Workshop Description: In almost every workshop or meeting I hear people say “I can’t draw!” You don’t have to be an ‘artist’ to draw, what you need are a hand full of key symbols and icons that you can confidently draw and then build upon improvisationally.
In this session, you will explore two structures to support telling visual stories.
5 Symbols: Infinite Stories is a microstructure for non-verbal storytelling to get us started. Then we will practice drawing and telling stories together with the Bikablo Icon Cards. We will work solo, in pairs and small groups as we practice drawing together.
Workshop Description: Active participants in this 45-minute workshop will be introduced to an immersive improvisational theatre camp, where all attendees – from the campers to the kitchen staff – play in role as wizards attending a magical camp. Every one-week camp session involves all 100+ attendees in a new, improvised story where evil is vanquished and good prevails (… so far!) We will play some of the richest scenes from the stories and strategies for inspiring controlled action and discussion will be demonstrated. Come prepared to play your Best Wizard Self.
Whether you are a keynote speaker, addressing a boardroom or even at the water cooler your presence is felt the moment you come within proximity. You are not born with this ability it can be learned using applied improvisation. The improvisation process aids participants to focus on the learning points needed and to have an ‘aha’ moment as they feel the transformation. Trust is the foundation of all relationships and is key in developing a presence. Participants will learn how to develop trust by becoming more approachable and open.
*NO FALLING EXERCISES WILL BE PERFORMED AT THIS WORKSHOP.
Workshop Description: This workshop will introduce Viewpoints (Space, Shape, Time, Emotion, Movement, and Story), a movement approach created by dancer Mary Overlie, and further developed by theatre directors Anne Bogart and Tina Landau. The versatility of this approach allows for both dynamic and contemplative approaches to facilitating groups. Participants will learn about how these elements can be used singularly or in combination to create collaborative and engaging exercises for groups. This framework also provides a way of assessing how to respond in the moment to what is happening in a group, in order to facilitate a sense of flow in the session.