Learn how to create melody, lyrics and song structure in the moment. Through games and scenework we will learn techniques for rhyming, emoting, finding the right time to sing, identifying and creating choruses, bridges and verses plus a whole lot of silly stuff. Ideally students will have done some improvisation before, but there is no prerequisite to be a good singer!
Ready to say more by saying less? The Art of Saying Nothing is a workshop for anyone who’s ever felt limited by language—whether English isn’t your first, or your brain just blanks mid-scene. We’ll use physicality, mime, and gibberish to explore how much storytelling can happen without words. Starting with traditional scenes, we’ll gradually reduce dialogue, play with gibberish, and land in fully silent scenes. You’ll sharpen your instincts, boost stage presence, and connect beyond language. Whether you’re loud, shy, fluent, or figuring it out, this workshop invites you to express yourself—body first.
Stories That Move Us invites participants to explore the power of personal storytelling through improv and Playback Theatre. Using tools of deep listening, empathy, and spontaneous performance, participants will transform real-life experiences into powerful stories. This workshop fosters connection, authenticity, and healing, creating a supportive space where everyone is encouraged to share and be heard. Whether you’re an experienced improviser or a newcomer, this session is all about building community through creative expression and empathy.
Step by step within the framework of various tasks you will learn the difference between — being an object (maximum realistic), being an anthropomorphic character, and being a person with the characteristics of an object/animal. Expand the spectrum of the characters you can play. The greatest compliment Kaspars had ever received after this workshop was"I used to be scared and insecure about playing anthropomorphic characters in scenes. I didn't like it. But this class changed all that! Thank you!"
Impro has a magical, immersive and convergence-y quality that few other artforms can imitate. We not only see different worlds come to life, but quick shifts in perspective and impressive ways in which the improvisers blend the codes of theatre and film for their audience. Some of the most fascinating ways in which we can tell our story is through simultaneous scenes; when it works, we see several improvisers performing different scenes seamlessly onstage at the same time, never missing an ounce of information while staying in their separate world. But how can one initiate these complex scenes without them being mistaken for an edit or the entry of a new character? This workshop will unlock a whole new world of scenework; we will experiment with splitscreens, barndoor edits and we will discover through trial and error a bunch of other funky parallel scenes in the process!
Improvisers like to think with their heads - and often forget about thinking with the body. Let's discover the movement within... using physical work from a variety of Asian and Western disciplines. This workshop's objective is to shake off years of office culture conditioning, the racing thoughts of half-paying attention, and tapping into our more animal, natural selves instead.
In this workshop, Jill Bernard will take you through a series of exercises that inject your work with a little bit of truth and beauty. Having the ability to create improv that is honest and vulnerable adds another layer to your work, a little bit of cake underneath your frosting to take your work from light entertainment to something with resonance. Please wear closed toe shoes to this workshop.