odin teatret- starting from the basic form

 For two years I have been trying to push my voice not understanding that by pulling back and starting from the basics with voice can we transform it into an instrument that we can control all by ourselves. I began my transformation by looking at the first theorist; Barba and his theatre troop Odin Teatret. established december 1964.  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S97jHiIz6lU the first exercise in this video shows actors responding to sounds. They are being lifted by the woman’s voice then lowered and moved around the room. They are listening to the voice. This was my first step in learning. I listened to the voice and responded to it. Paying attention to the finer details like the highs and lows, when the voice gets gravely or when it begins to convey an emotion. Then I moved my body to match with the voice. Starting at this level taught me not only how to listen and react to another's voice on stage but also that the use of voice onstage has necessitated different processes.