Do you really understand the value of taking professional improvisation workshops? If you did, you wouldn’t hesitate to take one as soon as possible. There are multiple benefits for the actor, and they’re so worth the time and money.
I am a major advocate of improvisation training because I believe it is the best work for helping actors to build confidence, courage, creativity, and teaches them to trust their instincts. Also, it’s helpful in teaching (anyone) to stay out of their head, listen, and respond honestly.
Here are four benefits of improv training.
1. You learn more than from basic acting classes. I strongly believe that actors should always start with acting classes and at the same time or within a few months, do at least six months of improv. When taken alongside acting classes, for most, that training speeds up development. I believe this is because most acting techniques are focused on emotional connection, character work, truthful expression, and script interpretation, while improv is about freeing up the mind so as to be more creative with choices and instincts. The combination of the two provides more rounded and beneficial training.
Lots of college/university students and those who have be
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