DON’T FAKE IT (’til you make it.) You must have heard this term before, “FAKE IT ‘TIL YOU MAKE IT!!” “FAKE IT ‘TILL YOU MAKE IT” is an encouragement to PRESENT A CONFIDENT FACADE and HIDE THE FEELING that you aren’t confident. “Bullshit when you can’t be credible”. “Be confident where Read more
PREDICT IT! PREDICTIVE RESPONSES There’s nothing magical about expertly knowing the outcome of actions on stage… but it sure looks like it from the audience point of view. Let me explain: Paul is chopping food in the Kitchen. Anna walks in and says what most improvisers say, “Oh, you are Read more
CAN’T TOUCH THIS! A Warmup Game The 2023 Impro school was playing a game that focussed on creating games. This game came about from a desire to develop a quick and physical and interactive warm up exercise. It’s simple. It made us laugh and woke us up on one of Read more
THOUGHTS, IDEAS, QUESTIONS, PROCESS, LESSONS, Student Post Paul – The Final Entry! PAUL ROBINSON – Week 9 “Another possible outcome for a dog’s unreleased energy results in the dog’s becoming fixated on or obsessed with something. It could be anything from a tennis ball to the cat, but it’s not Read more
THOUGHTS, IDEAS, QUESTIONS, PROCESS, LESSONS, Student Post Oshow – The Final Entry! OSHOW – Week 9 “(original Japanese below. Translation by ChatGPT) Final Week After finishing Maestro at Loose Moose yesterday, all my activities in Calgary have come to an end. In the final show, I didn’t become a Maestro Read more
THOUGHTS, IDEAS, QUESTIONS, PROCESS, LESSONS, Student Post Cindy – The final entry! Cindy Pittens – Week 9 Improvisation school week 9 The Final Entry! These two months in Calgary What a rideSo many metaphors come to mindA theme in one of the numerous lessonsI would have loved to learn more Read more
THOUGHTS, IDEAS, QUESTIONS, PROCESS, LESSONS, Student Post Performing and Practicing PAUL ROBINSON – Week 8 “In Tibet, new leather skins are put in the sun and rubbed with butter to make them softer. The practitioner is like the new skin, tough and hard with narrow views and conceptual rigidity. The Read more
THOUGHTS, IDEAS, QUESTIONS, PROCESS, LESSONS, Student Post Surrendering & letting go KASHYAP SRIDHAR – Week 8 Week 8 Surrendering & letting go We played (Dennis Cahill’s) “Dear Diary” game last week, one of the most challenging games for me. This game is designed to put you out of your head Read more
THOUGHTS, IDEAS, QUESTIONS, PROCESS, LESSONS, Student Post Emotional Memories ANNA ROBINSON – Week 8 WEEK 8 – Emotional memories 喜 (Joy):My love and I acted together for the first time, an improvised one-minute scene. I pretended to read by the window (with a prop book titled “I Believe in You”). Read more
THOUGHTS, IDEAS, QUESTIONS, PROCESS, LESSONS, Student Post IMPROV CULT Cindy Pittens – Week 8 Improvisation school week 8 Improv Cult FaithShawn said (with a wink) something about improv and religion. That improvisation will one day have to lead to a cult movement. Because of faith. Ha interesting! (Shawn Note: Long Read more