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“Do You Trust Me?”

Lel — Mon, 18 Jul 2022 13:13:53 +0000

As Aladdin says in the 1992 animated feature, “Do you trust me?” Such a simple phrase, one used in countless situations. And one where in improv it is incredibly important but there are levels of it we can attempt to reach. Turning up to watch your first show is already a level...

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Learner’s Journey

Jennifer Jordan — Wed, 23 Mar 2022 13:26:45 +0000

Learner’s Journey Four years ago, I started learning British Sign Language. I don’t really know why beyond the fact that a few friends had told me in recent years that they were learning and I became insanely jealous. Eventually, after several friends and several bouts of hot green eyes, I got the message and...

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Slow down. The wheels won’t fall off…

Lel — Fri, 24 Sep 2021 15:23:35 +0000

Slow down. The wheels won’t fall off… A slightly longer read. Just the other week on the Maydays podcast we spoke about what we’d all been up to. I mentioned that I am almost finished on a painting that has taken two years to complete. Yes, Covid happened in that time, but it still feels...

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Online Beginners Improv Course – Interview with Jon Nguyen

Lel — Tue, 15 Dec 2020 11:53:52 +0000

Online Beginners Improv Course – Interview with Jon Nguyen Your online beginners’ improv course starts on 4th January, what do you like about teaching beginners improv courses? I love the connectivity that improv generates, as well as the positivity and a beginners course is easily the best way to get onto that road. Seeing...

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Starting all over again

Heather Urquhart — Tue, 14 Apr 2020 14:59:40 +0000

On April 9th 2012, I wrote an improv blog which talked about the concept of Beginner’s Mind. On April 14th 2020, I find myself sitting down to write an improv blog about the concept of Beginner’s mind. A perfect reminder of beginning again, and begin again we must. Improv is people standing in circles. Improv...

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Improv classes:A student’s view

Admin Luther — Wed, 26 Apr 2017 14:10:19 +0000

by Tony Lowe I am a student studying philosophy politics and ethics. It’s a weighty subject full of debates and essays that seems to be nothing like improv… we can’t just say what we want, everything we argue must be backed up by reasons and a lot of what we do is pre-meditated. We...

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Retreat ’15 Diaries: Jules

Jules Munns — Mon, 12 Oct 2015 14:18:13 +0000

The Showstoppers, persistence and when my mum tried improv by Jules Munns My mum came to the Maydays Improvisation Retreat this year. She had never done improvisation before, but thought it looked fun from seeing a few gigs I was in. There is no improv community in Whitstable, where she lives, so it seemed a...

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