Improv 101 - Summer School Intensive (One Week Improv Course)

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This 1 week intensive will teach you the fundamentals of long-form improvisation. You will learn about basic scenework, agreement, listening, and playing grounded characters!

About Improv 101 - Summer School Intensive (One Week Improv Course)

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The Glasgow Improv Theatre's Improv 101

GIT Summer School: 1 week intensive!

This 1 week intensive will teach you the fundamentals of long-form improvisation. You will learn about basic scenework, agreement, listening, and playing grounded characters

This course is ideal for beginners and no previous performing experience is necessary

1 week intensive Course (+ Graduation Show)

Monday-Friday 12pm-5.30pm (5 classes total)

First class: Monday 3rd June 2024

Every day until:

Last class: Friday 7th June 2024

Class Venue: Vivace Theatre School, 243 Sauchiehall St, Glasgow G2 3EZ

Graduation show: Tuesday 11th June 2024 (Venue: The Old Hairdressers, Glasgow City Centre)

Pricing:

£160 Full Price (+ Eventbrite fees)

£120 Concession (+ Eventbrite fees)

2 Scholarship spaces available

The scholarships are two spots offered free of charge for people who would otherwise not be able to afford classes. Scholarships are available on a first-come, first-served basis. There is no application process and you won’t be asked questions about your circumstances or background when requesting one of the scholarship places. Our hope with the scholarship is that we can encourage diversity and remove barriers of entry to learning improv.

Apply to the waitlist if sold out (email: glasgowimprovtheatre@gmail.com)

No prerequisites required for this course.

Please send any questions to glasgowimprovtheatre@gmail.com

Taught by: Jeff Khan

Jeff Khan has been improvising since 2014. He is a founding member of the Glasgow Improv Theatre's house team, Couch, as well as being on the house team for Improv Cagematch at the Edinburgh Fringe. Jeff trained at The Free Association and was a member of their house team Minority Report. He was also a member of Gum, nominated for Phoenix Remix's Improv Group of the Year 2019.

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