Category: Improv in Digital
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The known unknowns of an improv session
I admit that I tend to over plan improv sessions. It’s not really an intended strategy. It’s not because I don’t want to integrate the spontaneous into a course structure, nor because i’m afraid to go with the unplanned, which, is usually what happens. It’s because letting participants know a little of what they are…
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Impromptu Pre-Write on Improv Class 1 (time box = 15 minutes)
I’m sure I’m not the only one to have reflected on a course plan in writing prior to the class being deployed. At times when we reflect freely there doesn’t have to be sound reasoning for the impulse. Writing sometimes frees us to allow new intel to emerge. This is one of the benefits of…
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An attempt to make the outline for an Improv course even longer
Creative and Collaborative Challenges are coming…… Interdisciplinary Improvisation is not your typical course nor does it adhere to the literal constraints of a course outline. No matter how well I pre-organize and communicate the 13 sessions that you’ll experience in advance, as soon as we interact, the outline will change. There’s a reason for this…
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Crowd Surfing Love @ the Centre for Digital Media
What better way for a brave group of Chinese students from the Communication University of China to start our fifth IDEA-X @ the Centre for Digital Media Program in Vancouver. Crowd Surfing is a fun and engaging way for learners to embody trust—to know what it feels like to support others who depend on you, and in turn to…
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Improvisation & Communication
A short video detailing the advantages improvisation has to support communication in collaborative activities. Shot with the 8th cohort at the Master of Digital Media Program in Vancouver, Canada. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MFKbdLVjOLI