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Joe Bill – bad shows, therapy and improv before the Internet

How did improv community look like before the Internet? When did international festivals start? Why should every improviser go to therapy? How to deal with a bad show? What is REALLY improv like in Chicago these days? This and more you can find in this Kreatura Podcast episode recorded with [...]

By |2020-07-16T13:44:00+00:00July 16th, 2020|Around the World, Guest, Improv, Kreatura Podcast|0 Comments

Stacey Smith – improv, music and well-being

Listen to “Stacey Smith – improv, music and well-being” on Spreaker. Click, if you want to listen on: Spotify, Apple PodcastsTranscription contains most of the conversation, but if you want it all, I’m inviting you to listen to the podcast. Gosia: Stacey Smith, I’m so happy that you accepted my invitation, [...]

By |2020-04-21T21:49:08+00:00April 11th, 2020|Around the World, Guest, Improv, Kreatura Podcast|0 Comments

Why humor and improv are such a great pair

When I asked Juš Milčinski during on of our Ohana meetings to write this article, it was a bit of a joke from the beginning. Why? Because the premise was, that he will write it, but I have to keep reminding him to do so. So I kept bothering him, and [...]

By |2020-04-21T21:50:06+00:00October 9th, 2019|Around the World, Guest, Improv, Ohana|0 Comments

Around the World: “DO YOU LOVE THE COMMUNITY AS MUCH AS YOU LOVE ART FORM” by Menelaos Prokos

When I asked Menelaos if he’d like to write something for me, he knew right away, what would that be about. Community. How surpiresed I was, when I got the  complete text not after a month, but the next day. But then I thought – why was I even surprised? When [...]

By |2020-04-21T21:58:18+00:00August 12th, 2017|Around the World, Guest, Improv, Ohana|1 Comment

Around the World: “WHY I QUIT PERFORMING” by Davide Arcuri

A few months ago I had a long conversation with Davide, about how different we can experience improv, when we are on stage, and when we are in a workshop room. The discussion was very intriguing, and Davide told me a story, why he quit performing improv. I asked him to [...]

By |2020-04-21T22:00:11+00:00July 31st, 2017|Around the World, Guest, Improv|0 Comments

Around The World: “THE SANDWICH THEORY” by Jacob Banigan

I always say, don’t stay in your backyard, open to the world. But I know it may not be easy. That’s why I’m bringing a little world to your backyard. From today and now on, here on my blog, I’ll be publishing guest articles written by great improvisers and teachers from all [...]

By |2020-04-21T22:00:58+00:00July 21st, 2017|Around the World, Guest, Improv|0 Comments

Most important rule of improv. Ohana.

As you may know, I’m lucky to be in Ohana, the international “Family” of improvisers. During our meetings and workshops I always have with me my Improv Notebook, in which I gather questions and answers about many improv topics. During our week in Slovenia, in september, we were talking about thing [...]

By |2020-04-21T22:02:08+00:00November 8th, 2016|Around the World, Improv, Ohana|0 Comments