Posts Tagged ‘IMPROVISATION’
Improv Tip #156 The Four Horsemen of the Scenic Apocalypse (w/Rob Reese) (2020)
Improv, Improv Comedy, Improvisation – whatever you call it, we’re here to help. In this week’s improv tip, guest tipper and veteran improviser and teacher Rob Reese talks about how to get out of or avoid sticky improv scene traps. It’s insightful and actionable and it’s going to help you out. Whether you’re doing improv…
Read MoreImprov Tip #155 Speak Subtext and Listen Viscerally (w/Melanie Chartoff) (2020)
Improv, Improv Comedy, Improvisation – whatever you call it, we’re here to help. In this week’s improv tip, guest tipper Melanie Chartoff talks about using the two powerful tools of Speaking Subtext and Listening Viscerally to supercharge your scenes. 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 #153 Creating More Complex Characters AND Bonus Content (w/Laxmi Priya) (2020)
Improv, Improv Comedy, Improvisation – whatever you call it, we’re here to help. In this week’s improv tip, guest tipper Laxmi Priya talks shares some techniques she learned in playback theater that she uses when creating more complex, more interesting characters. Whether you’re doing improv comedy, playing improv games, using improv in your acting classes,…
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 #149 Playing with Gender in Improv (w/Stephen Davidson) (2020)
Improv, Improv Comedy, Improvisation – whatever you call it, we’re here to help. In this week’s improv tip, guest tipper Stephen Davidson talks about using the entire gender continuum when improvising. Whether you’re doing improv comedy, playing improv games, using improv in your acting classes, or expressing yourself with some other kind of improvisation, you…
Read MoreImprov TIp #148 – Take That Risk (w/ Navaris Darson) (2020)
Improv, Improv Comedy, Improvisation – whatever you call it, we’re here to help. In this week’s improv tip, guest tipper Navaris Darson advises you to take that risk in improv and take your work to the next level. Whether you’re doing improv comedy, playing improv games, using improv in your acting classes, or expressing yourself…
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