Sunday afternoon a small group of my neighbours here on Bowen Island gathered to inaugurate an improv group. \u00a0All I had was a bunch of exercises culled from the web, some eager players and a space. \u00a0And that was all we needed.<\/p>\n
After a few warm ups, we got into some evxercises and then played a few scenes. \u00a0At least half of the group of eight were experienced actors, several of whom were comfortable with the openness of the structure and others who struggled a little. \u00a0It was cool to see us hit some real high points (especially during on exercise called ABC where you play a scene with the dialogue rotating through each actor, and each line starting with a subsequent letter of the alphabet. \u00a0What I noticed was how comfortable we were in general with a little bit of order and then space inside that to play.<\/p>\n
For me, in addition to playing, this is really an exercise in discovering chaordic structure in practice. \u00a0What is the happy balance between a little form and a little space? \u00a0What constraints give us freedom and how does too much openness oppress? \u00a0It’s interesting to be in this space, listening carefully, struggling to find a way to advance the line, make an offer, build on what has gone before. \u00a0This is fun, but HARD, and that is the delightful challenge of it.<\/p>\n
We’re going to keep going Monday nights at Collins Hall on Bowen Island. \u00a0If you are on island, some and play! \u00a0Bring a game to offer, and come prepared to learn.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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