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 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…
ON WITH THE SHOW!!! SEPTEMBER 28, 2023 – 7PM IMPROVISATION SCHOOL IMPROVISER BENEFIT SHOW Kash, (India/USA) – Paul, (Canada) – Cindy, (Holland) – Anna, (China) – and Oshow, (Japan), Special guests from the KINKONAUTS (Calgary) and BULL SKIT (Red Deer) in support of the UN UKRAINIAN FUND. You pay Read more…
THOUGHTS, IDEAS, QUESTIONS, PROCESS, LESSONS, Student Post Poem of Elegance and more Cindy Pittens – Week 7 Thank you MoesYou inspired me I never write poems. Thank you egoHaving my back. I got yours Thank you awareness.There’s more in the universeThan this Thank you mountainsFor staying putLead the way In Read more…
THOUGHTS, IDEAS, QUESTIONS, PROCESS, LESSONS, Student Post Follow The Body – A series of exercises Cindy Pittens – Week 6 The body knows – A series of physical contact improvisation exercises developed by Shawn Kinley. Exercise: Follow the body Shawn asked us this week to write down an exercise. This one Read more…
THOUGHTS, IDEAS, QUESTIONS, PROCESS, LESSONS, Student Post Ready for the next step Cindy Pittens – Week 5 READY FOR THE NEXT STEP 2 SEPTEMBER 2023 As a followup on my last blog; I am much better. Thank you for asking. I. How did that happen? How do you get from Read more…
THOUGHTS, IDEAS, QUESTIONS, PROCESS, LESSONS, Student Post Healthy Stress! Cindy Pittens – Week 4 Week 4 at the Improvisation school. Title: Healthy stress! This week was about conquering my biggest fear. The fear of being refused. A fear that, of course, has its roots in my childhood and, as for Read more…
THOUGHTS, IDEAS, QUESTIONS, PROCESS, LESSONS, Student Post Hearing myself think Cindy Pittens – Week 3 Interview yourself. That was this week’s assignment. That became a vulnerable interview. It gives a glimpse into my personal process and all the questions and uncertainties that come with it. Quite a bit exciting. But Read more…
THOUGHTS, IDEAS, QUESTIONS, PROCESS, LESSONS, Student Post Collecting Lessons Cindy Pittens – Week 2 Refreshing Shawn, our teacher, does a clever thing. And for the trainers and for that matter also students, and actually all people among us, this might be useful to share. Do what you want with it Read more…
THOUGHTS, IDEAS, QUESTIONS, PROCESS, LESSONS, Student Post Fear, inadequacy, and a deep longing for learning Cindy Pittens – Week 1 The first week of Improvisation School in Calgary has already passed. It lived an exciting life for 7 intense days and then it suddenly slipped away. Gone. In a split Read more…