Welcome to the Roy Hart Voice Centre
Since 1974 the Château de Malérargues, founded by the Roy Hart Theatre, has been a unique venue for exchange, teaching, training and creation. Established since 1991 as the Centre Artistique International Roy Hart (Roy Hart International Art Centre), it welcomes artists, students, educators, and curious souls from all over the world, who come to find unique approaches to voice, body, movement, and psychology, applicable not only in the performing arts but also in everyday life. The work at the Centre is based on a history of almost 100 years of research, study and practice of the human voice without boundaries.
Upcoming Workshops – Autumn / Winter 2025
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Georgian polyphony and body and vocal approaches27.12.25/01.01.26Open to allGeorgian polyphony and body and vocal approachesDirected by Laurent STEPHAN & Zoé PERRET*Price627 €Participants:18Level:Open to allBack to Workshops Overview
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Let’s bring 2025 to a close and usher in 2026 with our bodies and our voices. Let’s celebrate your New Year’s wishes with words and music!
We’ll start our mornings with movement, breathing and singing classes, followed by learning and performing traditional and sacred Georgian polyphonic songs. These same songs will be at the heart of our New Year’s Eve celebrations, when we invite you to enjoy the unforgettable experience of a Georgian Supra. A Supra is a ceremonial banquet where each guest is invited to express and sing their innermost being, and to listen to others as they have never done before.
Our Supra meal will be specially prepared by a Georgian chef.
Laurent and Zoé will be your guides for this five-day immersion in the traditions of the Caucasus. Laurent has travelled twelve times to the region to study the music, and as a passionate devotee of this repertoire has been performing it in France with various ensembles for the past 29 years. Zoé Perret lived in Georgia for 16 years, learning its complex language and the subtleties of regional vocal styles. She founded and directed the Tbilisi-based Ensemble Kimilia. As such, she is one of the foremost transmitters of this tradition in France.
If you join us for this workshop, be ready to sing in three voices and to feast your ears and your heart!
Our workshop will include singing lessons in two groups.
Please write to us directly for further information:laurent_stephan@yahoo.fr
Registration
Workshop enrolment is confirmed only upon receipt of deposit.
Upon submission of the enrolment form below, a deposit of 120 euros per workshop is required, as well as payment in full for accommodation. Please pay your deposit within four days or enrolment will be automatically cancelled. Accommodation bookings will only be taken into account once payment has been received.
Unless otherwise specified, workshop fees do not include meals. Shared kitchens are available for the use of workshop participants.
For a refund in the event of cancellation, the deadline for withdrawing from a workshop is 30 days before the workshop is scheduled to begin. A €30 administrative fee will be charged for all cancellations. We regret that deposits are non-refundable within 30 days of the first day of a workshop.
In the event of low enrolment, the centre reserves the right to cancel a workshop and any deposit can be transferred to another workshop, or fully refunded.
The Centre Artistique International Roy Hart is an association under French law and all workshop participants must therefore be members. The annual membership dues are €30.Accommodation
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GUEST HOUSING AND APPARTMENTS
La Salindre / Soudorgues (8 km from the Centre)
Tansen R. Mundt, Maria Bernhold - Tel. (+33) 4 66 85 23 51 / www.lasalindre.euGîte rural Calviac / (3 km from the Centre)
Mr Jacques SOULIER - Tel : (+33) 06 77 79 59 11"Au Ruisseau de Rose" (Chambres d’hôtes) St Jean du Gard (10 km from the Centre)
Tel : (+33) 4 66 54 51 07 / www.ruisseauderose.fr"La Cure" Gite d’étape/ Lasalle (5 km from the Centre)
Tel : (+33) 6 30 47 82 62Gîtes du Mas de Clarou / Lasalle (5 km from the Centre)
Tel : 07 86 27 03 12 /https://www.lasalle.fr/structures/les-gites-du-mas-de-clarouGîtes / Lasalle (5 km from the Centre) / https://www.lasalle.fr/hebergement
Gîtes Saint-Jean du Gard (12 km from the Centre) / https://www.gites.fr/gites_saint-jean-du-gard_12444.html
Village de gîtes Ravel (14 km from the Centre) Tel: +33 6 87 69 01 63 https://www.village-de-gites-ravel.fr/
CAMPSITES
Filament (2 km)
Tél: (+33) 4 66 85 20 52La Salendrinque (Lasalle 4 km)
Tél: (+33) 4 66 85 24 57 / fax (+33) 4 66 85 41 50Le Campement (3 km) Calviac
Tél. (+33) 4 66 85 13 58Les Hauts de Labahou, RD907, 30140 Anduze
Tél : (+33) 04 66 61 77 90 / 06 03 93 38 88Sourire du Sud’ (mini camping et gîtes)
Tél (+33) 06 79 99 98 85
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Workshops in Malérargues and around the world
Roy Hart Voice Workshops in Malérargues are held mainly between March and November. During the season performances, open rehearsals, and social events are also hosted.
Advanced Training to deepen the work is offered in different formats, including Intensive Workshops over a longer period of time and Teacher Training Groups.
Over time a dynamic network of voice teachers, who are the successors of the Roy Hart work, has developed around the world. Their workshops are also listed here.
Resources
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THE SPIRIT OF TECHNIQUETHE SPIRIT OF TECHNIQUE (Articles) -
ROY HART THEATER IN MALÉRARGUESROY HART THEATER IN MALÉRARGUES (Books)
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VOIX DE L’INOUÏVOIX DE L’INOUÏ (Books)
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"Voice Made Visible""Voice Made Visible" (Books)
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VOICE IN PERFORMANCE ARTVOICE IN PERFORMANCE ART (Video)
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Singing – in Mind/In Gedanken: singenSinging – in Mind/In Gedanken: singen (Books)
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“Roy Hart”“Roy Hart” (Books)
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Ways to the voice / Wege zur stimmeWays to the voice / Wege zur stimme (Books)
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“OWNING OUR VOICES”“OWNING OUR VOICES” (Books)
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Alfred Wolfsohn: Banishing the Stench of the WorldAlfred Wolfsohn: Banishing the Stench of the World (Books)
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THE MYSTERY BEHIND THE VOICE: A BIOGRAPHY OF ALFRED WOLFSOHNTHE MYSTERY BEHIND THE VOICE: A BIOGRAPHY OF ALFRED WOLFSOHN (Books)
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A Little Book of VoiceA Little Book of Voice (Books)
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YOUR OWN VOICE IN LIFE AND ARTYOUR OWN VOICE IN LIFE AND ART (Articles)
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Tenderness as Strength in Vocal DevelopmentTenderness as Strength in Vocal Development (Articles)
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DARK VOICES:THE GENESIS OF ROY HART THEATREDARK VOICES:THE GENESIS OF ROY HART THEATRE (Books)
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SO MUCH MORE THAN MUSICSO MUCH MORE THAN MUSIC (Articles)
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THEATER OF BEINGTHEATER OF BEING (Video)
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IF ...IF ... (Video)
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Vocal Traditions: The Roy Hart TraditionVocal Traditions: The Roy Hart Tradition (Articles)
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"Alfred Wolfsohn: Banishing the Stench of the World""Alfred Wolfsohn: Banishing the Stench of the World" (Video)
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Roy Hart Theatre : a personal recollectionRoy Hart Theatre : a personal recollection (Books)
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"Before and beyond Roy Hart Theatre""Before and beyond Roy Hart Theatre" (Books)
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Singing With Your Own VoiceSinging With Your Own Voice (Books)
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DEEP SONG – A PERSONAL JOURNEY INTO ECSTATIC VOICE AND THE ART OF VOCAL LAMENTATIONDEEP SONG – A PERSONAL JOURNEY INTO ECSTATIC VOICE AND THE ART OF VOCAL LAMENTATION (2015,Articles)
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THE TRANSMISSION OF ALFRED WOLFSOHN'S LEGACY TO ROY HARTTHE TRANSMISSION OF ALFRED WOLFSOHN'S LEGACY TO ROY HART (Articles)
"The voice is the muscle of the soul."Alfred Wolfsohn
I find a joy that's always renewed in the emergence of a sound, of a voice - like the pleasure I find in the appearance of light. I enjoy shadow also: the velvet of a voice, the depth as well as the metal, the curves of the voice.Pascale Ben
Malérargues was built on a dream of a remarkable man, Roy Hart, and some exceptional people who worked with him.Linda Wise
Malérargues is a safe place for letting the voice turn the soul inside out, touching secret memories hidden in the body and give them rhythm, music and meaning.Fia Adler Sandblad
In Singing we appreciate ourselves, the world, nature and the people who are with us.Yehudi Menuhin
Singing is a way to connect through the voice. Listen with the soul into the body – or with the body into the soul. The voice makes it all audible.Walli Höfinger
“ Singing“ allows me to dynamically explore many different qualities of sound, so that with time my capacity to express myself both as a singer and as a human being is enhanced. More in touch with myself and my voice I can be more in touch with others.Saule Ryan
Singing is not just a question of vocal technique. It is a dynamic artistic and human process, an opening to oneself and the world - an intensive work which involves, effort, discipline, humility and the capacity to look and listen.David Goldsworthy
Awe says in the video of his lesson to Roy, “more body” - this is the Key to the work. Everyone thinks they have a body, but in reality they only have a head. What does the ear hear when there is more body? The answer to this takes time and care.Paul Silber
For me, singing is connection, self-knowledge, accuracy, expression, wisdom.Paula Molinari
A smiling field full of contradictions, fear and love, sadness and happiness, emptiness and fullness…, resistance, freedom, letting go, releasing. Always a challenge, always good. Finding the pleasure. Finding myself, myself in others. Unity.Nuria Inglada
Singing for me means connecting with my intimate self. Being entwined with my breath, life’s breath, the breath of living beings. Merging with distant echoes from my deepest hiding place. Surprising myself, huddling down into my own resonances.Mathilde Fabre
Malérargues is my second home. When I think of it, I remember sharing deep times with my dear friends Robert, Marita, Jonathan. It is the navel of the world, the mother-house of this really unique and beautiful exploration of the voice and being.Susanne Weins
Singing for me is breathing in with my ears and my soul – and breathing out this inspiration with my voice.Edda Heeg
Malérargues is a magical place charged with invisible energy from all the years of voice work - the ground from which we can take off, grow and sing life itself.Esther Knappe
The quality of listening I have found in Malérargues is the most sensitive I have ever experienced, without any kind of judgement or expectation. Malérargues is the place where you can accept your vulnerability and find the power of your voice.Jesús Muñoz
“Learning how to sing is learning how to love.“Alfred Wolfsohn
Singing is a personal sound form, just like your physical body.Ulrik Barfod
How did a bunch of baby boomers come to own an amazing place like Château de Malérargues and its thirty or so hectares? Because of the charisma of Roy Hart, and thanks to the financial intrepidness of his friend Davide Monty Crawford. The rest, in all modesty, is small print.Enrique Pardo
To resound in life: the emotive voiceAlbino Bignamini
Singing, as defined by Alfred Wolfsohn and Roy Hart, is an extraordinary idealistic and demanding proposal – I am especially interested in its Talmudic backdrop. Protestant enthusiasm often takes over: its cult is also called singing. This, from a baroque, neopagan ‘goy’.Enrique Pardo
I follow my intuition in the moment, based on what I perceive to be the need of each student's unique voice. I guide people to connect with their creative impulses, accepting the sound “just as it is," and expressing what their voices have to say.Audrey Pernell
Our voices are very much bigger than we think, certainly bigger than we normally use, and there is a profound connection between our voice and our self, which is in turn very much bigger than we realise or normally admit to.Ian Magilton
“Singing“ is an inclusive term for me that covers any action that involves vocal expression. It is inclusive in the sense that it seeks to renegotiate our perceptions both of ourselves and others. Its primary aim is one of communication on all levels.Kevin Crawford
"Singing" happens when a person’s whole body, senses and imagination are totally engaged in creating vocal sound, whilst focusing on a given note, image or word. This requires many hours of dedicated work with a teacher who is able to "sing".Noah Pikes
Dancing my voice and singing my dance brings me in direct contact with my inner space.Rosemarie Anton
For me, the philosophy of the Roy Hart work begins with Alfred Wolfsohn. His lifework inspired us to find a new world. The soul of singing, the music in each one of us, needs careful listening, observation and empathy: these are my hard worked-for aims.Kaya M. Anderson
Singing is my sounding wings unfolded. Malérargues is a link to singing myself back home.Emanuella Lazzerini
The voice has become my life companion, my gauge of personal and artistic work, my inspiration. And I love to share them .Marianne Le Tron
Singing: The opening and liberation of the individual’s potential through singing, in connecting with the conscious awareness of the moment in the Here and Now. “Concentration, intensity, expression".Alfred Wolfsohn
At the Roy Hart Centre, we learn from workshops, from passionate discussions over meals with fellow students, from conversing with nature, and the place itself, which has a soul of its own. At Malérargues, the apprenticeship is constant.Maryline Guitton
For me flying is the best metaphor for singing. In order to soar up to the sky we need a great hold on the ground, good energy, a lot of confidence, relaxation and vigour. Then, we can find a way to open up to imagination...Renata Roagna
Singing is Connection: to self, to others, to the world.Phil Timberlake
The heart, soul, and body hunger for deep expressions – of joy, yearning, grief, ecstasy, pain, uncertainty, purpose. This vocal journey thrives on listening, searching, play, risk and ultimately, the discovery of form and ease.Marya Lowry
Malérargues: A place to find oneselfNadine Rodilla
A suspended moment of sound coming from lived experience: dreams, thoughts, opinions, emotions, sensations, nourished by pleasures and conflicts. Past and future become present in sound leaving the body, sound coming into oneself.Andrés Zará
Singing is ex-pression. For me to sing is to free the voice, by releasing the body and its tensions and listening to one’s feelings and deep emotions, one’s essential being.Odile Gence
The voice for me is a necessity that goes below speech and beyond the song. It is a return to the raw material of the voice, a subterranean and atavistic space little touched on in art.Daniela Molina
Malérargues is for me the beautiful and important heart of the Roy Hart community. It is the meeting place for people who have experienced a Roy Hart moment that made such an impact on them that it created a longing for more.Mariane Siem
There is nothing that gets you closer to your-self than your voice, there is nothing that gets you closer to the Other, then The voice.Zwaantje de Vries
Moving while sounding, sounding while moving. We are exploring the unknown, and there is no end in sight. I have never heard a bad voice.Akhmatova Samuels
Singing is taking pleasure in vibrating, with a desire to express oneself freely.Miguel Alonso Gutierrez
Singing in Malérargues means to grow your sound body, free your deepest inner being, tame the unknown of your self. It is to commune with yourself and with others.Agnès Dumouchel
To find your VOICE is to find your WAY! Unite body and voice to find the upright human being. Go beyond what you thought were your limits, feed your internal music to express your true voice without cheating or pretence.Michèle Laforest
When I truly sound, my real whole-range voice, ‘I’ cease to exist: all the voices of judgement, classification, evaluation… disappear and I’m truly one with the world.Orly Asody Bergman
To sing for me is an act of freedom, letting go, connecting to my emotions, my physical sensations and my whole being. Singing makes me deeply alive.Veronique Caudal
The Roy Hart Theatre approach works at the nexus of body, voice, self-knowledge, theatre and music. This exploration allows us to build bridges and increase unity within ourselves.Laurent Stéphan
Singing is breath moved by feeling when words no longer hold their meaning ... and given time, singing moves life into greater meaning especially as the world loses touch with its feeling.Clara Silber
