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Organic improv requires performers to really commit and listen to uncover what’s fun about their scene as it develops, and to constantly reinvest in discovery within each scene and within the show as a whole! Our Organic Pathway has 2 advanced levels to study.
Organic Pathway
Course Overview
Organic improv shows take a suggestion from the audience and start! No openings, no bells and whistles, the audience give you something and you immediately begin. Organic improv requires performers to really commit and listen to uncover what’s fun about their scene as it develops, and to constantly reinvest in discovery within each scene and within the show as a whole!
ADVANCED ORGANIC LEVEL 1
This course is an advanced look at organic FA improv, it focuses on discovering and following the fun, develops your commitment on stage and teacher you to embrace and support each moment in order to create memorable shows from a single suggestion.
ADVANCED ORGANIC LEVEL 2
Learn to discover the unique form of your show as you perform it! In this course we’ll look at how applying the principles from Advanced Organic Level 1 to your team work and performance helps you to uncover the format of the show itself as you improvise.
These courses culminates in a public class show!
The Free Association's Level 3 Game class is a prerequisite for this pathway.
Learning Objectives
Organic Level 1
Develop a more in-depth understanding of organic improv through committed, authentic and truthful improvisation
Practise making more bold and engaging choices in your scenes
Gain a more thorough knowledge of discovering and playing game in your improv scenes
Focus on full team support to create more dynamic scene pictures
Learn how to embrace each new scene as an opportunity to discover, commit, and create
Our Organic Improv Teachers
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Naomi Petersen
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Chris Gau
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Graham Dickson
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Sophia Broido
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Alex Holland
Venues
We deliver courses from our own venues, and other spaces across London. Please always check the location of your class when booking! Our most regular class venues are listed below!
Southwark
The Free Association
📍 Arch 26, Old Union Yard Arches, SE1 0LR
Euston
The Old Diorama Arts Centre
Camden
Above The Lord Stanley
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Sam Hampson
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I had so much fun during the courses at the FA. Brilliant and dedicated teachers combined with lovely people in the classes.
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Mariam Osman
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The FA is the best damn place for improv in London. Go see a show, get excited, take a class, get addicted and then spend the rest of your life being silly with people on stage.
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Laura Rogers
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Classes are always a highlight of my week! Thoroughly recommend signing up for a taster session if you're interested
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Dan White
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The best improv in London! The training is fantastic - consistent and thorough, and the people are a right laugh and super friendly.
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I've loved taking classes at the FA - loads of fun but also a really clear and well-designed programme. Recommend!
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Ben Hadley
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Hilarious shows & brilliant classes and teaching staff! If you want to watch or learn improv, the FA is the place to go
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Ruby St. Leger
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I've done Level 1 and 2, and will keep going! The teachers are great, the atmosphere is great, and really like the how the classes are structured.
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Brian Law
Upcoming Weekly Courses
Upcoming Intensive Courses
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Absolutely. On checkout there wil be an option to pay a 25% deposit payment. The remainder of the course fee is due before the start of class.
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Our courses are taught by individuals with a wealth of experience performing in the FA’s unique style.
The Free Association's training is formulated around the FA syllabus - a huge (ever growing) book, meticulously written and structured in order to help you learn everything from the fundamentals of long-form improv through to advanced moves, forms and techniques… all while staying true to the FA’s unique style.
Whilst all our trainers bring unique experience and expertise to their lessons, they all know our style and syllabus inside out, so your improv education will be the same regardless of who is running your class.
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This is an advanced class. We recommend you start with Intro to Long-form Improv. This is our beginners improv class, and doesn’t require any experience.
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The FA’s Level 3 improv training is a pre-requisite for this course. If you have previous experience - please contact us on hello@thefreeassociation.co.uk to check where you should start.
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FA training pushes you to become a better improviser through structured courses, notes and feedback. Our teaching has been developed around a core theory and approach to improv comedy that we build upon through each class of our courses, taking you from fundamentals up to more advanced comedic techniques.
Our teachers are encouraging and supportive of learning new skills but also will give personalised notes to help you identify areas you can work on to develop further.
