SWIMP26: Monika Ozdarska - Bring yourself in

BRING YOURSELF IN – How to find Depth, impact and heart of the scene  Improvisation is more than making people laugh — it can also move, inspire, and stay with the audience long after the scene ends. In this workshop, we will explore how to bring depth, meaning, and heart into your improvisation.  Through creative exercises and guided scene work, you will learn to: • weave themes of history, art, or real-life experiences into your stories, • balance humor with emotional truth, • create layered characters and moments that truly resonate. BRING YOURSELF IN and find the HEART of THE SCENE. I invite you to discover how impro can go beyond entertainment — becoming memorable, impactful, and full of life. Monika Ozdarska, a Polish improviser with 15 years of experience, has absorbed knowledge from over a hundred international teachers. She co-created an improv duet (WePolak) with the american improv icon Jeff Michalski and together they performed at the international festivals in Chicago, VIF (Ferry Beach USA, Maine), Athens, Uppsala, Toruń, Lisbon, Warsaw and performed independently in other countries including Germany, Greece, Holland, Poland, UK. With insights from over 2500 hours of global training, she's a wellspring of improv knowledge. Monika engages in a synthesis of theatrical improvisational styles derived from Viola Spolin, Keith Johnston, Sanford Meisner, and Anne Bogart, which are included in the curriculum of leading schools of improvisation. Monika taught in Holland, Germany, Greece, Poland, Sweden, USA. Her workshops are dynamic, unlocking improvisers' potential and enhancing their skills. She is a founder of The Art Of Yes Facebook page and podcast with the same name, and interviewed many improvisers from around the world.