This academic year we offer a range of informal workshops led by different members of our team – read below for details.
Vocal workshops at the Barefoot Studio once a month on a Tuesday and Thursday, as well as a couple of special movement workshops with Alexandra Baybutt and Evelyn Freebury:
Jenny Miller and Satoshi Kubo: Tuesday evenings 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm:
October 7, November 18, January 6th (’26) and February 3rd (’26)
Penelope Randall Davis, Nicholas Bosworth: Thursday evenings 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm
October 23, November 27th, January 22nd (’26) February 19 (’26) March 19 (’26)
Alexandra Baybutt: Body as Basis – Movement to enrich singing
Wednesday November 5th 7pm – 9 pm
Evelyn Freebury and Jenny Miller: Body, Breath, Voice
Friday November 14th 7pm – 9 pm
Location: 93 Endwell Road London SE4 2NF – Maximum 6 participants per session
Cost: £30 per workshop
(book with pre-payment online, cancellation fee accepted up to 48 hrs before)
More information:
Vocal workshops
We start with a group exercise session, followed by a solo spot of 20-30 minutes duration. Your own choice of repertoire is supported by one of our outstanding coaches, and the active engagement of the whole group. Please wear comfortable clothing and expect to go barefoot or in socks. Please let us know in advance of your choice of repertoire, and bring a copy for the accompanist.
Movement workshops: In these workshops group work in movement will be the dominant activity, but singing and sounds will be part of the experience. Clothing for movement is required.
What is special about Barefoot Opera’s integrated training?
Barefoot Opera’s tutors positively enable and support the work that singers are already engaged in, whilst offering fresh insights into the skills of classical singing and integrated movement.
Since we believe that real artistry and satisfaction in our art form is only found by engaging our whole self in the process, we work with the whole body /person in every sense. We firmly believe that a deeper understanding of how your body and breath work in movement will significantly develop your understanding of your voice, and to this end we have been creating a unique body of work for over fifteen years with our movement specialists.
Barefoot Opera invites you to rethink and deconstruct: to strip opera down to the basics of body, breath, movement, sound. We help you to access what you already have: the tools and resources to improve your whole experience of singing and performing. See the video below to sample our unique offer.
Our training exercises enable you to develop an energised, physical, ensemble approach – key to facilitating the demands of contemporary directors.
