Come, discover the freedom and power of your voice and transform the way you communicate.
This workshop is a practical exploration into the relationship between body, breath, imagination and language. Over the 6 days participants will be introduced to the foundational principles of Vāchikā Voicework® and the fundamentals of Fitzmaurice Voicework®. These holistic practices help develop vibrant and expressive voices that are authentic and compelling.
Dates: 11th to 16th August 2026
Time: 10am – 5pm
Venue – TBC
Fee and payment details will be communicated on selection.
About the Workshop
Participants will explore Vāchikā and Fitzmaurice Voicework® to widen range of breathing, resonance and voice, for fuller self-expression. They will learn the most physiologically efficient way to breathe for communication and performance through these practices. Participants will finish the experience with an enhanced awareness of the whole human voice, the somatic-vocal relationship, and simple, clear and effective steps to integrates breath, body, emotion, voice and imagination for individual practice.
You will learn to:
- organically engage body-breath-imagination to speak or sing with a deeper sense of connection and authenticity
- identify habitual body tensions that compromise posture and breathing
- expand your breath, resonance and range
- address issues of vocal health, repair and maintenance for sustainable, long-term voice use
- take quick, easy steps towards nervous system regulation.
Vāchikā refers to voice as ‘cosmic sound’ in the Nātyashāstra – the classical treatise on Indian aesthetics. Vāchikā uses the Sanskrit alphabet as a phonetic base and the concept of Rasa as a theoretical underpinning. The phonetic precision of the Sanskrit alphabet enables speech and dialect work with universal ease. Rasa, through practical engagement with breath, is the gateway to empathy. While the work is Indian and rooted in deep practice and training found here, the scope remains open and inclusive to anyone who is curious about the miracle of the human voice.
Fitzmaurice Voicework® is recognized as the global leader in voice training because of its neuroscience backed pedagogy and practice that has wide-ranging benefits on physical and mental well-being. This work is transformative and has impacted the lives of thousands of performers and professionals all over the world. Anyone seeking a more dynamic, expressive, and powerful voice must learn this life-affirming practice.
About the Teacher
Mallika Prasad She is a multi-award-winning performer, writer and director. Mallika teaches voice on a very deep level. She brings her talent, experience and expertise to the work. Her work spans private and academic teaching, across film, television and theatre, as a performer, writer and director. She will guide you through this life-affirming work towards communicating with presence, power and a sense of play!
Mallika is the Founder/Developer of Vāchikā Voicework. The aim of Vāchikā Voicework is to help performers break unconscious response patterns, access freedom, well-being and spontaneity. She is a certified Associate Teacher of Fitzmaurice Voicework®.
Mallika gained instant nationwide recognition for her breakout performance as Amma, the antagonist in Mardaani 3 (2026), noted for its intensity and depth. She has a distinguished career in film, television and theatre including a landmark production of Brian Friel’s Translations and an award-winning solo performance Hidden in Plain Sight. She has starred in seminal films such as Devi Ahilya Bai directed by Nachiket Patwardhan, and Kanooru Heggadathi by Girish Karnad. Her other recent film credits include memorable performances as Zubaida in Killer Soup on Netflix and as Radha Rajesh in Aspirants Season 2 and 3 on Amazon Prime. She is an alumnus of the National School of Drama (NSD) and has an M.A. in Performance Making from Goldsmiths, University of London. She has taught voice and performance at the NSD, NINASM and University of Hyderabad, University of Calicut in India, and at LASALLE, ITI and NAFA in Singapore. She is also the founder and creative director of Actors Ensemble India Forum – an arts organisation committed to training, research, new writing, and experimentation in theatre & film.
