LJ #5 - Applied Improv and Psychotherapy
Presenter: Madeleine De Little and Jim Edmondson
Date: Wednesday July 26th
Location: The Improv Centre Upstairs
Time: 1pm - 4pm
Description: Hello! Please join me on July 26th to experience the power of laughter, fun and the infinite possibilities of the imagination in therapy. This session will be experiential, and you will have the opportunity to experience the power of working metaphorically with little figurines and a sand box and the impact that has on the body. It is quite a departure from traditional talk therapy!
I use this method in my therapy sessions with clients and it is based on the latest neuroscientific research. The client leads the session and I mostly follow by asking open ended questions about the choice, and placement of figurines. Please join me for 3 hours that will change forever your opinion about Play therapy for adults.
- Dr. Madeleine De Little
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LJ #6 - Did I Hear That Right?
Presenter: Jamie Montgomery
Date: Thursday July 27th
Location: The Improv Centre Upstairs
Time: 9am - 12pm
Description: This is a Journey through active listening. We will focus on supporting each other, active listening, and being aware of what is heard. Engaging in meaningful conversation while building trust. Responding with intent and curiosity. We will also touch on being engaged and more comfortable with interactions all while building trust. Bring who you are, and it will be an enthusiastic experience. Feel heard.
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LJ #7 - ReimAgINing Inclusion: Bridging Generations and Cultures with Applied Improv
Presenter: Yael Schy and Gary Ware
Date: Thursday July 27th
Location: Arts Club Rehearsal Hall
Time: 9am - 12pm
Description: In 2020, faced with the closing of in-person improv workshops, Yael (a Northern California Baby Boomer) and Gary (a Southern California Millennial) joined forces to create and co-facilitate Zoomers to Boomers Improv, a virtual International, Intergenerational Improv program. Our goal is to create CONNECTION through nurturing a global community of improvisers of all ages and cultures across generational and geographical divides. Our program succeeded beyond our dreams, with participants from more than 10 countries (including Canada), spanning 5 generations from teens through octogenarians. Our participants have developed strong bonds and call themselves a "family." In this workshop, we will share a case history of our experience of creating this program and its impact on the participants and on us! We will also share several unique experiential exercises that we created specifically to bridge the generation gap and will give participants an opportunity to create new intergenerational games. Participants will gain new AI exercises, as well as inspiration to REIMAGINE ways to use improv to connect diverse groups of people, so that EVERYONE is included.
Want to learn more about this Learning Journey? Hear directly from the presenters, Yael and Gary!
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LJ #8 - AI for Performers and Non-Performers
Presenter: Patrick Short
Date: Thursday July 27th
Location: The Improv Centre Theatre
Time: 9am - 4pm
Description: In this course, you will learn the principles that underlie the techniques that applied improvisers use and a series of exercises and activities that you can adapt to use within your training sessions, as well as the how and why of powerful reflections on your content. We will wear both hats - participants and facilitators - as we spend the day in a real applied improv workshop. We'll also spend a few minutes on how to get the most out of time spent at the AIN Conference. No experience is necessary and both new & experienced improvisors are welcome.
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LJ #9 - Yes, and . . .Dance, and
Presenter: Rosanna von Sacken and Laurie Krupski
Date: Thursday, July 27th
Location: Arts Club Rehearsal Hall
Time: 1pm - 4pm
Description: Enjoy Dancing? Like Applied Improv? Then come and experience the similarities between social dancing and applied improv that will strengthen your confidence in both! Both involve making connections, creating space, active listening, being in the present moment, leading and following, constantly adapting, making each other shine, accepting offers, taking risks, recovering from mistakes, improvising and responding, mirroring and playing, switching roles, and entering a shared state of flow - these are all elements that exist in applied improv as well as in the social dancing worlds. No dance experience, no partners are required.
You will dance away with:
- Experiencing demonstrations from 3 dancers (the co-presenters and a male assistant) so that you can see the versatility of a male lead, male follow, female lead and female follow
- Enhanced courage to experiment with the unknown
- An understanding of how to take risks with confidence
- Practice listening non-verbally and communicating with your body
- A Spotify playlist
There will be opportunities for Q&A and debriefing. All this, and, you don’t have to be perfect!
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LJ #10 - How To MC Your Life
Presenter: David C. Jones
Date: Thursday July 27th
Location: (Change of Location) Boardroom (False Creek Community Centre)
Time: 1pm - 4pm
Description: This workshop looks at Applied improvisation from the perspective of the host. When distilling the qualities that make a great emcee, we see the transferrable skills for being a great team member or leader. They need a light sense of humour, the right amount of compassion and a tight measure of time. They also need to know that they are not the show. With their vibrant personality, they make the experience about others, and set them and the audience up for success with energy and knowledge. Improvisation is an important part of the tool chest to help cover mistakes, save face, or fill time. Secrets and ideas will be shared and discovered. Yes, and this:
- How does a person get over stage fright and/or nervousness in group settings?
- What tools are best for motivating and engaging a team of any size?
- How to increase ‘buy-in’ by making others the star? Horror stories and other gossip will also be shared - because we also can learn much from embarrassing scandals. The Seven C’s Framework (actually 10, but 7 sounds cooler) was created by myself based on my experiences and learnings. It will be a delightful and helpful takeaway.
Want to learn more about this Learning Journey? Hear directly from the presenter, David C. Jones!
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LJ #11 - Coaching The Coaches
Presenter: Jonathan Pitts
Date: Thursday July 27th
Location: The Improv Centre Upstairs
Time: 1pm - 4pm
Description: Applied improvisation coaches and leaders are the facilitators leading the exercises and games for participants, but coaches and leaders often aren't able to get feedback for themselves about how they're doing what they're doing instead of what they're doing or if there is a better or easier or more fulfilling way to lead the exercises they do. Coaches and facilitators give so much feedback to their participants, but they so rarely get quality in depth feedback about their communication, feedback, and presentational styles, and this workshop will give that to them.
LJ #12 - Silent Disco Epic Adventure In the City
Presenter: Myriam Verzat and Mitch Miyagawa
Date: Thursday July 27th
Location: Ferry Dock (TBC)
Time: 1pm - 4pm
Description: Join us for an adventure of Silent Disco through the City! Starting at Granville Island, we will take a day pass for the false creek ferries to discover the area with music! If you have never experienced a silent disco before, you are in for a treat! This technology allows you to be completely immersed in the music as everyone else is hearing exactly the same thing. Your two hosts will also be able to whisper to you directly some playful invitations. We will have a blast interacting with bypassers and inviting them to try the system out, creating some spontaneous dance parties wherever we go. There will be space for improvising and trying new things! AND! You will have the chance to be part of our crew for the Silent Disco event happening on Saturday night of the conference. We will give you a preview of what will happen and invite you to have a special role during the night.
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