nanopolitics handbook - Minor Compositions

process rushy events and feelings bringing the softness of nano to the harshnessof politics on the streets, in our universities and communities.The voice in movement 8[…] it’s easier to be in sync when using the voice as well as moving,than when only moving – one gets into a shared breathing pattern andcan be almost synchronous in ones production of sounds and sighs […]The idea of producing harmonies together enticed us, although we needmore time for this experientiation/experimentation […] 9I remember when I first saw that Nanopolitics was going to have aworkshop about the voice... I felt instantly drawn to it. I very quickly sentan email to register and then thought about not going to it a hundred timesright until the last minute. I find the use of the voice fascinating but also veryfrightening. It seems you can tell a lot about somebody by the way they speakjust like by the way they move. The voice can be used to charm, scare, reassure,whisper, shout... and be the vessel of so many human emotions.One of the reasons why I thought about going to this workshop was becauseI was thinking: “if one can do so many things with their voice, howcome we seem to use our voice in very limited ways?”When I was a teenager I used to be very introverted and communicatingwith others was always very problematic. As a result I remember that I didn’tspeak much and when I did, it was close to whispering, to the point wherepeople often asked me to repeat myself because they could not hear what Iwas saying. There is something very powerful about the voice as it comesfrom deep inside us and it can be a huge challenge to be as loud and clear associal beings are supposed to be in order to affirm themselves, when you’renot comfortable with who you are. This followed me well into adulthood. Idon’t think I am the only one with that experience and just like I think “moving”can transform your personality, so does having a greater knowledge ofyour own voice. That was definitely something I wanted to explore...The workshop was one of the most amazing experiences I have ever had!Hagit, the facilitator, had a wonderful energy a unique way of working withpeople. I remember being very impressed when she told us she used to workwith children who didn’t speak, possibly because of a traumatic experience.She was trying, through movement and voice, to make them familiar withtheir voice again, or find a new voice.I think the relationship between the voice and our very inner, deeper self– as something we are, perhaps, or as something we are becoming – was very154