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 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
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 WHERE SHOULD YOU TRAIN? PAUL ROBINSON – Week 7 Where should you train? Which improvisation system should you choose? Keith Johnstone’s style? If you choose Keith Johnstone’s, what is the best institution? Should you go to Loose Moose? Or go to a theatre Read more
THOUGHTS, IDEAS, QUESTIONS, PROCESS, LESSONS, Student Post TILT IT – AGAIN! PAUL ROBINSON – Week 6 Exercise: Tilt it Again (Shawn Kinley) School of Thought: Keith Johnstone Procedure: Step 1: Two performers up. One starts off stage, one starts on stage. The performer on stage begins a scene. The second performer Read more
THOUGHTS, IDEAS, QUESTIONS, PROCESS, LESSONS, Student Post On Improv and Obfuscation… PAUL ROBINSON – Week 5 “The Basic Fault is the bad feeling, the somatic reaction, psychological upset, confusion and negative belief about the self that results from needs not met in infancy. It is the primal wound that is Read more
THOUGHTS, IDEAS, QUESTIONS, PROCESS, LESSONS, Student Post BE PRESENT PAUL ROBINSON – Week 4 Notes on the first month:-Commit, commit, commit -Emote, emote, emote -Meet people at their level. Defer or deign at your own peril -Be an honest clown; find characters; find your partner This is short because I am working on an Read more
THOUGHTS, IDEAS, QUESTIONS, PROCESS, LESSONS, Student Post BE PRESENT PAUL ROBINSON – Week 3 INTERVIEW WITH MYSELF – Paul Robinson. Q: What did you figure out this week? A: I know everything about improvising now. Q: What happened to Paul from the first week? You said if you think I already know Read more
THOUGHTS, IDEAS, QUESTIONS, PROCESS, LESSONS, Student Post LET THE PAST DIE PAUL ROBINSON – Week 1 We were trying to fix a computer yesterday because the bluetooth wouldn’t connect to anything. We tried turning it on and off again, reinstalling the drivers, and all the other regular stuff. The only Read more
THOUGHTS, IDEAS, QUESTIONS, PROCESS, LESSONS, Student Post ARE YOU LISTENING? PAUL ROBINSON – Week 2 Aug. 7-10 Personal Journal entry We were at a workshop at the Loose Moose, doing the variation of “Yes, Let’s” where you sit down if you don’t feel inspired. We spent about forty minutes, and Read more