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Improv is short for improvisation - spontaneous ensemble theatre where performers make up theatre on the spot.
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Through the famous improv principle of “yes, and,” we built a supportive and creative environment to learn and grow together. Those eight weeks of improv classes changed me in more ways than one. I grew in my self confidence in ways I didn’t expect or think I needed. I sang my little heart out when learning musical improv.
Improv, short for improvisational theater, is a live performance in which the actors make up scenes, dialogue and characters on the spot (sometimes incorporating suggestions from the audience). It’s often comedic, though not always.
- You'll Learn to Say “Yes, And” to Life
- You'll Become More Decisive
- You'll Listen More
- You'll Learn to Collaborate
- You'll Embrace Specificity
- You'll Gain Insight Into Your Troubles
- You'll Learn Who You Are
In this industry, we hear a lot of “nos.” Hell, in the world there’s a lot of “nos” and “buts” and “not in a million years.” What’s great about improv is it’s an alternate universe where people say yes to things. Everything is a gift. People work together towards a common goal. This helps you start to bring that approach into your everyday life. Yo...
One of my favorite improv teachers, Shulie Cowentold me, “There’s no wrong choice…except not making one.” If you’re confronted with a choice, whether it’s a restaurant for lunch or the future of your acting career, it’s best to take clear decisive action. Getting into a neurotic spiral or second-guessing your choices is wasted energy. In an industr...
So much of good improv is astute listening. Meanwhile, so many people barely listen. We’re often thinking of what to say next, or worse thinking about something completely different. Improv forces you to really pay attention to your partner. You don’t just take in what they say, but how they said it, what they may have meant by what they said, and ...
Our society has devolved into an us vs. them binary. It’s easy to mute voices you don’t agree with and distract ourselves from what we don’t want to hear. It’s easy to demonize people, but how do we eventually get on the same page? Imagine if we could all just find a way to work towards a common goal. While you’re in an improv scene you enter a mag...
Who’s a funnier person to walk into a doctor’s office—a nurse or Nurse ButterFace-McWilliams? As you study improv, you’ll be encouraged to be more specific. After all, you must paint a picture for your scene partner and the audience. This specificity helps you in your everyday life too. Not only does it make for funnier dialogue, it also forces you...
In my time in improv, I’ve seen how the struggles my friends had in class or on stage reflected the troubles they had in life. Do you have trouble asking for what you need? Do you have trouble expressing emotion? Are you unclear of what you want? Are you a people pleaser? A die-hard disagreer? The only tool you have in improv is you. And what comes...
Improv ironically helps you find out who you are by playing other people. The patterns in your scenes show you how you approach things. There’s a popular game where the teacher will yell “new choice” in the middle of the scene. You instantly have to switch your line of dialogue or action. This helps you get past basic choices to something that is u...
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In fact, there are numerous reasons why improv matters and why we should embrace the spontaneity and joy it brings. 1. Improv fosters creativity and innovation. In improv, there are no scripts or rigid rules, so participants are free to think outside the box and come up with unexpected ideas.
May 18, 2020 · Improvisers are trained to accept each other’s ideas and add onto them. They also practice embodying principles such as turning mistakes into assets and making other people look good. This...
Sep 17, 2024 · At its core, improv is the art of making things up on the spot—characters, song lyrics, situations, whole scenes. That sort of blank slate may sound intimidating,...
