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Magnet Improv Level 6 Class Notes

Instructor: Armando DiazDate Taken: July 2011 The final class of the Magnet Improv Conservatory is a Team Performance Workshop. You get 6-weeks of classes and then 8-weeks of shows with the same team. The team-specific nature of the class didn’t lend itself to taking too many general improv notes, but there were a few gems

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Magnet Improv Level 5 Class Notes

Instructor: Armando DiazDate Taken: October 2010 Level 5 at the Magnet focuses on creating an improv revue—four shows that your team does together. I went back to my normal heavy note-taking ways for this class, but can you blame me? It was Armando Diaz teaching! To learn more about the Magnet training program, go: here. Class

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Magnet Improv Level 4 Class Notes

Instructor: Alex MarinoDate Taken: May 2010 With Level 4, I continued my focus on experiential learning and just trying to incorporate what I heard as opposed to logically thinking about. : Our particular class was about the Evente, which lends itself to creating better improvisers for any form. I also learned more from the 4 performances

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Magnet Improv Level 3 Class Notes

Instructor: Peter McNierneyDate Taken: March 2010 As I continued further into the Magnet program, I decided to try to learn more experientially (rather than logically), so I took fewer notes and focused on how I was feeling in scenes—what worked / what didn’t. : Still there were some notes that were too good to not write

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Magnet Improv Level 2 Class Notes

Instructor: Louis Kornfeld Date Taken: November 2009 After going through the curriculum at UCB, my biggest weakness as an improviser was reacting emotionally. : After great experiences with: Shoot from the Hip: (full of Magnet people) and the: Dynamic Duos: class, I decided to go through the Magnet program with an emphasis on improving as an emotional player. I was

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Magnet Dynamic Duos Class Notes

Instructor: Armando DiazDate Taken: August 2009 Inspired by the likes of 2-Square and TJ & Dave, I really wanted to try out 2-person improv. : Not only is it amazingly fun and challenging to do, it also helps you become a stronger improviser for any form. The following notes are from my first class at The

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