- First, we’ll aim for a Flow state of alert Effortlessness using Chi Kung & Pranayama (ancient breathing & movement techniques – MILD exertion).
- Secondly, from this flexible ‘Zen’-type state, we’ll use two performance tools to create fun but focused scenes, emphasising mutuality and collaboration.
- Finally, we’ll have lots of easy fun with short-form games.
- your improv skills even when you try less
- using 2 specific performance tools to stay focused, keeping your scenes shiny, heated and engaging, learning to converge with fluidity & ease on a shared focal point.
Improv Powertools
in Willow with Jon Trevor
OK, so we’ve established who/what/where. Now what? How do we drive a scene along, make it interesting, make it engaging, make it (dare I say it) funny? This will be a chance to learn and practice a handful simple techniques you can pull out any time, anywhere. With these, your scene will never grind to a halt, but instead soar to new heights.
Intro to Narrative Improv
in Howden with Barnish & Carmichael
This workshop is an introduction to performing long form stories in improv, looking at the story spine, methods of keeping the story on track and ways we can help support the story and each other when on stage.
Jam: Shortform Games
in Maple with Sara Fellows
Does what it says on the tin. Draw names from a hat, bring people up to play games, whether quickfire, scenic, guessing, musical, or any other style you can think of!
Spacework: Start by Slowing Down
in Meet 4 with John Tapp
We often start scenes with spacework of some sort. And we usually rush. Which means we miss the offers that are made at the beginning of a scene. So why don’t we just slow our spacework down, and start noticing what our scene partner is doing.
Stop Making Stuff Up!
in Meet 7 with Nick Hollingsworth
Isn’t it magical when a scene seems real? There are two people on stage just reacting to each other and you can’t tell who’s making the offers; the whole thing seems to make itself. Let’s practise that.
Your partner is making lots of non-verbal signals. The audience sees them and believes they mean something… and that how you behave in response means everything. Any words are secondary to the truth, so why struggle to make stuff up.
An exercise that takes ‘yes and’ and applies it to non verbal communication. Expect a slower session that involves looking closely at people, being looked at and a teacher who’s apt to make up or adjust exercises to fit the room.
Zenprov
in Meet 5 with Emma Willmer
‘Be like water’ Bruce Lee.
In this workshop we’ll work on the interior and the exterior.
I hope you will gain experience/confidence in: