Improv for happiness bootcamp
Live Zoom Sessions
Coming Soon
What is Improv? Acting without a script. Making it up on the spot. Who is it for? anyone looking to have fun
What people said about this course
Thank you for running these sessions. It was great fun, the group felt supportive and it made me think about communication. Thanks to Sarah and Brian for lea...
Read MoreThank you for running these sessions. It was great fun, the group felt supportive and it made me think about communication. Thanks to Sarah and Brian for leading it so well.
Read LessPeople often worry about how they are coming across in a social situation, some people struggle with thoughts of being a failure or not good enough. We are all constantly bombarded with 'perfection' and the idea that 'life goals' make us whole, that we are conditioned to believe that every step we take must have meaning and be 'right'. That we worry, plan and concern ourselves in the search for this perfection, sometimes to the point of feeling empty, confused and demoralised. Add in the mix the stress and strain of life, this search to always 'get it right' is exhausting. Improv can help. Improv teaches us that we can be great without a plan. That when we make a mistake, it could open up a new golden opportunity, and if it doesn't we survive and can manage that uncertainty. Joining this course will invite you to get out of your head. You will have the opportunity to try things out in a safe and supported environment. To become comfortable with uncertainty and know you can cope. You will learn to notice the gifts in a mistake and the rewards in being clueless. You will build connections with others, laugh, play and learn to find comfort in 'going with the flow
Sarah will be integrating improv games with psychological benefits for wellbeing, while Brian will teach basic skills in improv games and character building. Sarah works with using theatre and the body to aid confidence and interpersonal skills to benefit wellbeing and general mental health. Brian is an experienced Improv performer and play write.
Live Zoom Sessions 2:30pm-5pm GMT, 7th, 8th, 9th April
Free
Funded course
A group of Improv-ers get together to discuss how improv comedy has helped their mental wellbeing and created friendships and connections
Brian Armstrong
"I have been involved with improv since 2003 at New Mexico State University. I performed with Baloney Sans Wits in El Paso, Texas and founded On The Wing in Las Cruces, New Mexico. I was proud to join Not Burnt Out Just Unscrewed at Unscrewed Theatre in Tucson, AZ, where I went on to form BRICK and Characters From Friends. In December 2018 I had the pleasure of performing at Improv Fest Ireland with David Razowsky and I now run Portsmouth Improv Experience."
www.brianarmstrongwriter.com
Sarah Haskett
My professional training includes a foundation in anatomy and physiology as part of my mental health nursing degree. I am a BABCP accredited Cognitive Behavioural Therapist within general primary care and long term health conditions. I hold a BTEC in adult education and practice in nursing mentorship, CBT supervision and creative coaching.
I am passionate in creative expression for good mental health and using creative ways to tackle stigma and aid understanding in our community. I have a background in acting and teaching youth theatre, and still perform at times holding a registration with Equity Arts Federation. I have studied with Adrian Jackson of Cardboard Citizens in facilitating Forum Theatre (also known as the Theatre of the Oppressed) which has been my main mode of integrating my psychological work with my love for acting. I have recently discovered performance in comedy and improv, which has enriched my life in so many ways! I love to play the West & North African hand drums, and have always been in love with dance of all forms throughout my life, but especially Middle Eastern dance which I perform and train regularly in.
Having acting, comedy, improv, dance and African percussion, in my life has provided me with life long friendships, confidence and joy that I cherish everyday.
Founder of my.creative-learning.net
Editor of the Creative Mental Health Guide community arts magazine www.creativementalhealthguide.org
For more on psychotherapy, CBT supervision, coaching & corporate training www.creativementalhealth.org.uk
The Good Mental Health Cooperative
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