Posts Tagged ‘Improv Blog’
Improvising Babies
Improvising Babies There has been a lot of talk about a lockdown baby boom. In Bristol, 6 women all on one street got pregnant during the first lockdown, and in case you missed it, as well as making a LOT of banana bread, last year two of us Maydays made a baby! We have joked……
Read MoreThe Improv Life: Del Taco Nights
No one beats Del Taco nights. The Improv Life: Del Taco Nights On almost any given Friday or Saturday night, I could roll on over to STAGES Theater and catch whatever improv show Spectacles Improv Engine was putting on that night. If it wasn’t packed, I’d sit at the very last row and watch. If…
Read MoreA Year of Polarities
A Year of Polarities A year ago I was preparing to go and play in the ensemble team at IMPRO Amsterdam 2020. This epic festival brings improvisers from across the planet for one magical week of high quality improvised theatre, workshops and party. It was a truly wonderful experience. For me, it was part of……
Read MoreThe Improv Life Ep.8 with Shirley Rivera – Fernando’s Improv Blog Podcast
The Improv Life Ep.8 with Shirley Rivera Welcome to episode 8 of the Improv Life Podcast! My guest was the amazing Shirley Rivera! I’ve known Shirley for years! We first met up in the San Francisco Improv Scene years ago. I love Shirley. She’s an improv warrior. She’s out there doing the hard work and…
Read MoreThe Improv Life: I Miss My Comedy Adventures
The Improv Life: I Miss My Comedy Adventures I’ve been consuming Star Wars like a mother fucker during quarantine. Clone Wars, Rebels, The Mandalorian, the new Marvel Comics (The Darth Vader ones are lit), the old, decanonized Dark Horse Comics, Youtube clips of Obi Wan Kenobi killing Darth Maul for the second time, that new…
Read MoreThree tips for Responding to Questions in Scenes
Three tips for Responding to Questions in Scenes There’s something I’ve felt quite conflicted about in improv: I am of the opinion that questions are an integral part of language and, when you think about them that way, it seems odd to avoid them in improv scenes. However, it is no secret that asking questions…
Read MoreThe Living Newspaper by David Shepherd
A constant in David Shepherd’s improv career was periodically revisiting his groundbreaking format, COMPASS (a “people’s theatre,” co-created with Paul Sills in 1955) and attempting to update it with the collaboration of improvisers who were in his orbit at that time. David continued conducting COMPASS workshops in New York, Los Angeles, Toronto, Ottawa, Boston, St.…
Read MoreZoom is just a part of it
Ring-lights, phones and computer screens: online improv has been an amazing lifeline for some, and a welcome distraction for others, but don’t forget to take some time away from the bright lights and get some green-time (and I don’t just mean green-screens) this festive season. I have to be honest. While this year’s been terrible…
Read MoreOnline Improv Course: The Fundamentals of Stupidity – Interview with Britt Pay
Online Improv Course: The Fundamentals of Stupidity – Interview with Britt Pay Your Online Improv Course: The Fundamentals of Stupidity starts on 9th January. What gave you the idea for this course? I love clown & improv and wanted to combine the two, so we can all be joyous and stupid together! What excites…
Read MoreJennifer’s Obsession With Puppets – The Maydays
Jennifer Jordan talks about her obsession with Improvised Puppetry and her top 5 tips to help bring your puppet to life. I’ve been trying to work out why I love puppets so much, and honestly, I still can’t put my finger on it. It must be the same reasons I love silent comedy, BSL…
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