Posts Tagged ‘IMPROV CLASSES’
Improv Tip #162 What you need to know about Short form vs Long form (2021)
Improv, Improv Comedy, Improvisation – whatever you call it, we’re here to help. In this week’s improv tip, veteran improviser and host of Improv Tips, Paul Vaillancourt, breaks down his take on the age-old debate Short-Form vs Long- Form. Whether you’re doing improv comedy, playing improv games, using improv in your acting classes, or expressing…
Read MoreImprov Tip #154 – How Can I Practice Improv Solo? Part 4: Scene Work (2020)
Improv, Improv Comedy, Improvisation – whatever you call it, we’re here to help. In this week’s improv tip, veteran teacher and improviser Paul Vaillancourt gives you a few improv exercises (improv game) that you can use to improv your scene work while working solo. Solo improv can help you stay sharp and keep working those…
Read MoreImprov Tip #152 – How Can I Practice Improv Solo? Part 3: Space Work (Object Work) (2020)
Improv, Improv Comedy, Improvisation – whatever you call it, we’re here to help. In this week’s improv tip, veteran teacher and improviser Paul Vaillancourt gives you a few improv exercises (improv game) that you can use to practice your object work improv or space work improv while working solo. Solo improv can help you stay…
Read MoreImprov Tip #151 – The Power of Being Human in Improv (w/Jeffrey Thompson) (2020)
Improv, Improv Comedy, Improvisation – whatever you call it, we’re here to help. Welcome back to improv tips. In this week’s improv tip, guest tipper Jeffrey Thompson offers an idea that will add depth and texture to your improv work – Be Human. Whether you’re doing improv comedy, playing improv games, using improv in your…
Read MoreYes And…Then What? (and BONUS Improv Tip) (w/ Gina Ippolito) (2020)
Improvisers are known for making things up on the spot, but the art form itself is so transient. Even after the best shows, the audience and performers are left with only memories and that “you had to be there feeling.” Many improvisers, however, have taken the skills and sensibilities they learned and honed in improv…
Read MoreImprov Tip #150 – How Can I Practice Improv Solo? Part 2: Characters (2020)
Improv, Improv Comedy, Improvisation – whatever you call it, we’re here to help. In this week’s improv tip, veteran teacher and improviser Paul Vaillancourt give you a simple improv exercise (improv game) that you can use to practice improv solo. Solo improv can help you stay sharp and keep working those improv muscles. Whether you’re…
Read MoreImprov Tip #147 – Starting Improv Scenes Stronger (2020)
Improv, Improv Comedy, Improvisation – whatever you call it, we’re here to help. In this week’s improv tip, veteran teacher and improviser Paul Vaillancourt gives you his top 3 improv tips for getting your improv scenes off to a strong start. Whether you’re doing improv comedy, playing improv games, using improv in your acting classes,…
Read MoreImprov Tip #144 – What Happened to Your Relationship with Improv (w/ Katy Schutte) (2020)
Improv, Improv Comedy, Improvisation – whatever you call it, we’re here to help. In this week’s improv tip, guest tipper Katy Schutte offers a tip about an improviser’s evolving relationship with improv. Whether you’re doing improv comedy, playing improv games, using improv in your acting classes, or expressing yourself with some other kind of improvisation,…
Read MoreYes And…Then What? (w/ Yvonne Landry) (2020)
Improvisers are known for making things up on the spot, but the art form itself is so transient. Even after the best shows, the audience and performers are left with only memories and that “you had to be there feeling.” Many improvisers, however, have taken the skills and sensibilities they learned and honed in improv…
Read MoreImprov Tip #143 – How Can I Practice Improv Solo?
Improv, Improv Comedy, Improvisation – whatever you call it, we’re here to help. In this week’s improv tip, veteran teacher and improviser Paul Vaillancourt give you a simple improv exercise (improv game) that you can use to practice improv solo. Solo improv can help you stay sharp and keep working those improv muscles. Whether you’re…
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