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KJ5 – Quiet mind or LOUD mind
Notes from Keith Johnstone retreat, August 11, 2009 Can you to stop your thoughts for 1 minute? Try it now – just sit, breathe and don’t think. I’ll wait… How did it go? Unless you have a daily meditation practice, it can be very hard to quiet your mind. That’s normal for most of us. Now try the opposite. Pick a nursery rhyme or line from a song you know well – something like “Bah Bah Black … Read entire article »
Filed under: General, Keith Johnstone, Performing Improv, Teaching Improv, Workshops
Masks
Masks They appear at the end of October and on the fields of sports teams during football season but they have been part of the human experience throughout history. Every culture has had the mask. And it remains the symbol of theatre. Mask acting exercises as part of the training for Improvisers are liberating and exciting. When you put on a mask…you can take off another one. The mask liberates us from our personality…from our ‘normal’ behavior. Want … Read entire article »
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