INTRODUCING: The Impro Toolbox - Regular Impro Drop Ins at the BIT!
Join Imogen on a Saturday morning for an exciting toolbox of exercises, games and techniques to unscrew your imagination and inspire your impro! Open to all levels.
Have FUN whilst developing the skills of:
-Commitment
-Play
-‘Mental toughness’ or ‘happy fail’
-Trusting impulses
-Active listening
-Working off your scene partner
Imogen will tailor the class to who is in the room and can offer supportive, personalised feedback. Requests for specialist subjects (authenticity, narrative, genre-work, poetry, rap) are welcomed, preferably in advance!
WHO: Open to all levels and experiences of impro. Suitable for those interested in Keith Johnstone style learning, working out their impro muscles on an ad hoc basis and/or receiving personalised feedback.
WHEN: 10 am – 1pm, SATURDAYS from the 20th May - 24th June (6 sessions in total)
WHERE: The Bristol Improv Theatre, 50 St Paul’s Road.
HOW MUCH*: £15 / £12
Book now at Ticket Source www.ticketsource.co.uk/imogen-palmer
*A small number of judgement-free, subsidised places are reserved for those experiencing financial barriers to participation in impro. If this is you, please don’t hesitate to get in touch at imogenclairepalmer@gmail.com or via FB page: www.facebook.com/Impogen
TESTIMONIALS:
‘I would highly recommend Imogen to all students of improvisation, whether beginners wishing to learn in a sensitive, trusting, encouraging environment, or more experienced players wanting to be effectively challenged by a master of her craft.’
Charlie Sturgeon, 16th street Acting Studio, Improv Conspiracy
‘Brilliant, fun, exciting and I feel like I came out as a better improviser. A wonderful steer back on course to being a more truthful performer.’
Harry Househam, Oxford Imps
‘Activities were very good at inspiring creativity and participation...overall excellent, very inclusive’
Bahkai Wynter, UWE Comedy Society
‘Great personal individualised feedback.’
Hubert McIntyre, Unscripted Players
ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR
Imogen Palmer is a theatre-maker, actor and writer who has been performing improvised theatre and comedy for over 6 years. Credits include all 26 hours of the 26 Hour Improvathon 2017 (Bristol Improv Theatre), ‘Soothplayers’ the improvised Shakespeare (Melbourne Fringe),’Smells Like a Song’ (Impro Melbourne), ‘Monster of the Week’ (Melbourne International Comedy Festival), ‘Improvised Tales’ (Impro Melbourne), ‘Murder She Didn’t Write’ (Degrees of Error) and ‘A Night of Noir’ (Bristol Improv).
She’s trained with Patti Stiles (Impro Melbourne, Loose Moose Theatre), Jason Shotts (Second City), the Showstoppers (London) and Pgraph (Hideout Theatre).
She’s ran improvisation classes across the UK and Australia was an international guest teacher, performer and speaker at Australasia’s largest improv festival ‘Improvention’. She specialises in bringing authenticity, vulnerability and good storytelling to improvised theatre.
More info at www.imogenpalmer.org
