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U is for the Unknown
JANUARY 16th • Monday: Improvisational Acting • Seattle UNKNOWN: that which is unexplained, unexplored, new... RSVP here to let me know you want a space on JAN 16th! Let's be artists that have: Eyes that see with brave curiosity Ears that hear more than just words...
2017! Transformation
JANUARY 9TH MONDAY IMPROVISATIONAL ACTING WORKSHOPS RESUME • Transformation: the act or process of changing • RSVP here to let me know you want a space on JAN 9th! As you exchange communications with your scene partner(s) with your physicality and words, you want...
S is for Silence
DECEMBER 12th Monday: Improvisational Scene Work • SILENCE : absence of sound or noise : stillness • Is it hard to not fill the space with rushed words? Does being still make you nervous? What happens when you react before you speak? [button...
R is for Reveal
DECEMBER 5th • Monday Improvisational Scene Work • To REVEAL: Cause or allow (something) to be seen What are you holding back in your work? What do you want to tackle? Think you are too old, too young, too "not something" ? What's the difference between "emoting" and...
Q is for the Quest
NOVEMBER 28th 2016 • Monday Improvisational Acting • QUEST: verb • a journey to find something On this journey you will: • Collaborate, choose who you are, where you are, and for what you are searching • • Travel on the road that sets you apart • • "Seek the joy of...
P is for Puzzle
NOVEMBER 21st 2016 • Monday Improvisational Scene Work PUZZLE: "Anything that arouses curiosity or perplexes because it is unexplained, inexplicable, or secret" RSVP here to let me know you want a space on NOV 21st! Pieces to the story puzzle get put together in a...
O is for Objective
NOVEMBER 14th 2016 • Monday: Improvisational Scene Work • What do YOU do to get what you want? Eyeballs and earballs on the my scene partner keep me focused and inform me. Is what you're doing not scoring? Then change it up. RSVP here to let me know you want a space...
N is for Naked
OCTOBER 24th 2016 Monday: Improvisational Scene Work. NAKED: devoid of concealment or disguise RSVP here to let me know you want a space on Oct 24th! We will push the envelope. Shorter scenes with characters that morf into longer scenes. We'll help you find and...
M is for Move
Monday OCTOBER 17th 2016 • Improvisational Scene Work RSVP here to let me know you want a space on Oct 17th! MOVE : Go in a specified direction or manner; change position/ change or cause to change from one state, opinion, sphere, or activity to another. As an actor...
L is for Listen
OCT 10th 2016 Monday: Improvisational Scene Work. LISTEN: Take notice of and act on what someone says AND MORE: To listen with the eyes and heart. When another speaks, take in all of them. Before reacting with words or actions. RSVP here to let me know you want a...
K is for Kaleidoscope
Oct 3rd 2016 Monday: Improvisational Scene Work. RSVP here to let me know you want a space on Oct 3rd! KALEIDOSCOPE: A constantly changing pattern or sequence of objects or elements. That's what a great scene is. It's our job as actors to bring that to our work....
Déjà Vu? J, still for judgement!
SEPTEMBER 26TH 2016 (our rescheduled class) Monday: Improvisational Scene Work. What gets in the way of us being free in our work? Lot's of things. Judgement is the big one. As we continue to explore CHARACTER, with specific points of view, we will look at how to hush...
J is for Judgement
Monday Sept 19th 2016 Workshop Exercises and Improvisational Scene Work: What gets in the way of us being free in our work? Lot's of things. Judgement is the big one. As we continue to explore CHARACTER, with specific points of view, we will look at how to hush up...
I is for Imagination
SEPTEMBER 12th 2016 We're BACK! Monday: Improvisational Scene Work. Everything we do is all based on 100% commitment with ..."active listening and breath awareness...". All stops out. Follow your impulses. Take leaps. Let's find out what happens when you imagine...
I’m gone. In search of wisdom.
SABBATICAL. Wake Up Your Work(shops) will resume September 12th Until then you may see me in a boat Playing with a goat... Dancing in the rain. In the dark. Or on a train. Reading in a car. Writing in a tree. So many lovelies and places to see! I'll stay outside the...
H is for Heighten
JULY 25th 2016 Monday: Improvisational Scene Work. “No one wants to pay good money and irreplaceable time to watch you be responsible. They want to watch you be exciting.” ~ David Mamet RSVP here to let me know you want a space on JULY 25th! HEIGHTEN: verb make or...
G is for Genuine
JULY 18th 2016 Monday: Improvisational Scene Work. "Acting is standing up naked and turning around very slowly." ~ Rosalind Russell RSVP here to let me know you want a space on JULY 18th! GEN•U•INE: adjective truly what something (someone) is said to be; authentic....
F is For FOCUS
JUNE 27th 2016 "What is essential is invisible to the eye." - The Little Prince Monday: Improvisational Scene Work. JUNE 27th WORK(SHOP) FOCUS: verb to pay particular attention What's in it for you? More present More fluid More joyful More committed That's what...
Kay LaVergne Jaz
Educator
Improvisational Acting Workshops
No matter what we “do” it’s all based on 100% commitment with …”active listening and breath awareness”.
Some of the themes we emphasize:
- Mining Emotional Truth
- Character Outing
- Narrative
- Specificity Exercises
WHERE
In the ABQ area…To Be Determined
DATES & TIMES
To Be Determined
COST
Whats comfortable for you
CLASS SIZE
up to 12 max
PARKING
Free street