Posts Tagged ‘Improv Blog’
Energy and Rhythm
[ad_1] 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,…
Read MoreFailure is all about the note that follows…
[ad_1] 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…
Read MoreThe Improv Life Ep.9 with David Escobedo – Fernando’s Improv Podcast
[ad_1] Lots of insights and revelations in this episode. It’s a good one! Check it out! The Improv Life Ep.9 with David Escobedo *This episode was recorded on January 2nd Welcome to Episode 9 of the Improv Life Podcast Man, today I had a very special guest. Literally, one of my favorite people in the…
Read MoreHard Conversations
[ad_1] Hard Conversations – by The Maydays Chris Mead When improv is going well it feels like flying. You don’t need me to tell you that. You’ve all experienced it at one time or another. There really isn’t any substitute for that moment when everyone is pulling in the same direction. It does feel a…
Read MoreImprov Blog
[ad_1] 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 off our game? My revelation was slightly different. I realised that it wasn’t…
Read MoreImprovising Babies
[ad_1] 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…
Read MoreThe Improv Life: Del Taco Nights
[ad_1] 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.…
Read MoreA Year of Polarities
[ad_1] 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…
Read MoreThe Improv Life Ep.8 with Shirley Rivera – Fernando’s Improv Blog Podcast
[ad_1] 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…
Read MoreThe Improv Life: I Miss My Comedy Adventures
[ad_1] 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…
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