“Maybe we discover it is not even possible.” The two of us stand in the middle of the theatre room looking at each other. Then we shrug our shoulders and… Play again, for nobody else than the white wall.
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I’ll admit, it was a bit of a mysterious announcement.
Recently I offered a free improv workshop in a Facebook post. Not very peculiar, so far.
The description was deliberately vague: ‘We will play scenes, I will give you feedback’. A little mysterious.
Also, the prerequisite was: participants should not have taken classes with me before. Only improvisers new to me were allowed in. More mystery.
Lastly, I was recording the entire workshop so I had them sign a quitclaim. Before knowing what it was about.
Curiosity. Question marks. Mystery!
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Do you remember that one great teacher from your past?
And that one thing they said, that you always remembered?
When I pondered over this question, it wasn’t actually just one. My list of teachers kept growing. And with it, the list of lessons I learned.
I summarized the countless things I learned about performing into this list of 12 teachers, 12 lessons:
Silvia W.: Dancing is for the joy of it.
Ron H.: Explore the stage.
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