In improv, we are expected to think fast and play intuitively. For good reason, nobody wants to watch you think for 60 seconds on stage before each move. Is the ability to think fast just unchangeable biology? Can you only build intuition through decades of stage time? I believe we can train for it.
In Improv Martial Arts, we slow down before we speed up. We train by playing the scenes beat by beat or even line by line. After every move, we analyse how the move impacts the story arc, the character dynamics, or the emotional impact, and decide where to go next.
Expect lots of freezes, deliberate replays, and group discussion. At first, this approach feels taking the play out of improv. But you build better intuition faster. And more importantly, you figure out what kind of stories you want to tell as a group.
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