The fear of the ‘no’ and professional improv
As improvisers we are told to say yes. There are multiple variations of that taught depending on...
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Improv and Science – A Teaser
Another featuring text in the blog, this time as part of the writing project of the SIN network—an...
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The type of Community I’d like to create
I’m currently working a whole lot around the genre of the films created by Japanese director Hayao...
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Vulnerability Letters
A couple of years back, somewhere in the Finnish Summer, I met a Dutch improviser that had...
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The forgotten virtue of shutting the f*** up
« Sometimes we struggle with making them react more » a student once told me, talking about his...
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I want to get better
I’ve talked recently about filters to see what surrounds us, and how it can be a good thing. I’m...
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Filters and awareness
“You always see everything in dark”. How would you feel hearing that? Would it make...
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Why I am serious about coveralls.
“These are not coveralls.” From the white plastic bag I pull out beige pants and tops. Scrubs?...
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When teenagers frustrate you. Because they’re so good.
Sometimes Gael and I are can read each other’s mind. As the students are doing the exercise I look...
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Bali retreat
Go directly to the form The origin story of this Bali retreatWe have been super lucky: last...
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Biology of Improv
A few months ago, I started talking about dominant and recessive skills to talk about how...
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French impro: the match!
The French improv, or at least the French-speaking improv always has been quite… different....
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