Improvisation is pure creativity
There are many phrases used to describe what we do when we improvise: Brain storming, think tank, ad lib, let's play it by ear, take it as it comes, and make it up as we go along. Whatever the phrase, improvisation has been with us ever since we started using our brains to make life better. It is part of our core being and helps us assimilate into our world and improve it. Therefore the study of the skills and techniques of improvisation can strongly influence one's competence in business, personal life, and in the arts.
The art of Improvisation is one of reacting, of making and creating, in the moment and in response to the stimulus of one's immediate environment. This can result in the invention of new thought patterns, new practices, new structures or symbols, and new ways to act. This invention cycle occurs most effectively when the practitioner has a thorough intuitive and technical understanding of the necessary skills and concerns within their domain.
The skills of improvisation can apply to many different abilities or forms of communication and expression across all artistic, scientific, physical, cognitive, academic, and non-academic disciplines.
An Improvisation workshop involves learning the arts, of listening, unblocking one’s mind, accepting other’s ideas, tranformational energy and positive presence. The workshops are fun, funny, easy to pick up and always inspiring. The energy is fully creative and the lesson’s learnt are instantly applicable to one’s life.
Change
The world of theatre is a place of change. Scenery, actors, costumes, lighting and even the audience change. Change is the key to good theatre. People who work in the theatre are used to this constant change. When you’re under the microscope your performance is everything. You are scrutinised, surprised and analysed. Daily your fears are confronted. Creativity in finding solutions, courage in driving action and the ability to adapt to the changes that confront you on a day to day basis are paramount to creating the believability that is crucial in the world of theatre.