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Saturday Evening Genre Long-form Impro Dojo (All Levels)
About the event
Special Guest Teacher! Visiting from Spain, our guest will teach a Time Travel long form format! *(NOTE: Intermediate level recommended for this special workshop.)*
Improvised Time Travel Course information: structures for building improvised stories that jump through time.
Level Intermediate / Advanced Length 3 hours
About the course Almost all the improv we do runs in a straight line: one scene after another, always forward. This course gives you tools to break that line without the story falling apart. By the end, you will know how to set out for the audience the rules of time the story lives by, how to hold those rules across a whole show, and how to return to an earlier scene without losing a single detail of what happened in it. It trains three specific muscles: scene memory, live justification and group listening. These skills are not confined to time travel stories: they improve any scene involving a flashback, a leap of years, a memory or a promise to be kept later on.
Who it is for Improvisers with some previous experience, ideally around two years of practice. This is not a hard requirement: if you have less time behind you but want to get into complex structures, you are welcome. What matters is feeling comfortable holding a scene with another person, because the course moves quickly and builds on that base.
Apres-improv Socializing After the workshop, students can walk to a nearby restaurant for food, drink and conversation, so it's educational and social!
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The Improv Foundation Workshops are open workshops, so any native-level English speaker is free to come and give it a try.
Diversity Policy
We strive to create a welcoming atmosphere for everyone, regardless of minority status. Continued participation is at the discretion of the instructors. So be positive and nice to your fellow improvisors! Also, we're all adults here, but hitting on people isn't cool in a workshop. Just saying.
Improvisor Resources
Check the Improv Resources page on our website, www.improvazilla.com, for lots of information on terminology, games, and more!
Our Private Studio Gokko Improvisors Facebook Group Here we post articles of interest, homework, and chat about the world of improv. Request to join here:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/TSCStudioGokkoImprovisors
Our Public Facebook Group** And you can also join us on our public group: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Tokyo-Comedy-Store-In-The-Moment-Improv-Program/176438395757922
Hope to see you soon at Studio Gokko!
Chris Wells, TCS Improvazilla School of Improv Artistic Director
PS: Studio Gokko is about a ten-minute walk from the following stations: Hatsudai, Hatagaya, Yoyogi-koen, and Yoyogi-hachiman.
The GPS should take you right there, but just in case, we are very close to a restaurant called Hoff: http://hoff-restaurant.com
TCS Studio Gokko is in the basement of an orange-tiled building with a cleaners and glass shop on the first floor, and our door is on the very left-hand side, next to the glass shop, which has グラス written on its shutter. Look for the Studio Gokko logo on the door!
