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06/30/2021

Reminder about our next Spanish speaking improv mixer with Will Luera on July 3rd!

Tienes amigos que hablan español y les gustar? Esta mixer es para ellos!

Mas aquí:

Hace chistes, cuentos, y caracteres a practicando el arte de improvisación! En esto evento, Will Luera nos guiará a una exploración del arte

06/21/2021

Music, and the arts, can have a profound impact on our traumas. They can become pathways to processing information differently, which is especially difficult for veterans.

Please consider attending this event to learn more about the ways music and Post-Traumatic Stress connect, and how music can be so helpful.

This kind of information can be important for the continual support of your local arts programs. They offer so much more than you think!

06/07/2021

Hola, amigos!

We are back with another improv-for-all related project. We wanted to share to a Spanish improv mixer on July 3rd, from 2-3. The previous one had many skills levels of Spanish. It's online, free, and run by one of the best improv instructors around:

Link in bio!

Please invite any and all Spanish speakers, there are still spots, and we want to see leaders developed in the improv community from this work!

03/31/2021

Hola, amigos! Y mil sientos por la spanglish. :)

Improvisación puede cambiar otras perspectives de la mente! En Rhode Island, hay una comunidad grande de improvisación y queremos compartir improvisación con personas latinas que hablan español.

Buscamos para estudiantes que quieren aprender la improvisación. La clase es virtual en Zoom, a la Brooklyn Coffee, Tea, and Guesthouse. El professor es Will Luera, un actor y professor de improvisación. El trabaja en muchas ciudades, ciudad de Nueva York, Boston, y Florida!

La clase es en el trece de Marzo a las tres a las cinco de la tarde, en sábado. Buscamos para dieciseis estudiantes por la clase. Conoces un estudiante que quiere aprender a improvisar en español? Por favor, envianos in mensaje director para registrarte!

Gracias!

Hello, friends! And a thousand apologies for the spanglish!

Improv can change our mind's perspectives. In Rhode Island, there is a large improv community and we want to share improv with Spanish speaking people!

We are looking for students who would like to learn improv. The class is virtual through Zoom, by the Brooklyn Coffee, Tea, and Guesthouse. The teacher is Will Luera, an improv actor and instructor. He works in many cities, New York City, Boston, and Florida.

The class is on the 13th of March from 3 to 5 PM, on Saturday. We are looking for 16 students for the class. Do you know someone who would want to learn how to improvise in Spanish? Please have them send is a direct message to register for the class!

Thanks!

03/05/2021

Para esos que habla español en Rhode Island! Una proyecto de improvisación en la 13 de marco con Will Luera! Mas información este fin de semana.

Spanish-speakers of Rhode Island, there is an improv theatre project next weekend on March 13th, and it's for you! We will have more info out this weekend.

02/14/2021

Improv training can be useful in many ways. Volunteers for Meals On Wheels do not just drop off food, daily dropoffs are also a check-in for residents. For many people, this may be the only social contact during a pandemic. The public health impact of isolation and loneliness are not well known, but may be a significant concern.

This is where improvisational creativity and training can have a multiplier effect. A check-in is rarely longer than a minute or two, but improv training can allow a person to actively listen, to connect for that time, and to provide that "Yes, and..." moment where validation is so important

Without getting too deep into the training, the connection made through active listening and validation can be a moment a person needs to remind them that they are not alone in the world. It can be a memory replayed over and over again, it can be something a person looks forward to brighten their day!

11/13/2020

This weekend is the Diversity Festival. We will be following the expert panels on diversity, inclusion, and the issues our greater improv community faces in trying to bring more people in.

We hope you will be able to join in on some of the discussion!

Copy and paste this link into your wen browser for more information:
https://www.groundlings.com/diversity-and-inclusion/diversityevents-1

10/08/2020

We need your help! We are looking for a researcher for our next project!
- We want to increase Rhode Island's access to improv.
- Our focus is on communities of color, non-English speaking, and differently-abled people.
- We are working to get funding for this.
- Funders want to see ways to measure improv's impact.
- Measuring improv's impact means finding a scientist/researcher and including their work in a proposal!
- A successful funding proposal means paying the researcher and the instructors who will be teaching the improv classes!

Do you know any graduate students or researchers who can become a part of the Access to Improv Initiative? Please let us know!

09/22/2020

One of our continuing projects is improving the teleconferencing experience for people. Occasionally we stumble upon a story of someone going above and beyond with their creativity. This Texas history teacher visited the places that she would eventually teach about online, providing an interactive experience for her students, and giving us some ideas for an event in the future.

Read/listen about it here: https://www.npr.org/2020/09/11/911828412/texas-history-teacher-hosts-virtual-lessons-while-on-historical-road-trip

What ideas do you have for teleconferencing that you can share with others?

We have two more class on "How Not To Be A Talking Head" this week for free! (Or Pay What You Can). Register here: https://runimprovmarathon.com/how-not-to-be-a-talking-head/

Get better at what you're already learning!
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09/20/2020

We are going to be following this tomorrow. Improv is a gift and a way for us to connect and make an impact. This is a chance to learn more how we can all connect!