Behind the Work
Some attitudes and principles that are helpful for creating Full Spectrum Improvisational Theatre & many other art/ life activities:
Trust your own impulses and intuition and don’t worry about what you think the world, (or the class or the teacher) expects of you.
Think of the activity as an experiment and be good-natured about the whole process.
Relax and welcome the joy of play.
Stay present in your body, let your sensory awareness inform you.
Let the physical and emotional life lead you to the verbal life of any scene or story.
Get to know your “inner critic“ and learn to identify his/her voice. Practice co-existing with the critic without being dominated by him/her/them.
Take risks and be willing to make “mistakes”. There are no “right” or “wrong” choices.
Connect and co-operate with your partners. Be willing to lead or follow.
Listen with your ears, body, eyes, soul.
Commit yourself fully to whatever you are doing. Give yourself over to what the work needs.
Let go of trying to be “original” or “funny”. That will trigger the judging mind. In theatre we value both the light and shadow side of human experience.
Stay in the moment and embrace the reality of the moment, as much as possible.
Develop trust so you can tell the truth, emotionally, verbally and physically.
