connecting through play

One of my indicators for success of a workshop is when participants with vastly different amounts of improv experience have fun together.

At the end of a recent Connecting Through Play session, people shared: 

"My first time doing improv was fantastic!" 

"I hadn't done improv in 15 years and it's so great to be back!" 

"I enjoyed myself immensely," with 60 years (!!!) of improv experience.

This, to me, is one of the most magical and impactful aspects of improvisation practice. All the activities we do can be engaged with regardless of previous improv experience. 

The wide mix of people actually enhances what it is possible to say and do in a session. Newcomers get to experience playing with people who are very comfortable in the practice, while seasoned players get the opportunity to return to the essential fundamentals of their skills.

As a host and facilitator, I can invite fellow players and colleagues to demonstrate activities with me. Their presence and participation holds the space in a subtle yet deeply important way: modelling collaboration and giving permission to engage with the activity in a variety of styles.

Thank you to everyone who came to the Connecting Through Play workshop!