STATUS:
Come pull apart and reassemble the techniques of improvisational STATUS! In this one-off, 3 hour workshop we'll look at the shifting dynamics of power on stage, and how it can be used for story, comedy, and mischief! This class will help you break habitual choices, sensitize your listening to shifts in status, and change the way you look at story and character in improv.
Prerequisites:
*Some* improv experience recommended.
If you're not sure, just email Ben@PinchCabaret.com
Date and time:
Thursday, April 24 | 7:00-10:00pm
Venue:
Waterloo Visitor Information Centre | 10 Father David Bauer Dr
Accessible Pricing:
If cost is a barrier for you, please email Ben@PinchCabaret.com and we'll figure out an accessible price. Don't be shy!
About the instructor:
Ben Gorodetsky is an improviser, director, and educator based in Kitchener, Ontario. They are curator and host of KW monthly mainstays: Pinch Cabaret and Together We're Boisterous Comedy. Ben is the former Associate Artistic Director of Rapid Fire Theatre, where he performed in the flagship TheatreSports show every friday night for seven years, and a nominee for a Canadian Comedy Award. He has performed, taught, and directed improvisation at The Magnet Theatre (NYC), Out of Bounds Comedy (Austin), UCB (LA), Highwire Comedy (Atlanta), English Lovers (Vienna), IGLU (Ljubljana), FERIIR (Reunion Island), Bad Dog (Toronto), and Blind Tiger (Vancouver). His performance work has been presented by The Art Gallery of Ontario, CAFKA, Lumen Fest, Movement Research at Judson Church, The Tank NYC, Mile Zero Dance, Brian Webb Dance Company, Expanse Festival of Movement Arts, Rubaboo Festival, Guelph Dance Festival, SpringWorks, and the Gas Station Arts Centre. They are creator and executive producer of TV series "My Pet Ate What?" for CTV/Bell Media. They teach at UWaterloo and hold an MFA from Brooklyn College-CUNY and a BFA from the University of Alberta.
More info: www.pinchpinchpinch.com/classes
*photo of Rapid Fire Theatre by Billy Wong