanding voice and movement skills to support subjective and objective experiences of “self” particularly in diverse language and cultural environments.

By the end of week two, participants will:

Harness the effective use of developmental progressions in movement for self expression,

Establish their functional awareness of the intersect between inner and outer environments in action,

Explore the links between vocalization and language through curiosity and play,

Refine and expand the experience of Body and Vocal NRGs as applicable to self-expression in multiple contexts.

*NRG = neural regenerative growth, also an acronym for eNeRGy.

Price includes housing.

Early Bird price expires December 15, 2024

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2024 U.S. Intensive Workshop — The Lessac Training and Research Institute® An immersive bodyvoice training experience exploring the evolution of Arthur Lessac's Kinesensics. Now with 1, 2 or 4-week options. Register early to receive discounts. Equity assistance available.

Want to know more about Kinesensics?
We'll take you through a few core Lessac experiences to give you a taste of the work.

Want to know more about the Intensive Workshop experiences?
We'll spend time taking you through what the Intensive workshops are, what they cover and how they work, and answer any questions you have.

Join Courtney Brown, Aimee Blesing and Crystal Robbins on November 23rd 10:30-11:30 (eastern time USA) for this taster workshop and information session.

Register to receive info on how to attend via Zoom.

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Tasting Lessac Kinesensics Registration — The Lessac Training and Research Institute® Tasting Lessac Kinesensics is a 1 hour workshop and Q&A session intended to give you a brief introduction to some key kinesensics experiences and allow time to learn more about the USA Intensive Workshops in 2025.

Explore the 2025 USA One Week Intensive Workshop...

DISCOVER Kinesensics, June 22-28 2025

An Introduction to key Lessac Kinesensics Principles and their application for Self-Discovery

The focus of week one is on well-being through voice and movement for personal application. Participants will be introduced to key Kinesensic voice and body principles by exploring organic body pain relievers, relaxer-energizers, Body NRG’s, vocalizations, and Vocal NRG’s, all aimed at improving self-awareness and self-care for the body, the voice, and the whole person. Through these activities, they will develop a deeper understanding of LK principles and learn how to apply them to foster equilibrium in their own instrument.

By the end of the week, participants will:
• Show evidence of self-teaching and self-awareness,
• Demonstrate awareness of dynamic alignment and movement in their personal context,
• Use healthy vocalization techniques for self-soothing, self-sustaining, and self-care,
• Create embodied and expressive soundscapes in small group settings

*NRG = neural regenerative growth, also an acronym for eNeRGy.
Price includes housing.
Early Bird price expires December 15, 2024

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The 2025 USA Lessac Intensive Workshops will be held in Greencastle Indiana at DePauw University.

We are delighted to be returning to this picturesque area for 2025, learn more about DePauw's beautiful location...

Situated in Putnam County, which boasts the most protected nature preserves in Indiana, DePauw is surrounded by natural beauty. Just steps from campus, the university’s 520-acre nature park features over nine miles of trails winding through forests, fields, and an old limestone quarry. The area offers a perfect setting for hiking, running, or conducting biological research, with one of Indiana’s largest waterfalls located just a few miles away.

We cannot wait to share kinesensic experiences in studio and in nature at the 2025 Intensive Workshops.

Come play in wilderness with us!

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We're sharing Kinesensics to illustrate the many ways Arthur Lessac's work can expand your experience of your life and creativity.

Anyone who has experienced this work knows the profound impact it has on ones sense of balance, connection to self, and to the world. Certified Trainer Kathleen Dunn-Muzingo shared some experiences working with her students in California during times of deep unrest in the world.

We invite you to read about Kathleen's experience of taking her students through some kinesensic explorations to help them connect with their inner and outer environments.

Read more about Kathleen's experience with her students here: https://buff.ly/3UjBCeW
Discover new ways to foster your own resilience and inner strength at our 2025 Intensive Workshops: https://buff.ly/4gwKlnv

The Lessac Institute is thrilled to announce the designation of Jeremy Levi as Lessac Certified Trainer.

Jeremy earned a BA in Theatre Arts with an emphasis on Acting from the Guildford School of Acting and an MA in Acting from the Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts. Jeremy is a SAG actor pursuing opportunities in television and film. He was a guest teaching artist during his mentorship to Crystal Robbins Santa Monica College class and at UCLA Extension. He is currently taking on new clients for his Voice & Text online Zoom tutorials. His solo performance career includes an adaptation from The Waterfront Journals into The Wojnarowicz Project, which toured in Manchester and Belfast. His current project is a movement piece/docu-like short film titled The Diaries of a Wolf, also adapted from Wojnarowicz's The Waterfront Journals, planned for Spring 2025 in New York City.

Jeremy’s mentor Master Teacher Crystal Robbins says Jeremy’s success in becoming certified reflects both his own tenacity and the new spirit of certification that embraces options that fit learning styles and that celebrate that we are all on our own individual paths. You did it, Jeremy! So many are so proud of you today!”

Learn more about Jeremy at https://buff.ly/3Ul7Aaw

CONGRATULATIONS, JEREMY!

Lessac Kinesensics Intensive Workshops are now accepting Applications!

IS THIS TRAINING FOR YOU…?
Yes, if you are:
In Theatre Education: College and Secondary Educators, Advanced Students (MFA)
A Performance Professional: Actors, Directors, Musical Performers, Voice actors, Voiceover artists
In Communications: Broadcasters, Presenters, Podcasters
A Voice and Speech Therapist or Speech-Language Pathologist

Lessac Kinesensics has long been a transformative tool for performers, focusing on the organic integration of voice and body training to enhance expression. Over the years, Intensive Workshop participants have shared incredible experiences, noting newfound freedom in their voice and body, more authentic self-expression, more seamless connection between the singing and speaking voice, enhanced creative expression, and increased self-confidence. Workshop participants are actors, singers, speech language pathologists, educators, voice artists, movement specialists, voice and speech trainers - and more. The work is applicable to all. Kinesensics doesn’t just improve performance skills—it deepens ones understanding of how to protect and maintain both the voice and body in creative and work spaces.

Want to experience your own journey in Kinesensics? Join us for 1 week, 2 weeks or the full 4 week immersion.

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Our 2025 USA Intensive Workshops are now accepting applications!

We're Sharing Kinesensics with you so you can find out more about the approach to training and the many varied ways it informs, expands and influences.

Singers can develop their practice by building the connection between singing and speaking, enriching the ease and resonance of all registers and developing an effective connection between the voice and the body, providing a more physically supported experience of singing.

Lea Baker, Vocal Music Instructor and Master Choral Director, reflects on her experience at the Australian Intensive Workshop in 2019, where she compiled a list of ways Kinesensics can help singers reach their full potential.

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The 2025 USA Lessac Intensive Workshops are now accepting applications.

Choose from:

1 week - DISCOVER: Introduction to Kinesensics and application to life and creative contexts.

2 weeks - DIVE DEEPER: In-depth exploration of bodyvoice awareness for performance and personal growth.

4 weeks - ADVANCED APPLICATION: Applying Kinesensics bodyvoice awareness to specific performance and communication contexts and bridging Kinesensics with all areas of life, performance, communication, and self.

Arthur Lessac’s Kinesensic BodyVoice training focuses on sensory awareness and physical expression. It teaches individuals to explore their body’s natural dynamics and energies to enhance vocal and physical (bodyvoice) expression, relaxation, and overall instrument efficiency. By concentrating on internal sensations and the interplay between body and voice, Kinesensics fosters a deeper connection to one’s physicality and expressive potential, allowing actors, performers, and individuals to cultivate a more authentic, energized, and dynamic presence in their work and daily life.

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Our 2025 USA Intensive Workshops are now accepting applications!

We're Sharing Kinesensics with you so you can find out more about the approach to training and the many varied ways it informs, expands and influences.

Actors can elevate their ability to embody characters by finely tuning their instrument through a kinesensic lens, enabling greater expressive potential, greater vocal and physical range, and a deeper connection to the healthful functioning of their instrument.

Directors and Theatre Makers can build a comprehensive toolkit for communicating with actors in a deeply personal, inclusive and individual way, inviting organic, embodied play and exploration for rich character development.

But there are many ways that Kinesensics can invigorate and expand your work.

Certified Trainer Dr. Lelia Bester examines just one aspect of Kinesensics for screen and stage actors in her article "Lessac Kinesensics’ Five Levels of Communicative Behaviour to facilitate
shifts between Theatre Acting and Film Acting" Lelia Bester a and Marth Munro b

We invite you to take a look and consider whether Kinesensics might offer you some expansion and elevation of your creative potential.

Explore Lelia's article here: https://buff.ly/3BIXF87

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2024 U.S. Intensive Workshop — The Lessac Training and Research Institute® An immersive bodyvoice training experience exploring the evolution of Arthur Lessac's Kinesensics. Now with 1, 2 or 4-week options. Register early to receive discounts. Equity assistance available.

Apply now for the Lessac Intensive Workshop of your Choosing!

1 week, 2 weeks or the full 4 week immersion.

Start your journey exploring Kinesensics, or dive deeper into your existing experience.

The work is vibrant, individual, empathetic, creative, expressive and wholistic. If you are looking to expand your experience and relationship with your instrument, this might be the training you are looking for.

Certification opportunities available.

Start or continue your journey now.

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Applications are now open for the Lessac Intensive Workshops!
DePauw University, Greencastle, Indiana, USA

Join us for 1, 2 or the full 4 weeks
1 WEEK: Discover
June 22-June 27

2 WEEKS: Deep Dive
June 22-July 5

4 WEEKS: Advanced Application
June 22-July 18

A little about the training...
Your voice, your breath, your body, your behavior - will all be explored and elevated through your Intensive workshop experience.

The Lessac kinesensic bodyvoice training emphasizes somatic awareness in body-voice training. The work encourages freedom of exploration, offering a shift from traditional master-apprentice models to more experiential learning. This pedagogical philosophy values guided experiences over rigid instruction, allowing individuals to evolve their unique capabilities. Through Kinesensics, students are invited to explore and optimize the functioning of their human instrument, focusing on healthful, individualized growth rather than prescriptive models of excellence.

The Intensive Workshops provide space and time to develop a deep connection to and expression of self, for life and performance.

Lessac Training is an ISMETA approved program

Don't delay, apply today.
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APPLICATIONS ARE NOW OPEN!

The Lessac Kinesensics Intensive Workshops are now accepting applications for the 1 week, 2 week and 4 week intensive workshops.

Early bird discounts are listed on the website and apply until December 15 2024

We can't wait to explore voice, body, breath and behavior with you in these immersive and invigorating workshops.

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Intensive Workshops in South Africa provide a unique opportunity to immerse yourself in Lessac Kinesensic BodyVoice Training while also finding time to explore the wonder of South Africa's unique landscape and rich culture.

Our tiered workshop offerings give you a chance to plan your trip according to your needs and wishes.
You choose whether 1, 2 or 3 weeks to explore Kinesensics and some additional time for travel is in line with your desires. There's so much to see and experience in this unique location, pairing it with your journey into Kinesensics is a once in a lifetime experience.

Applications open until November 15.
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USA Lessac Kinesensics Intensive Workshop dates have been announced!

1 Week Intensive - Discover - June 22 - 28
2 Week Intensive - Deep Dive - June 22 - July 5
4 Week Intensive - Advanced Application - June 22 - July 18

WHAT ARE THE INTENSIVE WORKSHOPS?
The Intensive Workshops are Lessac Kinesensic training programs in bodyvoice exploration for actors, teachers, performers, directors, broadcasters, presenters, therapists, and somatic educators. The intensive workshops cover Arthur Lessac’s texts, The Use and Training of the Human Voice, and Body Wisdom: The Use and Training of the Human Body as well as the on-going evolution of the training to reflect current research in bodyvoice knowledge.

WHAT YOU GET:
Individual and Small Group Instruction
180 hours of Intensive Training (4-Week)
Certification Opportunities
4 months access to the Kinesensics Learning Center online training portal

Lessac Kinesensics is an ISMETA Approved Program

APPLICATIONS for the USA Intensives OPEN SOON!

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW:
👉 An application is required for all of our programs.
👉 Enrollment is limited and based on acceptance. Early application is advised.
👉 Applicants must be 20+

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Deadline Approaching!
South Africa Intensive Workshops
Pretoria, South Africa
January 2025

Application Deadline is November 15 for 1 week, 2 week and 3 week programs!

Join us as we expand and explore the power and the play of Kinesensics.

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Membership Event This Saturday!

Kinesensics for the Camera: Applying the Five Levels of Communicative Behaviour to Camera Acting
Led by Lelia Bester, Lessac Certified Trainer, Lecturer, University of Pretoria, SA

Camera actors' performances are influenced by the particular shot size. The way in which the actor expresses the character's intent on a close-up shot, for example, differs from the way in which the character's intent is expressed on a full shot. While the character's intent remains the same, the actor as character communicates this intent by altering their physical and vocal behaviour. At times the actor will honor a close shot size (thus using intimate or conversational behaviour) while the character will communicate beyond their personal space sphere (using social or heightened behaviour). The actor navigates the various distances that are simultaneously at play by blending elements of various levels of communicative behaviour. We’ll explore these concepts in an embodied way, using our own body wisdom and childlike curiosity... oh, and a bit of basic technology. The camera you have on your laptop, phone or tablet (whatever device you will sign in with) will do the trick.

Registration not required for current members.
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Expand the way you connect and express with your body.

Kinesensics takes you on a deep dive into somatic movement and organic energy states that will elevate your connection to self and expand your communicating potential for life and performance.

Want to feel like you can finally do the things you imagine? Kinesensics Intensives might be just what you need...

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Lessac Intensive Workshops USA 2025
Pick your preference:
1 week of Discovery
2 weeks to Dive Deeper
4 weeks to explore Advanced Application
Applications opening soon
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The experience of being in South Africa, in Summer, exploring Lessac Kinesensics... truly not to be missed. In the words of one of our past participants, it is a "life shifting" experience.

The deadline for applications to the South Africa Intensive Workshops is approaching.
Are you doing 1 week, 2 weeks or 3 weeks?

You have until November 15 to make your choice.

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Two Countries, Two Summers, Two Multi-Week Opportunities to explore Kinesensics

South Africa, January 2025
1 week, 2 weeks or 3 weeks
Applications open until November 15, 2024

United States, June-July 2025
1 week, 2 weeks or 4 weeks
Applications Open soon

Don't miss your opportunity to explore all of you and uplift your experience of your voice, body and spirit for personal and professional life, performance and more.

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Lessac Intensive Workshops USA, 2025

Expand and explore your Breath

Discover simple and highly effective ways to unlock organic, fulfilling, supportive breath.
Kinesensic explorations of breath honor the individual, connect you to your innate experience of breath, and awaken you to trusting the wisdom of your body.

Unlock your body's wisdom for 1 week, 2 weeks or the full 4 weeks.
Intensive workshops run June 22-July 18
Applications open soon

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