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Continue reading →: Games – Pass the Clap
Everyone stands in a circle. One person starts by making eye contact with the person next to them, and then both of them clap at the same time. The second person then turns to the next person, and they clap together. The “clap” is passed in this way around the…
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Continue reading →: Games – Go
Go is a great way to focus the group at the beginning of a workshop. Start out with everyone standing in a circle. One improviser begins by making eye contact with another person in the circle and pointing to them. When that person says, “Go,” the first person starts walking…
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Continue reading →: Lessons from Community: Commitment
You can learn a lot about improv, and life, from Community: “You got this thing you do with your face when you’re trying to be funny that forces people to think about how cool you think you are. It’s a little distracting.” (Season 1, Episode 2) This happens a lot…
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Continue reading →: Your Potential – Get To Know It
Something I’m starting to learn: You know those things that you think are awesome when you see other people doing them, or even just hear about them? You can do those things! Why aren’t you doing them yet??? Awesome things I’ve done in 2011: -Learned and performed short form improv…
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