Introduction to Fitzmaurice Voicework and Vocal Embodiment facilitated by Natalie Tin Yin Gan and Em Postl.

Over 3 days we will explore the relationship between sound and body, release and support, and how our voices shift and transform through the shapes we make.

Fitzmaurice Voicework is a holistic, body-centered, trauma-aware approach to voice. BODY HEART VOICE will offer space for participants to explore their own instrument through breath, image, tremor, and song. We hope for you to walk away with a stronger body-heart-voice relationship and a clearer and embodied understanding of how the vocal mechanism works.

Friday, June 5th - 4-7pm

Sat, June 6th - 10am-2pm

Sun, June 7th - 10am-2pm

Cost - $180-250 (sliding scale)

Natalie Tin Yin Gan (顏婷妍) is an award-winning dancer, writer, and facilitator based in so-called Vancouver. She lives and learns on the unsurrendered ancestral lands of the Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh First Nations.

Natalie is the Co-Artistic Director of Hong Kong Exile, an interdisciplinary collective committed to devising new stories and expressions of the Chinese diaspora. She is Narrative Designer at Sunset Visitor Studios, responsible for the critically-acclaimed independent video game 1000xRESIST.

Passionate about facilitation and community care, Natalie is a certified teacher of Fitzmaurice Voicework®, a body-centred and trauma-aware approach to the voice. She teaches contact improvisation at EDAM Dance.

Em Postl is a queer, non-binary voice teacher, vocalist and herbalist living on uncededed T'Sou-ke First Nation territory. They graduated from Capilano University with a degree in Jazz Voice Performance in 2014 and have a decade worth of diverse teaching experience. Committed to ongoing learning, they love to study voice methodologies such as Estill and Fitzmaurice, and have completed two gender-affirming voice teacher trainings - with Renee Yoxon in 2023, and with Voice Lab Inc. in 2025.

Em's teaching stands out for its emphasis on curiosity, body awareness, and self-compassion while creating an environment that encourages growth and creativity. Specializing in coaching adults new to singing, assisting seasoned vocalists facing specific challenges, and providing gender-affirming voice coaching for trans and non-binary individuals, Em brings a wealth of expertise and sensitivity to their work. Find them at sweetflagvoicestudio.com or on insta for more info!

Accessibility @ Morrow: - There are two common area entrances to the building. The main entrance on 910 Richards St. has one flight of thirteen stairs. If you would like elevator access, there is an elevator that can be accessed from the back door entrance. It’s a freight elevator, so you may require help using it. If you want to use the elevator, we will let you in at the back door entrance, which is in the parking lot behind 910 Richards, cornering Smithe. If you would like help using the elevator, please let us know.

- There is one wheelchair accessible and one gender-neutral washroom.

- This is a scent reduced space.

Covid and community care: Masks are welcome, and we will have air purifiers running in the space. There is a strict don’t come if sick policy. Thanks for taking care of each other!