Improv Workshop with Monika Ozdarska: Big Bang!

BIG BANG – start the scene with big impact!  Creative Use of Inspiration The audience gives the suggestion “flower,” and the first thing we see is an improviser walking on stage with a bouquet or picking a flower. We hear “operating room,” and two surgeons start putting on gloves. How many times have we seen this already? Inspiration can become a trap of banal and predictable choices. How can we change that, and how do we avoid it? BIG BANG! – An original start to a scene or show is like a fireworks explosion – it makes an impression and sticks in memory. Start with impact, creatively, and confidently. Surprise your audience and partner with an unexpected, fresh opening. Level up and start your show like a PRO! In this workshop, you’ll learn how to best use suggestions without falling into patterns and how to have fun with them. You’ll get creative tools to deal with the toughest, most mundane, or repetitive suggestions. You’ll never feel like your mind is blank and out of ideas again. You’ll also learn how to perform without verbal inspiration, just like many great improvisers – because true inspiration lies in your partner, in yourself, and in the space around you. BIG BANG! – Time to ignite your creativity! LEVEL: Everyone TIME: 3 hours, 2 pm - 5 pm  ABOUT MONIKA OZDARSKA Monika Ozdarska, a Polish improviser with almost 15 years of experience, has absorbed knowledge from over a hundred 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), Uppsala, Toruń, Lisbon, Warsaw and performed independently in other countries including Germany, Greece, Holland, 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.