Improv and Play - Intro course (Wednesday)
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About this event
Improvisation is co-creating something in the moment, and it’s a skill we need every day. This 6 week introduction to comedy improvisation will teach you the basics of thinking on your feet and collaboration, as well as the life-affirming importance of play. Practice doing this in a relaxed and supportive group and it will filter through into your life.
We’re all creative but perhaps this playful side of you has been forgotten in adulthood. It’s time to unleash it! Working with the same people each week, you’ll bond and build confidence as you learn, play and grow together.
- Loosen up and unleash your playful side.
- Let go of control / perfectionism, and be more at ease going with the flow.
- Become more confident expressing yourself and taking up space.
- Embody new characters and experience playing different roles.
- Step boldly into the unknown, think on your feet and adapt to the unexpected.
- Recognise your own patterns and try out new ways to be.
- Connect, collaborate and create with others.
- Surprise yourself, uncover your inner comedic genius and laugh a lot!
The classes will be very interactive with group games, pair exercises and lots of laughter.
In a warm and supportive atmosphere, we’ll open up spontaneous expression and build on each other’s ideas. There’s no pressure to get anything ‘right’ - in fact, joyful failure is encouraged as we inspire each other and go with the flow. We’ll move, express and pretend; creating new worlds together from the silly to the profound!
An opportunity to have fun in a compassionate and safe space, this liberating experience will leave you feeling more connected, confident and alive. We’ll also see how improv enriches our personal development and understanding of ourselves, and what this practice means for us ‘in real life’.
Course runs online, using Zoom.
Max 12 participants (min 6), to build group trust and give everyone lots of playtime.
ABOUT THE TEACHER
Liz Peters is an improviser and facilitator who has been teaching and performing improv around the world for 12 years, adapting to virtual teaching since the start of the pandemic.
Having taught improvisation to countless individuals and organisations, Liz is a regular contributor on leadership development programmes and the Foundations of Embodiment Certification. She is an EFC graduate, has a BA (hons) in Performance from Mountview, studied improv at iO Chicago and with other schools worldwide. She is part of multi award-winning British improvisation company The Maydays, with whom she performs, teaches and runs retreats.
Liz is passionate about bringing playfulness, confidence and laughter into people’s lives. Her debut book 'Own It! How to boss your fears, free your voice and inspire the room’ was published in 2019 and released as an audiobook in 2020.
www.lizpeters.com
Organiser Liz Peters
Organiser of Improv and Play - Intro course (Wednesday)
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- Due to the limited number of places available, courses are non-refundable within 7 days prior to the start of the course. Cancellations agreed before this time will be refunded, minus eventbrite service fees. Contact the organiser.
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