Teatro El Sauzal Partners with Fuentes de la Voz to Launch Vocal Training Hub in Tenerife
Teatro El Sauzal and Fuentes de la Voz have partnered to host an intensive vocal training workshop led by renowned pedagogue Vicente Fuentes in Tenerife this spring.
Technical training in the performing arts is becoming more accessible in the Canary Islands thanks to a new partnership between Teatro El Sauzal and the vocal training center Fuentes de la Voz. This collaboration aims to establish a permanent training base on the island, starting with a spring residency designed to bring high-level vocal techniques to a wider audience.
Supported by the El Sauzal City Council and managed by MCB Gestión Cultural, the inaugural program is a 22-hour intensive workshop titled The Body as a Voice-Producing Instrument. It will run from April 29 to May 3 at the local Cultural Center. The course is led by Vicente Fuentes, a leading figure in Spanish voice pedagogy. While it is ideal for theater and music professionals, the workshop is also open to anyone in a communication-heavy role, such as teachers, journalists, lawyers, and public speakers.
The workshop schedule varies: sessions on April 29 and 30 will be held in the afternoon, while the remaining sessions will take place in the morning. Enrollment is limited to 16 participants, and the registration fee is 150 euros. Interested individuals can sign up at the Teatro El Sauzal offices or find more information on the theater’s website.
Bringing Vicente Fuentes to Tenerife is a significant boost for the local cultural community. Born in Los Realejos in 1947, Fuentes is a professor emeritus at the Royal School of Dramatic Art (RESAD) and a former verse advisor for the National Classical Theater Company. His extensive career includes international research with renowned experts like Roy Hart and Cicely Berry, as well as collaborations with the Royal Spanish Academy and prominent theater companies.
This initiative highlights the importance of vocal training as a core part of professional identity. By bringing decades of research in phoniatrics and acting technique to El Sauzal, the program reinforces the town's role as a growing hub for professional development in the arts.