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Category Archives: Performance Strategies

“C” is for “Consent”

How can we best take care of our partners and our companies as we step into the unknown with each other?

Posted byimprovdrMay 3, 2021October 22, 2023Posted inImprov Terms and Vocabulary, Performance StrategiesTags:Accepting, Boundaries, C is for, Consent, Ensemble, Improvisation, Permission, Postmortem, Safety, Yes AndLeave a comment on “C” is for “Consent”

“C” is for “Connections”

I consider the concept of “Connections” as an overarching improv term that includes, but is not limited to, the similar tools of callbacks and reincorporations.

Posted byimprovdrApril 26, 2021October 22, 2023Posted inImprov Terms and Vocabulary, Performance StrategiesTags:C is for, Callback, Connections, Long-Form, Patterns, Reincorporation, Short-Form, WeavingLeave a comment on “C” is for “Connections”

“C” is for “Conflict”

Is “Conflict” adding or subtracting from your improv work? Are there more fruitful ways to deploy this dramatic tool? Check out this 100th ImprovDr blog for some insights and possibilities.

Posted byimprovdrApril 19, 2021October 22, 2023Posted inImprov Terms and Vocabulary, Performance StrategiesTags:Action, C is for, Conflict, Energy, Obstacle, Story, TensionLeave a comment on “C” is for “Conflict”

“C” is for “Confession”

This entry explores one of the CAD trinity of revelations, the “Confession.”

Posted byimprovdrApril 12, 2021October 22, 2023Posted inImprov Terms and Vocabulary, Performance StrategiesTags:Breaking Routines, C is for, CAD, Character, Confession, Culpability, RevelationLeave a comment on “C” is for “Confession”

“C” is for “Complementary Action”

It’s time to think about “Complementary Actions” and how they can add variety and possibilities when our improv is stagnating in a sea of sameness.

Posted byimprovdrApril 5, 2021October 22, 2023Posted inImprov Terms and Vocabulary, Performance StrategiesTags:Breaking Routines, C is for, Complementary Action, Endowing, Parallel Action, RelationshipLeave a comment on “C” is for “Complementary Action”

“C” is for “Commitment”

What are you committed to…?

Posted byimprovdrMarch 29, 2021October 22, 2023Posted inImprov Terms and Vocabulary, Performance StrategiesTags:C is for, Commitment, Energy, Focus, Passion, Presence, ProfessionalismLeave a comment on “C” is for “Commitment”

“C” is for “Commenting”

Some improv schools embrace a playful form of “Commenting” but I’ve generally found that it deflates the energy of our scene work.

Posted byimprovdrMarch 22, 2021October 22, 2023Posted inImprov Terms and Vocabulary, Performance StrategiesTags:C is for, Cartooning, Commenting, Commitment, Mugging, Speaking Your TruthLeave a comment on “C” is for “Commenting”

“C” is for “Comedy”

Consider the many faces of comedy in improvisation performance with “C” is for “Comedy.”

Posted byimprovdrMarch 15, 2021October 22, 2023Posted inImprov Terms and Vocabulary, Performance StrategiesTags:C is for, Comedy, Drama, Gagging, Improv Strategies, Long-Form, Punching Up, Short-FormLeave a comment on “C” is for “Comedy”

“C” is for “Cleverness”

What’s the difference between informed choices and being clever? Consider “C” is for “Cleverness.”

Posted byimprovdrMarch 8, 2021October 22, 2023Posted inImprov Terms and Vocabulary, Performance StrategiesTags:C is for, Cleverness, Gagging, Jokes, Obvious, Over-OriginalityLeave a comment on “C” is for “Cleverness”

“C” is for “Character”

“C” is for “Character” offers some strategies for shaking yourself out of unhelpful patterns that might be restricting your work and play.

Posted byimprovdrMarch 1, 2021October 22, 2023Posted inImprov Terms and Vocabulary, Performance StrategiesTags:C is for, Character, Characterization, CROW, Improvisation, Long-Form, Physicality, Short-Form, WhoLeave a comment on “C” is for “Character”

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