Presentation Type
Oral Presentation
Category
Visual and Performing Arts (includes Creative Writing; sculpture, painting, video, dancing, music, reading, etc.)
Abstract/Artist Statement
I am a musician, actress, and woman who has led with my singing voice since I was a child. I have encountered both Patsy Rodenburg and Patsy Cline in my professional career, bringing awareness and growth to my own voice through embodied performance and practice. I am working towards my MFA in Directing in the School of Theatre and Dance and am fortunate enough to encounter opportunities to sing the songs of many women who championed the music industry before me. One who has made repeated encores in my life and career is Patsy Cline. The freedom and power in Patsy Cline’s voice fascinates me. To be able to research and understand why her voice worked that way and then apply it to my own to portray her, is an absolute wonder.
There are many voice practitioners that have helped me further understand an individual’s voice based on personal variation such as life circumstances and trauma. They all speak to the importance of working through those moments and finding deeper presence and awareness in the breath and voice to allow the most freedom and functionality in performance.
Patsy Rodenburg is a world-renowned voice practitioner who focuses on finding power and freedom in the voice by embracing the foundations of breath, body, and voice. Using Rodenburg’s research in The Woman’s Voice and Speaking Shakespeare, I further enhance and develop certain characters while simultaneously understanding my own voice as the vessel. Any tension or effect on a human's emotional and mental development and processes will also affect the development and processes of the voice.
I will discuss and demonstrate how I apply Patsy Rodenburg’s work to the development of the role of Patsy Cline, by singing one of her songs as an embodied example of this research and practice.
Mentor Name
Dr. Bernadette Sweeney
Clearwood powerpoint for oral presentation
%22Crazy%22 by Patsy Cline, sung by Chae Clearwood.mp4 (371181 kB)
Chae Clearwood sings "Crazy" by Patsy Cline to demonstrate embodied research
Finding My Voice: Patsy Cline's Voice Meets Patsy Rodenburg's Method
UC 331
I am a musician, actress, and woman who has led with my singing voice since I was a child. I have encountered both Patsy Rodenburg and Patsy Cline in my professional career, bringing awareness and growth to my own voice through embodied performance and practice. I am working towards my MFA in Directing in the School of Theatre and Dance and am fortunate enough to encounter opportunities to sing the songs of many women who championed the music industry before me. One who has made repeated encores in my life and career is Patsy Cline. The freedom and power in Patsy Cline’s voice fascinates me. To be able to research and understand why her voice worked that way and then apply it to my own to portray her, is an absolute wonder.
There are many voice practitioners that have helped me further understand an individual’s voice based on personal variation such as life circumstances and trauma. They all speak to the importance of working through those moments and finding deeper presence and awareness in the breath and voice to allow the most freedom and functionality in performance.
Patsy Rodenburg is a world-renowned voice practitioner who focuses on finding power and freedom in the voice by embracing the foundations of breath, body, and voice. Using Rodenburg’s research in The Woman’s Voice and Speaking Shakespeare, I further enhance and develop certain characters while simultaneously understanding my own voice as the vessel. Any tension or effect on a human's emotional and mental development and processes will also affect the development and processes of the voice.
I will discuss and demonstrate how I apply Patsy Rodenburg’s work to the development of the role of Patsy Cline, by singing one of her songs as an embodied example of this research and practice.