Body Sound Collective

Weaving body sound, voice, and movement into instant composition, spontaneous music and dance emerge as one shared form. In a group where each performer is already enough, the collective amplifies presence, resonance, and expression.

In this workshop, the body itself becomes the instrument and the only one you truly need. Through voice and body sounds, we explore how rhythm, melody, and movement arise from within, without relying on external tools. Inspired by the theme “Enough,” the guiding idea is that each person is already enough: as performer, instrument, and creator.

This exploration unfolds in relation to others. The workshop creates a temporary community that listens, reacts, and co-creates. Musical and choreographic expression emerges through shared improvisation, where rhythm, sound, and movement function as a living dialogue in space. Rather than executing steps or patterns, we cultivate awareness - of impulse, resonance, and response - allowing the collective to shape the form, aiming towards spontaneous co-creation without a leader.

Body Music practices such as clapping, stomping, snapping, and vocal sounds form a foundation, not as techniques to master but as tools for sensing connection. A step may become a beat, a gesture may turn into melody, a breath into rhythm. Structures from improvisation practices - including circle singing, sound painting, improv theatre, and vocal or dance improvisation - offer just enough framework to support intuitive creation, without prescribing outcomes.

The workshop welcomes dancers and movers as well as musicians and singers who wish to explore the space where sound and movement meet. No previous experience is required - only curiosity, openness, and the willingness to use your own body as your sound source. As a possible conclusion, we aim to share a short collective performance in a public space.

Prior application requirements

• What is your previous experience with movement?
• What is your previous experience with making music?
• What is your previous experience with improvisation for the stage?

Alexander Riedmüller is a performer, educator, and facilitator with a deep interest in the interplay of voice and movement in improvisation. He is fascinated by the spontaneous creation of music in groups, where listening, embodiment, and collective imagination come together. As a performer, he explores the scenic and expressive power that emerges when music, movement, voice, and improvisation are woven into live performance. His artistic practice is informed and inspired by teachers and ensembles such as Barbatuques, Sandy Silva, Leela Petronio, Jep Meléndez, Yiota Peklari, Rhiannon, Margie Gillis, and Lila Monti. He holds degrees in Eurhythmics / Music and Movement Education, Musicology (both from Vienna, Austria) and in Cultural Diversity (Buenos Aires, Argentina), and is part of many artistic and pedagogical international collaborations.

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