Step 1 (Tuesdays Autumn 2023)
Step 1 (Tuesdays Autumn 2023)
26 SEP 2023
with Rozana Radu and Adrien Hoppe
10 week course, Sep-Dec 2023
The principles of improv, in a fun and friendly environment!
Tuesdays 26 September to 5 December 2023 (no class on 31 October)
19:00 to 21:30Rue Général Leman 145 (Etterbeek)
€250 for 10 classes
€225 for jobseekers, BA and MA students and people under 28; use CONC25 at checkout
This is our introductory course into the wonderful world of improvisation! We will play a whole series of fun games that were designed specifically to install in you the basic principles of improvisation. We will work on failing good naturedly; the benefits of saying 'yes, and'; letting our partners shine; listening with intent and the trust and connection that makes wonderful scenework seem both brilliant and effortless.
This course is perfect for those who are intrigued by improvisational theatre and want to try it out for themselves, but also for those who have no interest in treading the stage boards. If you want to increase your confidence and self-awareness, your communication and listening skills, if you want to reframe your relationship with failure and take more risks, to explore the boundless possibilities of your imagination and discover new things about yourself, then this course is for you! No previous theatre experience is necessary, just an open mind and a willingness to get out of your comfort zone.
What you’ll learn
Failing well and embracing mistakes
The benefits of saying 'yes, and'
Letting your partner shine
Listening with intent
Creating the trust and connection that makes wonderful scene work seem both brilliant and effortless
Who this is for
Improv is truly for everyone. No previous theatre experience is necessary, just an open mind and a willingness to get out of your comfort zone. Side effects may include (lots and lots of) laughter!
About the teachers
Rozana Radu
Rozana is a mother, an actress and an improviser. She started improvisation 15 years ago in Bucharest creating Improvisneyland, the longest-serving impro group in Romania, alongside 6 other actors. They were the first Romanian improvisers to ever perform at the Second City and Impro Amsterdam.
She has done theatre, cinema, television, ballet, aerobics, fencing, ballroom dancing, and she would love to learn capoeira. She also improvises in French in Rouge, a socially engaged show that tackle gender inequalities. Aside from improv, she is a member of U-Thrive, an NGO specialised in alternative education for children, teenagers and disadvantaged communites.