Brighton Improv - Level 1b: Spontaneity and Play

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Classroom 5 - Maths Corridor - Main Building - BHASVIC
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Class description

Spontaneity & Play

Do you want to feel more relaxed and creative? To learn improvisation in a sociable, collaborative way? Or maybe meet new people in a friendly environment, to laugh hard and maybe even surprise yourself.

AndAlso’s first level introduces the core skills of improvisation in the form of listening, saying ‘Yes And’ and trusting the process. All the while learning to love failure. In doing these simple things, you will find the delight of creating on the fly. Simple improv exercises give you opportunities to reflect on your habits and maybe even change them. The first step to becoming a seasoned improviser and maybe making your life just a little bit easier.

Over two six-week blocks, our expert teachers will guide even the most nervous of new improvisers from simple games through more complex structures into the basics of scene work, concentrating both on the immediate fun and how to apply your new skills outside the classroom.

Our level 1 is perfect if you have never done any improvisation before or want to brush up on your skills. Level 1a leads into our Level 1b, which will deepen your understanding and give you more opportunities to practice and grow. This course finishes with a voluntary performance of scenes and games directed by your teacher.

End-of-term Showcase

You'll perform in an end-of-term showcase for friends and family on Wednesday, 22nd October at the Lantern Theatre.

Important Notes:

  • Although most of our students perform at the end of their courses, all showings are optional. They are not tests or graduations; they are just a chance to do what you have been doing in class and receive the adulation of your loved ones.
  • While we strive to maintain the advertised showcase schedule, dates are subject to change due to unforeseen circumstances. Refunds will not be issued in the event of a showcase date alteration.

    • Teachers

    Ben Tucker

    An improviser and keen purveyor of play. His time as an advertising creative has honed a knack for original ideas and a healthy disdain of hustle culture! Ben has taught Creative writing, created Escape Rooms, written and performed radio comedy, made board games, animated shorts, and engaged in plenty of other creatively nourishing pursuits. He discovered improv because the pottery class was full. He performs regularly in various shows… The &Also House Team, ‘Arcadia’, a regular with Ric and Simon at the monthly show ‘Scoops’, also ‘Made Up’, an improvised musical offering with freestyle rapper ‘Gramski’. Ben runs Buckbuck, an immersive theatre company that focuses on human interaction. He has performed and led entertainment at festivals, conferences, exhibitions, and parties for a wide range of clients, including Boomtown, Virgin, Apple, TikTok, Netflix, and Barclays. Favourite improv moment: A one-on-one moment while puppeteering a fortune teller. A young girl whose dad had recently passed, was asking when the boy she liked would like her back. ‘Zoltan’ encouraged her to find love in herself with her music, singing, and other things she enjoyed. She skipped away, enlightened! I cried.