Fides Krucker
Singer . Teacher .
EMOTIONALLY INTEGRATED VOICE
"A person’s voice is emotion laid bare... it is the perfect instrument of self-betrayal, of exposure."
Greetings!!
I have been a singer, interdisciplinary creator, writer and pedagogue for 35 years.
I developed Emotionally Integrated Voice to bring together the ease and pleasure of ‘rest and digest’ with the spaciousness and drive of ‘fight, flight, fuck, or fun.’
I believe a receptive relationship to air’s ebb and flow fosters health, and that an open-hearted, flexible relationship between our emotions finds balance from the inside out.
Fides uses her experience as a singer of contemporary opera, her interest in a wide and catholic palate of non-verbal human sound textures, as well as her strong belief in, and pedagogical practice of, sustainable vocal practices as the basis for her creation…
“Everyone seems to know that singing is high stakes, lying close to the bone. The inside of my mouth, openness of my sinuses, grip or ease of ribcage, neck, diaphragm, belly and anal sphincter, all make my voice sound the way it sounds. Shapes and holds influenced by family and culture; I conform or react, often unaware. Personal resonance sacrificed, vocal cords no longer in tune with my true self.”
“A soprano uses her cultivated skills and vocal prowess to illustrate the deep suffering of the operatic character she is embodying. But despite the out-of-this-world breath control a singer uses to express her character’s dilemma, society’s resistance to women fully expressing their experience results in punishment for her character…
When listening to an aria we might think we are hearing how the feminine is feeling, but opera actually illustrates how we treat women—without ever letting collective female truth out of the bag.
"The yawns are serious magic … sultry, intensely private, and authentically exposing. They prompt spontaneity, refresh focus, teach sustainability in performance … tumble “yawner” and “yawnee” alike into autonomic nervous system “storytelling.” The yawn’s aural/oral profile might be a little too intimate for those unaccustomed to the body’s wisdom … too close to the female orgasm’s sensual ebb and flow."
