{"id":106,"date":"2018-12-03T23:00:51","date_gmt":"2018-12-03T23:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress-dot-meredith-monk-website.appspot.com\/?page_id=106"},"modified":"2026-07-01T20:38:05","modified_gmt":"2026-07-01T20:38:05","slug":"workshops-3","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wordpress-dot-meredith-monk-website.appspot.com\/education\/workshops-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Vocal Ensemble Workshops"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/meredith-monk-media\/1\/2022\/05\/IMG_8777-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3127\" srcset=\"https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/meredith-monk-media\/1\/2022\/05\/IMG_8777-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/meredith-monk-media\/1\/2022\/05\/IMG_8777-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/meredith-monk-media\/1\/2022\/05\/IMG_8777-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/meredith-monk-media\/1\/2022\/05\/IMG_8777-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/meredith-monk-media\/1\/2022\/05\/IMG_8777.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h6><span class=\"has-inline-color has-cyan-bluish-gray-color\">Photo by Tara Cassady<\/span><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center\"><br><strong>VOCAL ENSEMBLE WEEKEND WORKSHOPS<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Our bi-annual, in-person workshops with members of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.meredithmonk.org\/about\/vocal-ensemble\/\">Meredith Monk &amp; Vocal Ensemble<\/a> take place in New York City in the loft space where Meredith Monk has created the majority of her work. Each of the instructors has been an integral member of the ensemble for an average of 35 years. Reflecting diverse backgrounds and interdisciplinary approaches to performance, Vocal Ensemble members share Monk\u2019s methodology, philosophy and process for creating work. Beginning with breathing techniques and a detailed vocal and movement warm-up, participants work with the voice and body as multifaceted instruments for exploring range, timbre, gesture, resonance, character, landscape and rhythm. The work aims to uncover the fundamentals of performance as a vehicle for spiritual transformation. Selected pieces from Meredith Monk\u2019s repertoire will also be taught.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-left\"><br><strong><em>Dancing Voice\/Singing Body<\/em><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3><strong><strong>Summer 2026 \u2013 NEW In-Person Vocal Ensemble Weekend Workshop!<\/strong><\/strong> <br><br><span style=\"color:#d01212\" class=\"has-inline-color\">SOLD OUT<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><br><strong><strong><strong><strong>July 10\u201312, 2026<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><br>Friday \u2013 Sunday<br>10:30 AM \u2013 1 PM &amp; 2:30 PM \u2013 5 PM <br>Meredith Monk&#8217;s Loft, Tribeca, New York City<br>Workshop fee: $425<br>Single Day: $150<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With Tom Bogdan, Janis Brenner, Allison Easter, Ellen Fisher and Katie Geissinger.*<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\" style=\"\n  border: none; \/* Remove default border *\/\n  height: 1px; \/* Set line height *\/\n  background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); \/* Make line transparent *\/\n  margin-top: 0.75em; \/* Add 0.75 spacing above *\/\n  margin-bottom: 0.75em; \/* Add 0.75 spacing below *\/\n\">\n\n\n\n<h2><strong>To sign&nbsp;up, please complete the steps below:<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\" style=\"\n  border: none; \/* Remove default border *\/\n  height: 1px; \/* Set line height *\/\n  background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); \/* Make line transparent *\/\n  margin-top: 0.75em; \/* Add 0.75 spacing above *\/\n  margin-bottom: 0.75em; \/* Add 0.75 spacing below *\/\n\">\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\" style=\"\n  border: none; \/* Remove default border *\/\n  height: 1px; \/* Set line height *\/\n  background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); \/* Make line transparent *\/\n  margin-top: 0.75em; \/* Add 0.75 spacing above *\/\n  margin-bottom: 0.75em; \/* Add 0.75 spacing below *\/\n\">\n\n\n\n<p><strong>1.\u00a0Register here, and indicate your form of payment.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2. Pay through <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/meredithmonk.myshopify.com\/products\/dancing-voice-singing-body-spring-2026-online-zoom-workshops-copy?variant=49774534361365\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/meredithmonk.myshopify.com\/products\/dancing-voice-singing-body-spring-2026-online-zoom-workshops-copy?variant=49774534361365\" target=\"_blank\">Shopify here<\/a><\/strong>. <strong>If you are interested in other forms of payment (Check, Cash, PayPal), please email <strong><span style=\"color:#9270b3\" class=\"has-inline-color\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">sciscioli@meredithmonk.org<\/span><\/span><\/strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\" style=\"\n  border: none; \/* Remove default border *\/\n  height: 1px; \/* Set line height *\/\n  background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); \/* Make line transparent *\/\n  margin-top: 0.75em; \/* Add 0.75 spacing above *\/\n  margin-bottom: 0.75em; \/* Add 0.75 spacing below *\/\n\">\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\" style=\"\n  border: none; \/* Remove default border *\/\n  height: 1px; \/* Set line height *\/\n  background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); \/* Make line transparent *\/\n  margin-top: 0.75em; \/* Add 0.75 spacing above *\/\n  margin-bottom: 0.75em; \/* Add 0.75 spacing below *\/\n\">\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\" style=\"\n  border: none; \/* Remove default border *\/\n  height: 1px; \/* Set line height *\/\n  background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); \/* Make line transparent *\/\n  margin-top: 0.75em; \/* Add 0.75 spacing above *\/\n  margin-bottom: 0.75em; \/* Add 0.75 spacing below *\/\n\">\n\n\n\n<p><strong>For Workshop Payment via Check\/Money Order<\/strong>, mail to:<br>The House Foundation for the Arts, Inc.<br>260 West Broadway, Suite 2<br>New York, NY 10013<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\" style=\"\n  border: none; \/* Remove default border *\/\n  height: 1px; \/* Set line height *\/\n  background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); \/* Make line transparent *\/\n  margin-top: 0.75em; \/* Add 0.75 spacing above *\/\n  margin-bottom: 0.75em; \/* Add 0.75 spacing below *\/\n\">\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\" style=\"\n  border: none; \/* Remove default border *\/\n  height: 1px; \/* Set line height *\/\n  background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); \/* Make line transparent *\/\n  margin-top: 0.75em; \/* Add 0.75 spacing above *\/\n  margin-bottom: 0.75em; \/* Add 0.75 spacing below *\/\n\">\n\n\n\n<p><strong>3. You will receive\u00a0a\u00a0confirmation email\u00a0for your registration and payment from\u00a0<span style=\"color:#9270b3\" class=\"has-inline-color\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">sciscioli@meredithmonk.org<\/span><\/span>\u00a0within 1-3 business days of receipt.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\" style=\"\n  border: none; \/* Remove default border *\/\n  height: 1px; \/* Set line height *\/\n  background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); \/* Make line transparent *\/\n  margin-top: 0.75em; \/* Add 0.75 spacing above *\/\n  margin-bottom: 0.75em; \/* Add 0.75 spacing below *\/\n\">\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Acceptance into the workshop is on a first-come, first-served basis. <em>Once payment has been received, you will receive a confirmation email of your spot.<\/em> <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Please note our <a href=\"#anchor\">Covid policy<\/a> below.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\" style=\"\n  border: none; \/* Remove default border *\/\n  height: 1px; \/* Set line height *\/\n  background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); \/* Make line transparent *\/\n  margin-top: 0.75em; \/* Add 0.75 spacing above *\/\n  margin-bottom: 0.75em; \/* Add 0.75 spacing below *\/\n\">\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\" style=\"\n  border: none; \/* Remove default border *\/\n  height: 1px; \/* Set line height *\/\n  background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); \/* Make line transparent *\/\n  margin-top: 0.75em; \/* Add 0.75 spacing above *\/\n  margin-bottom: 0.75em; \/* Add 0.75 spacing below *\/\n\">\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Goals:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>To find a balance of structure and spontaneity, freedom and form.<\/li><li>To begin to build the \u201cfeel\u201d of an ensemble, both in rehearsal and performance.<\/li><li>To provide a springboard from which participants can discover and develop a personal viewpoint and means of expression.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\" style=\"\n  border: none; \/* Remove default border *\/\n  height: 1px; \/* Set line height *\/\n  background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); \/* Make line transparent *\/\n  margin-top: 0.75em; \/* Add 0.75 spacing above *\/\n  margin-bottom: 0.75em; \/* Add 0.75 spacing below *\/\n\">\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong><span style=\"color:#9270b3\" class=\"has-inline-color\">&#8220;I showed up to an incredible group of participants and instructors and experienced a safe, welcoming, creative, expressive, and genuine environment. Exactly all the things I needed at this moment.&#8221;<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\" style=\"\n  border: none; \/* Remove default border *\/\n  height: 1px; \/* Set line height *\/\n  background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); \/* Make line transparent *\/\n  margin-top: 0.75em; \/* Add 0.75 spacing above *\/\n  margin-bottom: 0.75em; \/* Add 0.75 spacing below *\/\n\">\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong><span style=\"color:#9270b3\" class=\"has-inline-color\">\u201cAbsorbing Meredith Monk&#8217;s work, philosophies, and the insight provided from members of her ensemble allowed for a rare type of entry to her music. Everything about the experience felt inspired and exciting.\u201d<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\" style=\"\n  border: none; \/* Remove default border *\/\n  height: 1px; \/* Set line height *\/\n  background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); \/* Make line transparent *\/\n  margin-top: 0.75em; \/* Add 0.75 spacing above *\/\n  margin-bottom: 0.75em; \/* Add 0.75 spacing below *\/\n\">\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span style=\"color:#9270b3\" class=\"has-inline-color\"><em>\u201cThis workshop was so meaningful. I enjoyed each of the facilitators and learned so much in a short amount of time. I am going to continue processing what I learned in the coming months&#8230; and years.\u201d<\/em><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\" style=\"\n  border: none; \/* Remove default border *\/\n  height: 1px; \/* Set line height *\/\n  background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); \/* Make line transparent *\/\n  margin-top: 0.75em; \/* Add 0.75 spacing above *\/\n  margin-bottom: 0.75em; \/* Add 0.75 spacing below *\/\n\">\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\" style=\"\n  border: none; \/* Remove default border *\/\n  height: 1px; \/* Set line height *\/\n  background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); \/* Make line transparent *\/\n  margin-top: 0.75em; \/* Add 0.75 spacing above *\/\n  margin-bottom: 0.75em; \/* Add 0.75 spacing below *\/\n\">\n\n\n\n<p><strong>More Info:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>The workshop is open to all experiences and backgrounds.<\/li><li>Recommended for ages 16+.<\/li><li>Participants should wear clothing and shoes allowing for ease of movement.<\/li><li>15 Students Maximum.<\/li><li>Workshops may be filmed, strictly for archival purposes.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><br>*Please note, Meredith Monk does not teach during this program offered by The House Foundation. Teachers are also subject to change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"COVID\"><br><strong><p id=\"anchor\">Covid Policy<\/strong><\/h3><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>We encourage everyone to self-monitor for symptoms of COVID-19 and other illnesses before your participation and throughout the weekend.<\/li><li>Masks will be welcomed but optional.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><br><strong><strong>Refund Policy<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"Scholarship\">Cancellation 3 weeks or more before the start of the workshops: The House Foundation will refund 100% of payment. Within 3 weeks but more than 7 days before the workshops, under extenuating circumstances: 50% of payment will be refunded or moved toward payment for a future workshop. Cancellation less than 7 days from the start of the workshop: payment is non refundable, unless you receive a positive Covid result within 72 hours of the start of the workshop or have knowingly been exposed to someone who is positive, then 100% of payment will be refunded or moved toward payment for a future workshop.<br><br><strong>Pablo Vela Memorial Scholarship<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We are honored to offer a bi-annual full scholarship for one participant in honor of Pablo Vela (1923-2021), who taught and oversaw workshops with members of the Vocal Ensemble for nearly forty years. A beloved member of The House, beginning with <em>Quarry: an opera in three movements <\/em>(1976), Pablo was an extraordinary performer, phenomenal teacher, loving friend, and grandfather to us all. This scholarship will be awarded to a student or early career artist pursuing the performing arts, with a personal annual income of no more than $40,000. Priority will be given to BIPOC and those who identify as LGBTQ+. <br><br>To apply, please email Peter Sciscioli at <a href=\"mailto:sciscioli@meredithmonk.org\">sciscioli@meredithmonk.org<\/a> and include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul id=\"block-d92bfc73-2817-4a14-9cf0-7f9bc5c9c0a2\"><li>A little about yourself and your current involvement in the performing arts.<\/li><li>Any familiarity you have of Meredith Monk&#8217;s work.<\/li><li>What this scholarship and participation in the workshop may mean to you.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Deadline: June 23, 2026 <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2><br><strong>FRIDAY, JULY 10, 2026<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>AM Ellen Fisher<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Ellen Fisher\u2019s session will be movement based, using some of Meredith\u2019s language of gestural shaping. There will be group improvisations as well as simple solo and group choreographic problem solving using terminology of rituals, rites and trance dance. A special focus will be on opening the channels of expression to explore various dance narratives.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>PM Katie Geissinger<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Katie Geissinger will lead an extensive vocal warm-up, exploring relaxation, breathing, flexibility, ease of production, and expressivity. The session will address the particular vocal demands of selected Monk repertoire, and will include canoning, hocketing, and voice and movement exercises. Participants will also work on small group improvisations using Monk material.<br><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\" style=\"\n  border: none; \/* Remove default border *\/\n  height: 1px; \/* Set line height *\/\n  background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); \/* Make line transparent *\/\n  margin-top: 0.75em; \/* Add 0.75 spacing above *\/\n  margin-bottom: 0.75em; \/* Add 0.75 spacing below *\/\n\">\n\n\n\n<h2><strong>SATURDAY, <strong>JULY 1<\/strong>1, 2026<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><strong><strong>AM Ellen Fisher &amp; Katie Geissinger<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>For this session, Ellen and Katie will offer a combined approach to Meredith\u2019s work involving the \u201cdancing voice\/singing body,\u201d sharing perspectives from more recent pieces such as <em>Indra\u2019s Net<\/em>, <em>Cellular Songs<\/em> and\/or <em>On Behalf of Nature<\/em>.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><strong>PM Tom Bogdan<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Tom Bogdan will deal with a simple approach to voice production and teach a basic tour of exercises to help with breathing, resonance, range and color. He\u2019ll also teach a round, do an improvisatory exercise and work on one of Meredith\u2019s pieces, <em>Panda Chant II<\/em>, <em>Quarry Weave<\/em>, or others.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\" style=\"\n  border: none; \/* Remove default border *\/\n  height: 1px; \/* Set line height *\/\n  background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); \/* Make line transparent *\/\n  margin-top: 0.75em; \/* Add 0.75 spacing above *\/\n  margin-bottom: 0.75em; \/* Add 0.75 spacing below *\/\n\">\n\n\n\n<h2><strong>SUNDAY, <strong>JULY 12<\/strong>, 2026<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><strong><strong>AM Janis Brenner<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Janis Brenner\u2019s session will include a brief physical warm-up, and a vocal warm-up with the teaching of a song to be sung in \u201cround\u201d, then enhanced and transformed with movement. This will lead into movement\/voice integration through structured improvisations and character development. A piece involving voice and movement from Meredith\u2019s repertoire may also be explored.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><strong><strong>PM Allison Easter<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Allison Easter will focus on movement integrated with singing; a movement warmup influenced by Laban\/Bartenieff work and Irene Dowd, to improve clarity, strength and expressiveness in the body and ensemble vocal techniques including hockets and singing in rounds. The session will include Monk repertory and creative work influenced by <em>Quarry, A Celebration Service, Indra\u2019s Net<\/em> and other pieces.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\" style=\"\n  border: none; \/* Remove default border *\/\n  height: 1px; \/* Set line height *\/\n  background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); \/* Make line transparent *\/\n  margin-top: 0.75em; \/* Add 0.75 spacing above *\/\n  margin-bottom: 0.75em; \/* Add 0.75 spacing below *\/\n\">\n\n\n\n<p><em><em>If you are interested in bringing a Vocal Ensemble Workshop to your school, home, or place of business please contact Peter Sciscioli at <\/em><a href=\"mailto:sciscioli@meredithmonk.org\"><em>sciscioli@meredithmonk.org<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2><br><strong>Vocal Ensemble Instructors Include:<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><br><strong>Tom Bogdan<\/strong> recently retired from teaching voice at Bennington College and has worked with Meredith Monk since 1991. Ms. Monk wrote <em>New York Requiem<\/em> especially for him. Tom has received critical acclaim for his performances in Concert, Opera, Recital, Cabaret and his own interdisciplinary pieces, <em>L\u2019Amour Bleu<\/em> and <em>Tell Me The Truth About Love<\/em>, both produced by Danspace Project, NYC. Of his many recordings his favorites include Monk\u2019s <em>ATLAS<\/em>, <em>Tom Bogdan\u2019s L\u2019Amour Bleu, a gay celebration of love<\/em>, and his <em>For Your Delight <\/em>with pianist Harry Huff. He has received Fulbright awards to teach Monk\u2019s <em>A Celebration Service<\/em> to students in Manila, Philippines, a Hungarian Ensemble in Budapest and in S\u00e3o Paulo, Brazil, and most recently directed productions in Kiev, Ukraine and at the University of Montana. Bogdan\u2019s CD <em>Hungarian Folk Songs by Bart\u00f3k and Kod\u00e1ly<\/em> is available on Centaur Records.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br><strong>Janis Brenner<\/strong> is an award-winning dancer\/ choreographer\/ singer\/ teacher\/ collagist and is Artistic Director of Janis Brenner &amp; Dancers in New York. She has toured in 36 countries and is recognized as a \u201csingular performer\u201d with a multifaceted artistic range receiving numerous honors\/grants from the US State Dept., The Trust for Mutual Understanding, Asian Cultural Council, The Fund for US Artists, and UNESCO, for tours in Russia, Indonesia, Senegal, Taiwan. Janis joined Meredith Monk in 1990 for <em>ATLAS<\/em>, receiving a group \u201cBessie\u201d award for <em>The Politics of Quiet<\/em> in 1997. She has performed Monk\u2019s iconic solo <em>Plateau #2,<\/em> an acclaimed suite from Monk\u2019s <em>Songs from the Hill, <\/em>and in 2009, revived Monk\u2019s seminal solo <em>Break<\/em>. Her classes \/ workshops in improvisation, choreography, repertory and movement\/voice have been taught throughout the world. She was on the faculty at The Juilliard School serving as Choreographic Mentor and Improvisation instructor and is currently at Marymount and Steps Conservatory. Her most recent work has taken her to China, Bosnia, Macedonia, Stockholm, and Singapore. She won a 2017 \u201cBest Choreography\u201d award from the United Solo Festival Off-Broadway, then premiered her interdisciplinary, full-length solo, <em>Inheritance: A Litany<\/em> at the festival in 2018 which received \u201cBest Production\u201d, \u201cBest Composer\u201d and \u201cBest Lighting Design\u201d awards and the Critics\u2019 Choice Award from \u201cAll About Solo\u201d in 2019. Her 2nd one-woman show, <em>She Remembers her Amnesia<\/em> premiered in Fall, 2022 and is continuing to tour as well. Formerly, Ms. Brenner was a soloist with the Murray Louis Dance Company, working with Rudolf Nureyev, Placido Domingo, Dave Brubeck Quartet, Joseph Papp, Bat Sheva Dance Company, and Alwin Nikolais. Ms. Brenner has had three visual art exhibits in NYC. <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.janisbrenner.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">www.janisbrenner.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br><strong>Allison Easter<\/strong>&nbsp;has worked with Meredith Monk since the 1985 revival of&nbsp;<em>Quarry<\/em>. As a member of Meredith Monk &amp; Vocal Ensemble, she has sung on recordings, toured the US, Europe, Asia, and received a \u201cBessie\u201d Award for&nbsp;<em>The Politics of Quiet.&nbsp;<\/em>She directed the chorus of&nbsp;<em>Quarry<\/em>&nbsp;in the 2003 Spoleto Festival. She was the first American woman to appear in the Off-Broadway percussion sensation&nbsp;<em>STOMP<\/em>. She played Vengeance in Will Pomerantz\u2019s&nbsp;<em>A Tale Of Two Cities<\/em>, Jerri Lewis in Tony Zertuche\u2019s&nbsp;<em>Anchors<\/em>, Ms. Porgy in the feature&nbsp;<em>Vacuums<\/em>, Anita Chambers on&nbsp;<em>Law &amp; Order,<\/em>&nbsp;and danced with Susan Marshall and Company receiving a special mention in&nbsp;<em>The Village Voice<\/em>. Recently she toured with Jane Comfort and also appeared in Michelle Dorrance\u2019s \u201cRhythms of Being\u201d created for five <em>STOMP<\/em> veterans.&nbsp;She has produced and directed original works at Ensemble Studio Theatre, the NY Fringe Festival, and has taught dance and performance at Bennington College, Naropa Institute, Marymount Manhattan College, Pace University, Sarah Lawrence, Horace Mann High School, NYU-Tisch and more. Allison has also taught in the Meredith Monk &amp; Vocal Ensemble education program at Bard HSEC, LOMA (Lower Manhattan Arts Academy), and has staged the Folk Dance from Monk\u2019s&nbsp;<em>A Celebration Service<\/em>&nbsp;worldwide, from Syracuse NY, Budapest, and Kiev to the Philippines. She taught Music and Movement to pre-K teachers at Bank Street\u2019s graduate school and currently teaches Pilates for Dancers, and Moving with the Voice at Barnard College.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br><strong>Ellen Fisher <\/strong>is a movement-based performance artist whose work integrates gestural actions with visual elements such as film and shadow play. Ellen\u2019s performance work is informed by her ethnographic research in the rituals and trance dances of South Asia, particularly Sri Lanka, for which she has received ACCNY grants and a Fulbright. She has also been granted funding for her solo work from the NEA, NYFA, and Jerome Foundation, among others. Ellen began performing with Meredith Monk\/The House in the 1970s, and continues today. She frequently offers workshops when touring with the company, and co-teaches the annual <em>Voice as Practice<\/em> retreat with Meredith Monk at the Garrison Institute in upstate New York. Ellen also teaches and lectures regularly on dance both domestically and internationally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br><strong><strong>Katie Geissinger<\/strong> <\/strong>has been performing with Meredith Monk since 1990, in concert and theater works including <em>ATLAS<\/em> (Houston Grand Opera, ECM), <em>The Politics of Quiet<\/em> (BESSIE winner), <em>WEAVE<\/em> (St. Louis Symphony), the GRAMMY-nominated <em>impermanence<\/em>, and most recently <em>Indra&#8217;s Net<\/em> at the Holland Festival and the Park Avenue Armory. Geissinger premiered Bang on a Can\u2019s OBIE Award-winning <em>The Carbon Copy Building<\/em> (Cantaloupe) and performed in the second world tour of Philip Glass and Robert Wilson\u2019s <em>Einstein on the Beach <\/em>(Elektra Nonesuch). She appeared in Jonathan Miller\u2019s staged productions of Bach\u2019s <em>St. Matthew Passion<\/em>, Julia Wolfe and Anne Bogart\u2019s <em>Steel Hammer<\/em>, and Steve Reich&#8217;s <em>Music for 18 Musicians<\/em> with Bang on a Can at BAM, in John Tavener\u2019s <em>The Veil of the Temple<\/em> at Lincoln Center, in Honegger\u2019s <em>Le Roi David<\/em> under Kent Tritle at Carnegie Hall, in Pam Tanowitz and David Lang\u2019s <em>Song of Songs<\/em> at City Center and the Barbican, and in Ann Hamilton\u2019s <em>the event of a thread<\/em>, with music by David Lang, at the Park Avenue Armory. Geissinger\u2019s Broadway credits include Baz Luhrmann\u2019s production of <em>La Boheme<\/em> and <em>Coram Boy<\/em>, and she has appeared off-Broadway in many Gilbert and Sullivan operettas. She has premiered many new music theater pieces, including works by Ben Katchor, John Kelly, Marisa Michelson, Philip Miller, Mark Mulcahy, and Aaron Siegel. Geissinger has sung on soundtracks including <em>The Big Lebowski<\/em>, <em>Joker<\/em>, and <em>The Gilded Age<\/em>, and has taught Meredith Monk workshops in Estonia, Sao Paulo, San Francisco, Paris, Los Angeles, Lisbon and Vilnius.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:96px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Photo by Tara Cassady VOCAL ENSEMBLE WEEKEND WORKSHOPS Our bi-annual, in-person workshops with members of Meredith Monk &amp; Vocal Ensemble take place in New York City in the loft space where Meredith Monk has created the majority of her work. 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