Commitment
Jason Chinn Scholarship 2021 – The Maydays
The Maydays are awarding a diversity scholarship to the Maydays Improv Retreat (Ashorne Hill, 21st-24th October 2021) in memory of our friend, teacher and mentor Jason Chin. Jason was a huge influence on the development and spirit of the Maydays. At a practical level our show, “Tonight’s Top Story”, was blatantly stolen from the format…
Read MoreWe’re recruiting improvisation teachers! – The Maydays
CALL FOR APPLICANTS We’re recruiting improvisation teachers! The Maydays are committed to diversity, and we hope to receive applications from candidates with a broad range of backgrounds including but not limited to: race, ethnicity, gender, gender identification, sexual orientation, class and physical ability. The Maydays are one of the UK’s longest-running improvisation companies established in…
Read MoreSeparately Together; The improv teams that have never ‘met.’
Separately Together; The improv teams that have never ‘met.’ A year since improv went online, I got to thinking about all the relationships and connections that have been forged between people who have never ‘met,’ or at least been in the same room together physically. Not only that, but how many new improv companies exist…
Read MoreSeven Ways to end a Song in Musical Improv
New blog, ‘Seven Ways to end a Song in Musical Improv’ by Maydays, Heather & Joe. Ending a song well in musical improv can make or break it. You can create an astounding melody, heartbreaking lyrics and beautiful choreography but if it fizzles out that’s often all the audience will remember. On the flip…
Read MoreEnergy and Rhythm
Maydays director, Jen Rowe, talks Energy & Rhythm, ahead of her upcoming Online Improv Elective: Energy and Rhythm for Character and Scene this Wednesday from 19:00-21:30 GMT. “The moments when your energy fully connected you to the world and you received energy back from that connection.” Patsy Rodenburg, vocal coach for the National Theatre, talking……
Read MoreFailure is all about the note that follows…
The Maydays, Katy Schutte, new blog Failure is all about the note that follows… We were talking in The Improv Place Office Hours yesterday about failure moments in improv scenes. The question was; how do we deal with it in the moment and not let it get us up in our heads and throw us…
Read MoreOnline Beginners Improv Course – Interview with Jon Nguyen
Online Beginners Improv Course – Interview with Jon Nguyen Your online beginners’ improv course starts on 4th January, what do you like about teaching beginners improv courses? I love the connectivity that improv generates, as well as the positivity and a beginners course is easily the best way to get onto that road. Seeing…
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