I love improv. To me it’s like a playful conversation with your best friend. And I also think teaching is a bit like a conversation. A transfer of knowledge or a creating of connections for a student. To have teaching sessions that are as alive and vital as an improvised scene holds the potential for magic. The best improvisors will tell you it’s this playful spirit that is part of the secret. But what does it actually mean to be playful?
Listening. The first secret to great improv is listening- and there a few different ways to listen. More on that tomorrow…
