Body Sound Collective

About

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

Course leader

Alexander Riedmüller

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