improvisation is not a toolbox
This blog series explores the trainer's toolbox metaphor and its possible side effects. A new way of talking about improvisation is needed.
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Angelina Castellini
- Mar 13
- 4 min
Remembering Keith Johnstone
On March 11, 2023, Keith Johnstone passed away. Keith's work is fundamental to impro studio's improvisation practices...
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Angelina Castellini
- Feb 15
- 5 min
Talk: Just Let Go - Improvisation Platitudes And Burnout (2019)
Be present, follow the fear, just let go— these are some of the most common phrases you will hear spoken in an Improvisation Workshop. But..
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Angelina Castellini
- Nov 21, 2022
- 5 min
don't make your partner look and feel good...
These days, I am pondering the idea "make your partner look/feel good" which we share as one of the key tenets of (theatre) improvisation.
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Angelina Castellini
- Nov 8, 2022
- 2 min
sifu's gift
My Tai Chi sifu gifted me one of her bamboo fans. With her, I learn to listen with my whole body and find words...
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Angelina Castellini
- Nov 8, 2022
- 2 min
these skeletons are now alive
happy halloween! it's time to let our skeletons come out of our closets and dance with the demons of our darkness:
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Angelina Castellini
- May 9, 2022
- 2 min
improvising a spiritual journey
As I write, speak, and play impro studio into existence, our past, present and future all come together. What lives within and between us?
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Angelina Castellini
- Apr 22, 2022
- 1 min
drop-in to impro!
We have launched and held the very first impro studio drop-in to impro session! Come play next Thursday!
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Angelina Castellini
- Mar 25, 2022
- 3 min
WHY practice improvisation?
By practicing improvisation, we train our physical, mental, emotional, spiritual, and relational flexibility. All true... or is it?
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Angelina Castellini
- Mar 21, 2022
- 3 min
about play, games, and being serious
In early 2021, I attended a Zoom call which was to be one of those moments that lead me to realise my dream of building impro studio.
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Angelina Castellini
- Mar 4, 2022
- 2 min
how do we speak to each other about war?
One of my close friends is stuck in a warzone. With every message we aim to connect that what is threatened to be torn apart.
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Angelina Castellini
- Dec 13, 2021
- 4 min
a description of water
At impro studio, we practice improvising as well as speaking from our improvisational experiences, as opposed to 'about' them.
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