It's 2020, my friends. And my curriculum needed to get with the times. Goodbye, Dukes Of Hazzard. Goodbye, s/he, his/her, him/her, etc. 2020 brings new exercises, new insights, and new clarifications for teaching. Links have been updated on the Class Materials page, but they're also here. Enjoy!
Make a choice the moment you enter stage. Choose to feel. Feel something about something - an imagined object, mimed activity, and/or your scene partner. Allow both you and your scene partner to be dynamic. Here's the final scene from a class building out that progression and its value: [videopress L5WDXzrA] And here's the class' outline […]
Objective: Players entering a scene in progress should always seek to heighten the games already in play. Heightening those games with concentrated pattern mechanics will increase the impact of those tertiary moves. The following outlines Tertiary and Polish moves with supporting video of me actually teaching a class those moves: Walking On and Walking Off […]
I recorded the session of my Patterns & Games class at The Coalition Theater in which we tackled the My 3 Rules game I've previously presented as a warm-up. One, the camera's distance makes it hard for the viewer to really track the game in play. Two, oh, man, looking for a drinking game? Watch […]
Mirroring/repeating language, details and rules heightens a group’s work while keeping it cohesive. INVOCATION – Players stand in a half circle. On the count of three, a “god” appears before them that they will worship in three phases: First, they will describe it physically; “Oh, God, with your fowl beak.” Second, they will address its […]
Pasted and attached below are Best Practices for Improv Teachers. From "making the curriculum your own" to "take your class out for drinks the first night," this document has tips for managing your classes better. Got any to add? Hit up that Comments space.
It's 2015! About time to update the Improv As Improv Does Best curriculum. Enjoy! Intro to Improv Curriculum 2015 (PDF) Character & Emotion Curriculum 2015 (PDF) Patterns & Games Curriculum 2015 (PDF) Long Form Performance Curriculum 2015 (PDF) For links to individual lessons and activities, go to the full Curriculum page.
The link below will connect to a PDF of an 8 Week course designed to prepare improvisers for a long-form performance as an ensemble. Enjoy! Long Form Performance IAIDB Curriculum Patrick Gantz 2013
HELP DESK Two players meet in the middle of the stage and focus on figuring out the scene together. I want to return this vacuum. What’s wrong with it? Or... I want to see a manager. Ma’am, he’s on a break. Or... I bought this and it won’t work. I’m going to need to see […]
HEY EVERYBODY! How do you focus a Ten Person game? Step right up. Step right up. I want to ride the roller coaster. You’re too short to ride this ride. See the two-headed boy for two dollars. I’m afraid of clowns. I ate too much cotton candy. Where can I buy beer? I’m on mushrooms. […]