INTERSPECIES IMPROV WITH ANNE BASSEN, MFA, MSW
IMAGINE A SCENE BETWEEN AN ANGRY BIRD AND A DEPRESSED CEO TRYING TO
REPAIR A COPY MACHINE TOGETHER, AND THIS IS THE START OF IMAGINING THE
WHIMSICAL AND HILARIOUS NATURE OF INTERSPECIES IMPROV.
I START WITH MOVEMENT IMPROV STRUCTURES AND TECHNIQUES RANGING FROM
POST MODERN DANCE AESTHETICS, TO LABAN’S QUALITIES OF MOVEMENT, TO
SIMPLY LEADING EXPLORATIONS OF THE INFINITE WAYS OUR BODIES CAN MAKE
SHAPES AND MOVE IN ORDER TO BREAK THE BOUNDARIES OF WHAT COULD BE
IDENTIFIED AS PEDESTRIAN, HUMAN MOVEMENT. I USE IMAGERY ALSO ASKING
THE CLASS TO MOVE AS BIRDS, DOGS, CLOUDS, A PENCIL, A CEO ETC.
INFINITE POSSIBILITIES ARISE.
THEN THE FUN BEGINS AFTER WE PHYSICALLY CREATE THESE CHARACTERS, GIVE
THEM SIDE COACHING WITH EMOTIONS, OR ACCENTS OR WHATEVER, AND PUT THEM
IN SCENES TOGETHER. THE SCENES ARE ALWAYS FRESH, TOUCHING, HILARIOUS
AND MORE.
THIS WORKSHOP SOLD OUT AT LAST YEAR'S IMPRO AMSTERDAM FESTIVAL, AN
INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF IMPROV THEATER. REGISTER TODAY TO AVOID
DISAPPOINTMENT! REGISTRATION IS OPEN UNTIL JANUARY 24TH OR UNTIL THE
CLASS IS FULL.
ANNE BASSEN IS A CHOREOGRAPHER, DANCER, AND IMPROV THEATER TEACHER WHO
LIVES IN BROOKLYN, NY. HER IMPROV CLASSES ARE INFORMED BY HER
AESTHETICS AND TRAINING IN POST MODERN DANCE, CONTACT IMPROV,
EXPRESSIVE ARTS THERAPY. SHE HAS BEEN AN IMPROVISER IN DANCE, THEATER
AND MUSIC FOR THIRTY YEARS. HER CLASSES ARE A UNIQUE BLEND OF
MOVEMENT AND THEATER IMPROV. HER INDEPENDENT CHOREOGRAPHED WORKS HAVE
WON MANY AWARDS AND GRANTS OVER THE LAST THIRTY YEARS.
ANNE PRESENTLY TEACHES IMPROV THEATER AND MOVEMENT IN NYC, AT IMPROV
FESTIVALS IN EUROPE AND IN OTHER PLACES IN THE US.
SHE ALSO HAS TAUGHT THE VIEWPOINTS IN NYC AND EUROPE. SHE CURRENTLY
TEACHES AT THE BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE, PARSONS SCHOOL
OF DESIGN, HER OWN INDEPENDENT CLASSES AND OTHER PLACES. SHE HAS
TAUGHT WORKSHOPS IN VIENNA AND KREMS, AUSTRIA AS WELL
AS WARSAW, POLAND AND OTHER CITIES IN THE USA.
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