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Improv & Drama School
We spoke to FA improviser and actor Nadège Nguyen about how an improv class in LA led to her becoming an actor and why every actor should train in improv.
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Improv, Creativity & Wellbeing
Learning to be vulnerable, and feeling more able to express myself creatively as a result, has had incredible benefits for my wellbeing and happiness.
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Improv & Listening
When you have social anxiety, you think everyone is having an easier time than you, so it doesn’t occur to you to care what they’re saying. Your goal in this conversation is way more important: SURVIVE.
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Improv & Coming Home To Myself
Improv inspired me to look within and nurture my inner world with love, interest and compassion, allowing me to respond to the world around me with more freedom, joy and authenticity.
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Improv & Yoga
How has yoga helped me as an improv performer?
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Improv & Identity
What we see in others is a reflection of what we may not have seen in ourselves, and exploring personality can give us a window into another person’s motivations, desires, strengths, and weaknesses.
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Improv & Job Hunting
How can you make the quest for a new job more fun and playful?
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Improv & The NHS
We chatted to Megan Blair, an improviser in the FA community and hospital pharmacist, about how taking an improv class has impacted on her life inside and outside the NHS.
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For Improv Nerds
Improv on TV: ‘This show is just for you’
Why has improv persisted in being comedy’s mistreated stepsister for so long? And can a well-received Netflix special from two Hollywood-approved poster boys of the art form lead the way?
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