BIF week

SCHEDULE

LECTURE

Randy Dixon, often referred to as "The Godfather of improv", will talk to you about his very own interest and approach in improvisational theatre. Laying out the aims and possibilities that improv as an art form can offer, he will also talk about its limits and possible ways to overcome them.

WORKSHOPS

Section: Body. Bodytelling. 
Workshop with Bruno Dreyfurst, Inédit Theatre, Strasbourg, France

We constantly speak with our body without realizing it. We nonverbally express much more than we think, as we actually almost have full conversations without talking. Bruno will place the emphasis of the workshop on how to be aware of the nonverbal „language“ of the body and how to have conversations of this other kind. Finally, the workshop will focus on the connection of this knowledge with the „spoken word“, making it a fruitful base of your improvisations.
Bruno is a member of the group „Inédit Théâtre“ in Strasbourg. He has been invited to the Berlin festival several times and also was a part of the French National Team during the Theatresports World Cup in Germany in 2006.Basic skills in improvisation are necessary, preferably a minimum of two years of improv experience.

Section: Heart. What a feeling! 
Workshop with Alieke van der Wijk, Troje, The Netherlands

Anything happening on stage is based on a feeling. But how can I become aware of it? How can I find this feeling and use it well-targeted within the scene? Alieke will be working on the development of several moods, emotions and feelings in this workshop and reflect on how they can change your scene. Love and Hate, Sorrow and Happiness, Euphoria and Disappointment – the emotion turns improv into theatre.
Alieke van der Wijk is a part of the group „Troje“ from Amsterdam where she and her partner Henk van der Steen work as improv-teachers, business-consultants and coaches with a special interest in the connection of theatre and communication.
Basic skills in improvisation are necessary, preferably a minimum of two years of improv experience.

Section: Mind. Why improvise? 
Workshop with Maja Dekleva, Kolektiv Narobov, Slovenia

In the improv scene we tend to forget to ask ourselves WHY we are doing it. There is a lot of time devoted to HOW, little less to WHAT, FOR WHOM, WHERE and WHEN, but the most deprived area is the place of reason and intent. It doesn’t matter if our WHY is connected to fun, personal growth, political aspects or pure joy in art creation – it always makes sense to keep asking ourselves this question and shape our work depending on the answer. In the “mind” section of the workshop we will be reflecting on this question through discussion and stage work.
Maja Dekleva works in the field of contemporary theatre as a director and a performer. She is the artistic director of Kolektiv Narobov, an artistic collective based in Ljubljana, Slovenia, but working internationally in great expands.
Basic skills in improvisation are necessary, preferably a minimum of two years of improv experience.

PANEL DISCUSSION

On saturday, all BIF participants will be able to discuss with international colleagues, which impact cultural differences have on improvisation. Are there distinct „cultural“ styles of improv? The ability of improv to connect people around the world and support intercultural exchange is well-known in the improv world. How can this be used in other contexts? How can improv use that ability but also cultural diversity at the same time? 4 international artists from the festival cast of IMPRO will discuss this matter.

BOOK

Cost: 295,- Euro
Including all elements of the BIF week.
If you would like us to book you a hotel room (together with fellow BIF participants), please contact us immediately for more information and booking. All participants who book a hotel through us will be accommodated at Hotel Freiraum Berlin, Wiener Straße 14, 10999 Berlin

Contact and information:
Die Gorillas
Carola Krischker
carola@die-gorillas.de