Professional workshop, Professional workshop
Gabriel Dharmoo – Vocal exploration
27 ⇾ Oct. 30 2025 (Monday – Thursday)
09:30 to 12:30
Weekly rate:$80
Drop-in:$28
Monday & Tuesday only
Teaching Language: Frenglish
Questions can be asked in:
French, English
Categories
#Creative process #Interdisciplinary #Music, voice or sound
#Creative process #Interdisciplinary #Music, voice or sound
© Richard Rhymes
Objective
This vocal improvisation workshop is designed to let your voices resonate collectively and awaken an array of unheard sounds that lie dormant in your throat. The workshop is for anyone who is curious to explore the full potential of their vocal instrument, especially those who think they can’t sing – no musical experience necessary. The approach is artistic, community-driven, freeing and playful!
Content
The pool of activities includes: soundpainting (improvised choral conduction), song-based work, voice/movement exploration, improvisation in small groups, conceptual musical pieces, graphic scores, music listening and a variety of other vocal games and exercises.
Workshop Rhythm
~ Adaptable to the group’s needs
~ Variable
~ Variable
Accessibility Features
~ Exercices are adaptable
~ High music or sound level
~ Short verbal explications
~ Standing up for a long time
~ Sub-groups exercices
Biography
Gabriel Dharmoo (He/Him)’s multi-directional artistic practice involves music composition, vocal exploration, drag (Bijuriya), interdisciplinary performance and research. In addition to voice, he particularly explores mixed identity, queer, the concept of imaginary culture and satire. Several of his projects have won awards, including the Canada Council’s 2017 Jules Léger Prize for Wanmansho, and the 2018 Opus Prize for Creation of the Year for his opera À chaque ventre son monstre. His solo performance Anthropologies imaginaires, a satirical critique of coloniality centered around vocal sound, won awards at the Amsterdam Fringe Festival (2015) and the SummerWorks Performance Festival (2016). His drag, music and theatre solo show Bijuriya has been presented a dozen times across Canada since 2022.
“Gabriel’s teaching allows me to feel more confident in playing with my voice. Using voice to create different sounds in various guidelines, I found it magnifique! I feel really empowered harmonizing different levels/different skills of voice with movement.” Charo
Partners
This workshop is supported by the Conseil de la formation continue arts et culture de Montréal (CFC) in collaboration with Studio 303. The CFC’s continuing education activities are supported by the Intervention-Compétences program, thanks to the financial participation of the Quebec government.
