"Shifting gears" - improv workshop with Jochem Meijer (The Netherlands)

Shifting gears

Improvisational theater comes in many forms and often troupes specialize in a particular style. Some will talk a lot during their scenes, others focus on silence, some groups love making small talk and others focus purely on the relationships between the characters. But what would happen if you changed the style you are playing in in the middle of the scene? That is what you are going to discover in this workshop.
The goal is to learn to shift styles and speeds during the scene. You will create dynamic scenes that can make small talk all of a sudden very important for the characters and switch from talking heads into beautiful silent moments. I will hand you an easy-to-remember system with which you can consciously switch back and forth between different styles for the good of the scene.

Jochem Meijer is an improviser from Amsterdam. He started improv in 1999, so he can and will say that he has over 2 centuries worth of experience. He has made it his work to teach various improv troupes, schools and companies within the Netherlands and Europe and he also plays in various specialized improv groups. In his free time, he is trying to insert his improv skills into the online gaming world. Ask him about it and he will explain in depth what that means (so beware).
He loves making people click with each other and focuses on getting the group to grow together. In his workshops, he focuses on learning through doing. So don't expect to be sitting down for long discussions and be prepared to get moving and playing when you take a workshop with him!

This is an improv workshop organised by Rahel Otsa Improkool. You can find more information about improv and ways to get connected here: www.improkool.ee/