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| The SUPER DUPERS teaching others to save the world PLEASE NOTE: OUR CLASSES HAVE BEEN PUT ON HOLD WHILE WE FOCUS OUR ENERGIES ON THE EDUCATION & CORPORATE DIVISIONS workshops & classes improv, theater, music, writing, and more beginners, professionals, directors, actors, & everyone else |
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PREVIOUS CLASSES
Good Habits for Great Improvisers
Our new workshop series, Good Habits for Great Improvisers, is created to bring together performers for a fun-filled, challenging, opportunity to build and re-
discover good improvisational performance techniques. These workshops will re-enforce, demonstrate, and remind participants of the good habits that every
improviser should display in rehearsal and performance. We create a safe and playful environment in which experienced artists can feel comfortable being
‘students’. Our experienced teaching artists create curriculum that focus on learning by doing, constructive critique of self and others, and setting clear
individual and group goals. Some improvisational experience is recommended.
Course Description:
The Basic Tools – focus on spontaneity, making others look good, building on ideas, and other foundation improv. ‘rules’. Build upon your strengths,
recognize those fundamentals you may be neglecting, and remind yourself or discover your personal blocks to being the best improviser you can be.
Storytelling in Improvisation – focus on the importance of storytelling and story structure in scene work. Practice finding your story and bringing it to its
logical conclusion, play with different styles and the techniques of various genres. Enjoy the comfort of story structure by finding, not forcing, compelling arcs
within your stories. Emphasis on unexpected perspectives and natural endings.
Characters and Relationships in Improvisation – focus on creating, exploring, and developing unique and interesting characters with unusual and
motivating relationships. Challenge yourself to create surprising, whole, and grounded characters existing in relationships that go beyond the ‘usual’. We
guarantee you will portray characters in this class you never have before.
Music in Improvisation, Parts 1 & 2 – implementation and practice of musical devices, techniques, and singing in improvisational theatre. Explore all of the
ways in which music can breath life into your improv. and vise versa. Part 1 will focus on improv games based in music. Part 2 will teach students to apply these
games to specific musical styles (improvisers that pre-register may request a specific style). Guest musician/instructor Victor Speigel.
Putting It All Together – take everything practiced throughout the workshops and put it into a show for ourselves and invited guests. We’ll strut our stuff and
practice what we’ve learned with feedback, laughs, and lots of fun.
Foundation Classes
1 - Introduction to Improvisation X 4 weeks
2 - Elements of a Well Told Story X 4 weeks
3 - Creating Well Developed Characters X 4 weeks
This fun, fast-paced, group oriented four-week class will familiarize participants with DCIA's unique "Improvisational Method" through exercises and scene work.
Made up of three parts, these four week courses will begin to explore the foundations of a good scene including teamwork & spontaneity, story structure, and
characterization & movement. Students may begin study with any foundation course and complete them in the order of their choice. All levels of experience are
welcomed & encouraged. Successful completion of all three foundation courses and instructor approval will move student into Level 2 courses. Class size is
limited please reserve your space ASAP.
LEVEL 2 - Exploration of Scene Work
Ages 17- Adult
Students will take the foundation skills acquired in the first three courses and move into less 'exercise oriented' and more scene oriented work. They begin to
apply those skills to coached scene work. This fun group oriented course will allow students to begin to explore the depth, stretch the limits, and experiment with
their newly discovered improvisational techniques. Very low pressure environment of positive feedback, constructive self-critique, and group support to achieve
course and individual goals. Great for actors and non-actors alike.
Introduction to Improvisation for Kids & Teens
AGES: Under 18
Whether you want to be an actor, an astronaut, or an aardvark when you grow-up, this fun, fast-paced, group oriented three-hour workshop will introduce
participants to our unique "Improvisational Method" through short-form scene work. This is a fun course great for building confidence, discovering creativity,
allowing spontaneity, & just having a good time. All levels of experience are welcomed & encouraged. Class size is limited please reserve your space ASAP.
Improvisation in Professional Sales
Unit 1: THE ART OF IMPROVISATION Participants learn and practice our unique IMPROVISATIONAL METHOD, the six powerful, interpersonal behaviors at the
heart of our innovative training program.
Unit 2: SPONTANEOUS COMBUSTION High-energy skill-building activities are used to develop and explore spontaneity, flexibility, innovation, & creative risk-
taking.
Unit 3: WHY THEY BUY! An exploration of why and when customers buy, and the importance of building long-term, win-win relationships.
Unit 4: THE ANATOMY OF SALES Learn our 10-step anatomy of an exceptional sales encounter, from preparing for the call to gaining a commitment.
Unit 5: ASKING STORY QUESTIONS! Learn and practice STORY QUESTIONS, our unique questioning technique designed to discover the pain, heighten the
need, solve the problem, & advance the sale.
Unit 6: EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION Improvisational exercises to develop and practice clear communication, active listening , effective paraphrasing, and
appropriate use of eye contact and body language.
| Class Policies PREREGISTRATION - To qualify for pre-registration or pre-pay discount both must be received 72 hours before first class/workshop begins. CLASS SIZE LIMIT- Class size is limited to allow for direct feedback, therefore, early registration is recommended. WALK-INS- Though some classes or instructors allow ‘walk-ins’, without registration we cannot guarantee a space or room in the class. Walk-ins are allowed only if class size limits allow. GUARANTEED SPACE- Space is not guaranteed in a class/workshop until registration and payment are received in full, nor will participation in a class/workshop be permitted without full payment. CLASS CANCELATION- If a class is canceled by Delta City Improv for any reason, including low enrollment, students will be given a full refund or may choose to use it as credit for a different course. We will do our best to notify you within 48 hours of a class cancellation. WITHDRAWL- If you wish to withdraw from a class that you have pre-paid and registered for you must notify the instructor 72 hours before the first session of that class, we will refund your paid registration minus a $25 fee. If class fee was less then $25 there is no refund available for that class. LATE WITHDRAWL- If you register for a class and wish to withdraw once it has begun, no refund will be given. We contract with facilities and artists based on enrollment and chances are someone was on the waiting list and could have filled the spot. BOUNCED CHECKS- Any bounced checks will incur a $10 fee in addition to the required class fee that you will still owe. MISS A CLASS- If you resister for and do not attend a class/workshop for any reason, we will not provide make-up classes or refunds. |
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