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Improvisation class 6 – 16 March 2010
Status We started the class with some warm-ups (1 2 3 4, Do you like your neighbour?, What are you doing?). For the first status exercise I gave everyone a number between 1 and 10. The number represented each player’s status, 1 being the lowest and 10 the highest. I set the location on a ...
Improv Class 5 – 9 Feb 2010
Story was the focus of last night’s class. We warmed up by playing a name game called George. After that we played a Word association game. This game illustrated how our minds automatically make link s between random words. Then we played Automatic Story. In this game one player has to ask yes/no questions about ...
Improv Class 4 – 23 Feb 2010
Class 4 was about character – how they walk talk and feel. We started the class with a relaxing exercise (see outline below). We made our way into the world of emotions by playing Emotion switch and Emotion box (passing a box around the circle, each player reacting with a larger emotion than the previous ...
Improvisation class 3 – 16 Feb 2010
The third class was all about give and take, listening and awareness. We started off with George and Zip Zap Zoom to warm up. Then we passed around imaginary balls that helped us to focus and pay attention to what others are doing. Wow… then we played the mirror game. I love the mirror game ...
Improvisation class 2 – 9 Feb 2010
The focus of the second improv class was to introduce the participants to improv basics. We started the class with two warm-ups (Hero’s and Pattern circle) to get everyone playful and focused. The gifts game followed to illustrate accepting a blind offer. We played Yes but and Yes and to illustrate the difference between blocking ...
Improvisation class 1 – 2 Feb 2010
Last night was the first class in a series of 8 Improv theatre classes. The objective of the class was to get everyone in a playful mood and to let everyone connect and get to know each other.
Improv Your Foxy Skills in Gauteng – 10 Oct
Improvisation skills to help you deal with the demands of change and uncertainty In the uncertain ever-changing world of today you need the ability to adjust quickly, think on your feet and come up with creative solutions. Often you are required to do this in a group without the luxury of time or individual authority ...
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