PERFORMING THE UNKNOWN

A vocal improvisation & stage presence laboratory

This workshop explores the subtle, sensitive and intuitive meeting points between improvisation, performance, collaboration and embodied creative expression.

The focus is to get sharper with our main instruments (our bodies) and use them to be as authentic as possible - Trough tools like singing, beatboxing, spoken word and poetry, body percussion, tap, dance and movement, clown, acting and physical theatre (among other inspirations), we answer the questions “How can I be as present as possible?”, “How can I show up in the best possible version of me?”, “How can my choices reflect all of my raw authenticity and honesty?”, “How can I show my skills, while learning and bettering them?”, “How can I push my limits and discover new information?”

The main idea is to constantly work attentive and present listening and observation, developing a finer awareness of the individual and the group, as we create a safe and fun container to comfortably leave our comfort zones, in this infinite realm of co-creation.

Through a series of improvisational structures, collective games, and directed performance explorations, rizumik will guide participants into an open creative field where anything can emerge: spontaneous scenes, musical textures, movement, theatrical sketches, solos, ensemble interplay, and unexpected forms of expression.

The workshop focuses on developing:

•⁠ ⁠stage presence

•⁠ ⁠notions of scenic space

•⁠ ⁠creative confidence

•⁠ ⁠awareness of body and voice

•⁠ ⁠responsiveness, sharpness and focus in the moment

•⁠ ⁠collective listening and interaction

•⁠ ⁠artistic risk-taking in a safe and playful environment

Rather than working toward fixed material, the group will engage in a living and organic process of creation, where rizumik acts as a facilitator/director — shaping dynamics, proposing structures, and pushing participants toward deeper expression and greater freedom on stage.

This laboratory is open both to performers seeking to deepen their artistic practice and to anyone curious to explore improvisation as a space for play, creativity, and personal discovery.

Reserve Your Place

*Please note that these prices are reserved for MuVola APS members. If you are not yet a member, you may become a member by filling out the form and paying a separate 10 euro membership fee:

Membership form for non-Italian residents

Membership form for Italian residents

You may reserve your place at the Early Bird rate below:

RIZUMIK is an award-winning artist, mostly known for his rhythmical and improvisational skills, using mainly singing, beatbox, percussion, dance, humor and acting. He has traveled the world performing, teaching and facilitating, and has worked with Cirque du Soleil (in the shows Sonor and Viaggio), was the lead actor in The Voca People (Off-Broadway and international cast), was part of main faculty at Bobby McFerrin’s Circle Singing course for 8 years, and toured with Mayumana in Spain (in 2022), apart from being a collaborator of the singer Nessi Gomes in her Vocal Odyssey retreats. RIZUMIK won “Best Vocal Percussion” at the 2017 Harmony Sweepstakes A Cappella competition, in NY; was the 2012 American Beatbox Champion, and won a Lucille Lortel Award (Outstanding Alternative Theatrical Experience) with The Voca People, as well as the 2008 music prize Jovens Criadores, in Portugal. He has worked with many renowned artists, musicians, choirs, schools and lab / improvisation groups, having collaborated with institutions like NYU, Carnegie Hall, Berklee College of Music, University of Virginia, Beat Global, Omega Institute and International Body Music Festival, among others, also having been a speaker at the 2019 edition of TEDxLisbon.

PERFORMING THE UNKNOWN: A vocal improvisation & stage presence laboratory with RIZUMIK

JULY 12th, 2026

10:00-17:30

Venue:

Scuola di Musica Ponte Linari

(Via G. Maranini 20) - Tor Vergata

Participation Fees reserved for MuVola members:

• Early bird until June 13 → 100 €

• Regular bird From June 14 until July 5 → 120 €

• Last-minute bird From July 5 to July 11 → 150 €