Where: Bldg 20 , Rehearsal Function
Description
Improve your interpersonal skills through the power of improvisation! Improvised acting (acting without a script) is the ultimate exercise in teamwork. To create a scene spontaneously on stage, improvisers must work together and build on each other's ideas in real time. They also must utilize personal tools such as being positive, being obvious, accepting other people's ideas, being committed and confident, and most importantly having fun and cooperating with colleagues. These same tools that improvisers use can inspire professionals to better workplace performance. Through concepts such as yes, and, groups can take simple ideas and quickly transform them into creative ones by utilizing the group mind. In fact, several premier improvisation centers have used the activity to train major corporations successfully for years. This workshop consists of four sessions, all of which must be attended to receive credit. Audience: This workshop series is open to all member of the KAUST community above the age of 18. High school students from grade 10, 11 and 12 are invited to participate in this workshop.
Lisa Rowland
Lisa Rowland is a San Francisco-based improvisor and a member of BATS Improv, and Improv Playhouse of San Francisco. She is also a founding member of Awkward Dinner Party, and was voted Best Actor in the Bay Area in the SF Bay Guardian for 2012. In addition to performing, Lisa has been a teacher of improv for nearly ten years, teaching improv to students of all ages and experience levels. She coaches high school improv teams in the San Francisco Bay Area and is also is a trainer for improv-based workshops for professional teams. She has worked with organizations such as Google, Oracle, Stanford University and Genentech. She's been lucky enough to travel all over the country and the world doing improv, and is pleased to be coming back for a second year teaching as a part of WEP at KAUST.
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