The Art of Play: Improv for Grown-Ups

The Art of Play: Improv for Grown-Ups

Tap into your inner child as you let loose, have fun, and connect with others in a supportive environment. No experience necessary—just bring an open heart, your sense of humor and willingness to play!

Improv isn’t just training for performers; it’s also a great way to develop vital skills in presence, communication, adaptability, and teamwork. Whether you want to boost your confidence in social situations, improve your public speaking, stay calm under pressure, or learn to think on your feet, this workshop offers a fun setting to grow and connect with others.

Embrace the power of play and discover how improv can enrich your life both on and off the stage! The workshop is designed to tap into our inner child and demonstrate how that can be integrated into functioning as an effective adult in the world.

Focuses:

• Personal Development through Improvisation: Participants will learn fundamental principles of improvisation designed to enhance presence, confidence, positivity & public speaking through interactive exercises focused on listening, improving communication, empathy, and emotional intelligence in professional settings.
• Team Building: Through collaborative improvisation exercises participants will strengthen their teamwork skills, trust and ability to both lead and follow to aid group cohesion.
• Real-Life Applications: Examples of where the lessons learned in exercises can be applied to strengthen adaptability, conflict resolution, and resilience in everyday work situations.
  

Benefits:

• Enhanced Creativity: Encouraging innovative thinking and the ability to generate new ideas.
• Improved Communication: Building stronger verbal and non-verbal communication skills.
• Increased Confidence: Boosting self-esteem and the ability to present ideas effectively.

Stronger Team Dynamics: Developing better listening, empathy, and collaboration within teams.

ABOUT ME:
My name is Michael Becker, I am a Perth born and raised performer and creative. I have a BA in Theatre (Curtin University) which I finished on exchange in NY and an MA in Film (ECU). I have been studying improvisation for 8 years, predominantly in Sydney, with masterclasses and intensives in Chicago and New Zealand.

For 3 years, I’ve been teaching improv classes to children and adults in Sydney as well as masterclasses in Perth at Perth’s improv school Only The Human. In addition to my improv experience, in the last 3 years I’ve been studying Social Dynamics and have been applying the principles from this field of study to improvisation.

My experience with improv is a noticeable improvement in participant presence, confidence, spirit of play and ability to positively interact with others.

a testimonial:

"Michael's depth of improv knowledge is outstanding. His coaching style is friendly and casual yet incredibly insightful. We have instituted a number of his suggestions around active listening, the value of your scene partner, scene progression, object work, and more into our practice exercises and scenes. We strongly recommend Michael for developing teams and will have him back again.”

- Samurai Gran (Don)