Congratulations! You’ve finished your first level of improv classes. You have 8 weeks of training under your belt, a new group of improv companions, and a rocking show that you did for friends, family, and strangers. So, now what? Here are 5 things you can do after you’ve finished your first improv class: 1. Take […]
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So you finally decided to sign up for your first improv class? That’s awesome, congratulations. Over the years I’ve taken a number of classes; some of have been incredible, others not so much. Here are a 10 tips I’ve learned on how to make the most out of your maiden voyage into classes on improvisation.
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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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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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Instructor: Blaine SwenDate Taken: August 2010 For DCM 2010, Blaine Swen (founder / performer of Improv Shakespeare and 1-man musical improv show Bash!) offered a 3-hour workshop that focused on 1-person musical improv scenes. Here are the notes from the workshop. Class Notes 3 important points of improv: pov, dialog and emotional dialog come out
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Instructor: Dave Jadico (CSz Philadelphia)Date Taken: July 2010 Every year,: ComedySportz: has a tournament where all of the city teams get together to play, take workshops and hang out. This workshop was part of: ComedySportz Tournament 2010 and covers spacework, for both shortform and longform improv. Workshop Notes Every time you touch an object, the audience has a
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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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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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Instructor: Billy MerrittDate Taken: January 2010 I took a 3-hour workshop with Billy Merritt and definitely enjoyed it, especially the Ninja, Robot, Pirate metaphor and exercises. Here are the notes from his workshop. Workshop Notes Improv is 2 things: pattern and rhythm.: Mirroring also means stage picture.: Turn improv technique into story.: If you’re tentative
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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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