CONGRESS CANCELED The Performative Voice

Medieval Institute, Western Michigan University

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“Put on your best voice and step on stage!” All performers have heard that pep talk before talent shows or community theatre productions. But what is a performative voice? What does it sound like? Does it improve with legal, oratorical, or vocal training? Should poetical form be delivered naturally or in a manner showcasing its aesthetic nature? Were organists and choirmasters, who sometimes wrote early plays, looking for a certain quality of sound, a rhythm we should try to understand? Frank M. Napolitano

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May 8th, 1:30 PM

CONGRESS CANCELED The Performative Voice

Schneider 1355

“Put on your best voice and step on stage!” All performers have heard that pep talk before talent shows or community theatre productions. But what is a performative voice? What does it sound like? Does it improve with legal, oratorical, or vocal training? Should poetical form be delivered naturally or in a manner showcasing its aesthetic nature? Were organists and choirmasters, who sometimes wrote early plays, looking for a certain quality of sound, a rhythm we should try to understand? Frank M. Napolitano