5 DAY WORKSHOP

MAY 19-23, 2025

Boston Conservatory at Berklee College of Music

Boston, Massachusetts

An Introduction to Lessac Kinesensic BodyVoice Training and its application to life and creative contexts.

WHAT YOU GET

  • 35 contact hours of training

  • Individual and Small Group Instruction

  • 4 months access to Kinesensics Learning Center asynchronous video instruction resource

  • Extensive Google classroom materials for personal study

  • Level 1 Workshop towards Certification Candidacy

  • Outstanding Boston Conservatory facilities

  • Training in the heart of Boston, use your evenings to explore or do personal study and reflection

  • Lessac Kinesensics is an ISMETA Approved Program

    Registration opens soon

WORKSHOP COVERS:

Lessac body work:

  • Organic movement processes that support relaxation, energy, self-care and self-regulation;

  • Lessac body NRGs (energies) to cultivate ease and energy, enhance expression, and inspire dynamic creative choices.

Lessac voice work

  • Exploration of the expressive potential of the human instrument through vocalization and articulation;

  • Lessac vocal NRG’s for healthful vocal practice, self-care, and range for creative expression.

Lessac principles

  • Build strategies for ongoing vocal and physical wellbeing;

  • self-guided techniques, performance strategies, and wellness practices to support both your craft and daily life.

 

TUITION RATES

5 DAY WORKSHOP

Boston Conservatory at BErklee, Boston, MA, USA

MAY 19-23, 2025

TUITION: $1100 per person

(accommodation is not included in tuition)

HOW TO APPLY

  • An application/registration is required for all of our programs.

  • Enrollment is limited and based on acceptance. Early application is advised.

  • Applicants must be 20+

  • Deposits are required at the time of application

REGISTRATION openS soon

 

IS THIS TRAINING FOR YOU…?

Yes, if you are:

  • Performing Arts Educators: College and Secondary Educators, Advanced Students

  • Performance Professionals: Actors, Directors, Singers, Musical Theatre Performers, Voice actors, Voiceover artists

  • Communications Professionals: Broadcasters, Presenters, Podcasters, Professional Speakers

  • Wellness Professionals: Somatic movement instructors, yoga teachers, voice/movement instructors/therapists

  • Anyone seeking personal growth and healthful strategies for bodyvoice wellness

 

WHY LESSAC?

Actors, singers, educators, speech-language pathologists - and more - report transformative experiences in Lessac training programs, noting expanded vocal range, increased flexibility, and a deeper understanding of their unique vocal “fingerprint.” This training not only improves performance skills but also provides tools for protecting and sustaining voice and body in diverse contexts, fostering greater musicality in speech, improved communication, and enriched self-expression for both individual and collaborative work.

 

LOCATION

Just steps away from historic Fenway Park and bustling Boylston Street, Boston Conservatory at Berklee is located in the heart of Boston, one of the most vibrant cities in the United States. Boston Conservatory's historic brownstone buildings are surrounded by internally acclaimed performing arts organizations—including the Boston Symphony Orchestra, Boston Ballet, Museum of Fine Arts, and Huntington Theatre Company—and the campus has many shared facilities with Berklee College of Music, located just down the street.

Take a tour of some of the stunning Boston Conservatory facilities that we will be utilizing in the Richard Ortner Studio Building (across the street from Fenway Park!) >>>

 

SAMPLE DAILY SCHEDULE

8:30-12:45pm
Large Group - bodyvoice/breath/movement classes

12:45-2:30pm  - Break

2:30-4:30pm
Small Group - vocal focus

4:30-5:30pm
Group gathering time and/or one-on-one sessions with Facilitators

Evenings - Rest and Explore Boston, Optional personal study

FOR MORE INFORMATION

Registration opens soon.

Have questions?

Please email us at deb.kinghorn@lessacinstitute.org or aimee.blesing@lessacinstitute.org

 

MEET THE FACILITATORS

Aimee Blesing
Certified Trainer, Senior Lecturer University of New Hampshire, Faculty Boston Conservatory
New Hampshire, USA

A Certified Trainer of Lessac Kinesensic BodyVoice Training (2012) and a Registered Somatic Movement Educator through ISMETA, Aimee is an actor, singer, director, voice coach and performance educator with over 20 years experience performing, producing, directing and instructing in the theatre world. As a voice and dialect coach, Aimee has worked on numerous productions for Universities and theatre companies across Australia and New England. A graduate of the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts Acting program (2003), she has numerous acting and directing credits in Australia and the USA. Aimee is currently a Senior Lecturer in the University of New Hampshire’s Theatre & Dance Department, and instructor for Boston Conservatory at the Berklee College of Music. Aimee is a member of the Voice and Speech Trainers Association (VASTA) and serves as the Immediate-Past President for the Lessac Training and Research Institute.

Deb Kinghorn
Master Teacher,
Professor Emeritus
University of New Hampshire
Florida, United States

Deborah Kinghorn is a Master Teacher of Lessac Kinesensic BodyVoice Training and Professor Emerita of Acting and Directing at the University of New Hampshire.  She has taught Kinesensic workshops and courses in Croatia, South Africa, Brazil, England, Puerto Rico and Finland.  A Fulbright Scholar, she co-authored “Essential Lessac: Honoring the Familiar in Body, Mind, Spirit” with Arthur Lessac, a handbook which provides simple yet concrete instruction towards physical and vocal well-being. She volunteers as the Director of Education at the Lessac Training and Research Institute. She is a member of the Voice and Speech Trainers Association (VASTA) and on the Leadership Council of  the International Somatic Movement Education and Therapy Association (ISMETA).  Her current focus is on training new facilitators for Kinesensics, both Certified Trainers and Master Teachers. 

COME PLAY WITH US IN BOSTON!