Improv lesson 1

• Drama
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 1

Improvisation

Today

Last lesson before the may break - after may break we start the test assignment about 'natural disasters'. From now on, every lesson before a holiday will be about improvising!

Today

• Talk a little bit about improvisation (what is it/some rules)
• Group exercise (we start off save!)
• Evaluation

What do you already know about improvisation?

Improvisation

= creating without preparation

Two types:
1. Spontaneous impro: no planning at all
2. Rehearsed impro: some planning...
(today we will work on nr. 2)

• Agree! Say 'yes and...' (add to the discussion)
• There are no mistakes!
• Listen!
• Don't make the scene about you,

       make it about the other person.

Before we start....
wooooords!

noun...

verb...

adjective...

adverb...

Before we start...wooooords!

Noun: people, places, things
(mum, gym, ball)

Verb: actions
 (walk, cry, sing, throw)

Adjective: more about the noun
 (lovely mum, old gym, soft ball)

Adverb: more about the verb
(walking fast, crying quietly, singing happily, throwing quickly)

Exercise 1: group story

In groups. Get paper from the teacher. 1 pen needed in each group.

Listen to what you are asked to write.

Write down your answers. 

Fold paper so the next group can't see your answers - 

pass the paper to the next group...

Some helpful examples...

Check!

4/5 types of characters (f.i. a doctor, a dog, a mom, a lover, etc.)
a location (f.i. at the beach, on the moon, at school, etc.)

a noun
a verb
an adjective
an adverb
a conflict (disagreement)

Done? Fold the paper and pass it to the group next to you.

Rehearse & perform!

• 5 minutes to rehearse the given scene...
• Divide the characters and make sure all the given facts are clear to everyone! 
• Performance should last +/- 2 minutes
  
  
  

Evaluate performances (top/tip)

• Did the group honor the golden rules of impro?
  (agree/say yes and..., listen, let the other one shine)
  
  
•  Were all the given facts clear?

What do you think you learned in today's lesson?