Beyond Improv: Acting to Create

The word “improv” has come to define a style, a tone, a genre. Let’s move beyond that word and investigate the tools available to an actor looking to create something new, whether the words are written down for them or not. This active, fast-paced workshop is about acknowledging your creative agency and learning to “write” using tools specific to the actor: action, games, and the endless surprise of your scene partners. Tap your natural play instincts with tangible skills that can be used repeatedly in the creation of new performances, with or without a text. Take your cues from your fantasies and grow your sensitivity to game structures within scenes both scripted and spontaneous. Participants will walk away with a fresh set of approaches to fuel them in whatever audition, stage or set they move to next. Please note: this is an event for NZ actors only.