Unlock Your Creative Potential Through Improvisation
“Creativity requires the courage to let go of certainties.” – Erich Fromm Improvisation is more than just a skill for jazz musicians or actors; it’s a powerful tool for unlocking … Continued
Author: Tiffany Schultz
Improv Top Tips: Gibberish
https://vimeo.com/756948132 Make physical offers to your partner in the scene Have different emotional reactions to suggestions and offers Repeat the last word or syllable to create a conversational flow Double … Continued
Improv Top Tips: What Comes Next
“Nope” is always in a high pitched voice to keep it light hearted • Be obvious when making offers Stay connected to your partner and focus on inspiring them If … Continued
Improv Top Tips: The Hat Game
Be daring and risk losing the hat instead of avoiding danger Don’t plan and be present with your partner “Yes and” each other offers even though it may put you … Continued
Getting started with improv & how it changed my life – By Dr Natalia Wiechowski
“You HAVE TO take improv classes at The Courtyard Playhouse!” a fellow Toastmaster told me in late 2015. “It’s not only fun. You’ll meet incredible people, benefit from it career-wise … Continued
Improv Top Tips: New Choice
https://vimeo.com/654262564 Start the scene normally, as the game will make it weird all by itself. Try to establish relationship, location and activity in the first couple of lines so you … Continued
Improv Top Tips: Speak in One Voice
Make eye contact with your partner(s). Especially in larger groups make sure to check in with each member of the group as you go Try to speak one syllable … Continued
Improv Top Tips: Three Word Sentences
Don’t do your best; the fun is in the failing! Physically Interact with your partner or environment. Don’t change the game; three words is three for good reason. Make sense … Continued
Improv Top Tips: He Said – She Said
https://vimeo.com/647739194 Begin with any three word sentence –don’t judge it; just say it! ‘Hello Big Boy’, ‘There’s the car!’, ‘Pass the scissors’ Go very slowly whilst learning and try to … Continued
Improv Top Tips: Questions Only
https://vimeo.com/647714182 Top Tips for teaching and playing Keith Johnstone’s Split Attention Game: Questions Only Connect with your partner by making eye contact, listening to them etc. Don’t go ‘solo’! … Continued
