Workshop Overview
Stagecraft Unleashed – Move, Explore Sound & Connect in Improv
Step into new worlds beyond your average improv. In this immersive weekend intensive with Finnish improv artist and teacher Kaisa Kokko-Palmer, we'll expand how you move, listen, and connect on stage.
Across three unique sessions, you’ll unlock tools for physical storytelling, musicality, and duo-based improv that deepen trust, emotion, and creative freedom.
🎨 Day 1 Morning – Viewpoints in Improv
Discover how time, space, and movement shape your improv. Using Viewpoints (Anne Bogart & Tina Landau), you’ll play with tempo, duration, spatial awareness, and gesture to create powerful stage pictures and dynamic ensemble connection. Expect to move and discover how the body tells story before words do.
🎶 Day 1 Afternoon – Music is Us!: Music & Soundscapes in Improv
Turn your voice and body into instruments! You’ll explore group listening, rhythm, and vocal play to create music and atmosphere without instruments. Learn how soundscapes and song can heighten emotion, influence character, and inspire whole scenes.
🤝 Day 2 – Duo-prov: The Art of Two
There’s magic when two improvisers truly trust each other. In this session, you’ll explore the dynamics of two-person improv — connection, shared vulnerability, emotional flow, and stage composition. Build multiple characters, discover intuitive edits, and craft meaningful stories that feel effortless.
Join with a current partner, a future one, or come solo and discover the world of duo improv together!
Schedule:
Sat Jan 31: Viewpoints & Music is Us!
- 10am-1pm Viewpoints workshop
- 1pm-2pm lunch break*
- 2pm-5pm Music is Us! workshop
Sun Feb 1: Duo-prov
- 10am-1pm Duo-prov workshop part 1
- 1pm-2pm lunch break*
- 2pm-5pm Duo-prov workshop part 2
*You can bring your lunch or head out for it - the Summerhall cafe & pub are just upstairs!
🧘 How to Show Up
- Arrive early: please plan to arrive 10 minutes before class so we can start and end on time.
- Dress comfortably: wear movement-friendly clothes that cover you fully (we’ll be moving throughout the space).
- Bring water: a reusable water bottle is encouraged — hydration fuels creativity!
🎟️ Prerequisites
We recommend participants have completed Improv 101 (Intro to Improv) or attended several drop-in sessions of equivalent experience.
Ages 16 and up.
👩🏫 About Kaisa Kokko-Palmer (she/her)
Kaisa Kokko-Palmer is an improviser, actor, and teacher from Finland with two decades of experience performing and teaching improv around the world.
She is the founder of Impro Helsinki and performs internationally with Crocodile Paws, Stella Polaris, and Improvokaatio.
Known for her joyful teaching style and ability to bring ensembles together, Kaisa leads improvisers toward creative discovery and expressive stagecraft — combining rigor, warmth, and artistic play.
Prices:
1 Day: Earlybird £60 (use code DAYFUN at checkout) / Regular: £72
2 Days: Earlybird £108 (use code WEEKENDFUN at checkout)/ Regular: £132
Earlybird discounts until 10 Jan
