Yum yum
Daring to be silent, trying something new, mixing beginners with old pros, finding the game (says John Wright), listening, being surprised, falling into the present, letting the body be. Nothing to fear but fear itself.
Far Games workshop: The BoyzBand Routine
London 2007
Yawn yawn
Talking, talking, talking, one liners, performers fighting for attention, auto-pilot (same format, same mix of people, forever…), safe play, cleverness…
Woody Allen
He’s a living god. The shame is most people will only realise that when he’s dead.
Eric Cartman
Of course Eric has his shortcomings. For one he didn't think of (Red), the smart way to make money out of other people misery. But that's only because his mum does all the shopping.
Julia Roberts for not shaving her armpits before attending a premiere, which helped thousands (millions?) of fashion journalists and columnists around the world pay their rent.
John Coltrane
Each time he played his saxophone he initiated a big bang in a parallel universe and started a new cycle of life. But he kept pretty cool headed about it.
Borat
Because the naked fight is this film is the best piece of Modern Art I’ve seen in decades.
I devised a workshopping/jamming format - the Far Games - to make improvisation accessible to all and get experienced performers to work alongside great beginners.
I believe we can all learn from each other.
Showing Off:
I had my first TV acting job aged 17 in a ghastly American drama. As a good pro, I spent the night before the shoot learning my line: “ Came on Nancy! Into the pool!”. Kristin Scott Thomas was playing Nancy, my fiancée. She drove us in a 1930 Jaguar convertible and went on to become a Star wile I disappeared in India for 30 years.
I trained some of the actors of the first ever Yemeni Feature Film A New Day in Old Sana'a and boy that was fun! Thanks Bader for having me!
Improvisation :
Improvisation walks on two legs: relaxation and focus. We use warming up exercise to get us. The idea is to abolish self-consciousness by shifting our focus to fellow players. Once we’ve achieved this state, the world is our playing ground. See www.imprology.com for more or book yourself in.
Advanced workshop, Jan 2008
Voice warm-up - Beginners workshop, Septembre 2007
Improvisation for performers workshop, London, March 2009-03-15. In this game, a player waits outside the room and all the other players are given something for him to do in that case, taken from the Lord of the Ring, to throw the Ring into the fires of Mount Doom. Theyve got the best of 3 seconds to prepare without verbal communication.
Who I'd like to meet:
Anyone really. And actors, improvisers, puppeteers, musician, teachers, consultants, community workers etc. based in London or not.
I would also be interested to meet cognitive psychologists researching/willing to research acting and improvisation (see The suggestible mind). We're planning a multidisciplinary performing company for 2012 and we'd love to have a Cognitive Behaviourist in Residence (no really).
Also if you're based in London or visiting often, you might be interested in the London Actors and Improvisers Meetup Group. We get together once or twice a month to practice our skills and gently confuse tourists and Londoners alike. This is wat we do...
With the Stuttgart's Delight:
Improvisation warm-up in the park:
Impersonating the Dutch Chamber Choir
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Free tip #1
The importance of presentation skills
"If you haven't yet realise the importance of presentation skills then this video is for you."
My parents were both artful and jammy! Script-dodging is a way of life for me, and one of many personas for someone you have yet to meet! It really is time we had that coffee - I will arrange via the Facebook...
yes... I now know that I spelt it wrong... chagrin!!! so how are you?? having plenty of fun I hope!! I am still planning on getting down to london one weekend for one of your workshops...
howdy monsieur... how are you?? jeesus!! my kidneys are under attack today... I had planned a marathon drinking sesh with my pals last night in Northampton... So imagine my chagrine (yes, chagrine... look it up) when I find out that the planned night out in an okay town, turned into a night in Daventry... a town whose highlights are "Jessons Well", "Spoonies" and "The Square"... yeah, baby, yeah!!! needless to say I was not that impressed! I have only just moved back to the area and truth be told, I cannot wait to get back out, but I thought I'd make the effort. Well, if you have to suffer a night in Daventry then take the following steps; 1. Take a Mark Scoble with you... trust me! 2. Take a Melissa Mudge, cause they're grrrrrreat!! 3. Get so drunk you don't know even know WHO you are, let alone WHERE you are!!! Hence the kidney wars in my body... ouch...
how art thou this fine and (strangely) sunny day?? Well, 7.5 out of 10.... that is the average score I got for my looks this week from about thirty woman I know... so this IS a scientific result. Better than 4 I suppose!! Not much to report this week really... more people are coming outta the wood work from my "school" years to say "Hi, how you doing?" which is fun. One real nice one to hear from was Paul Macefield... who happens to be in one of my favourite local bands... I'd never noticed till I saw his myspace, I nearly fell off me chair!! So that has spurred me on a bit... and then I have some auditions in Birmingham, N. London and Manchester this next week. Not very confident of my chances, but you gotta do these things. Well hope you are doing well, and holla back.
Well, my oh my.... it really is true! Your life really DOES fly before your eyes before you die.... but don't worry I am still alive! I must be to be writing this.... unless?? I went to a seventies do up in Preston, which considering it is up north ain't that grim you know... anyway, I digress... I was driving back along the UK's longest motorway, the M6. Sat next to Kayleigh, I was remarking how "I like where we are, when we drive in my car" when an idiot came screaming through the traffic! I was forced to break hard... but my car, Mr Blue Sky, being 40 years old does not have ABS... thus the wheels locked and we skidded for (and it was measured) 1/2 a mile!! I was only doing about 78mph.... and yes I know the limit is 70mph, but who religiously sticks to that?? Well I will now.... I hadn't been drinking either before you start.... and the police constable let me go no problem. But in the 30 seconds it took to stop and hit the kerb on the side of the M-Way quite literaly dozens of memories came flooding back in what REALLY DID seem like an eternity!!
The day when I was 5, and asked an old lady if she had wrinkly boobs to match her face.
The time when I was 7, and too scared to tell the priest I needed the toilet... so rather than be told I was a devil child... I shat myself.
When I was 11, and feeling ill and wanting to go home from school telling Mr Chapman I must have "morning sickness", and not knowing what he meant when he asked me when I was due?? Or the time on a school trip to Weymouth that I got undressed behind what I thought was a Vanity screen.... only to turn round naked and visible to the whole town promenade naked!!!
What a wonderful set of memories to be reminded of....
Aha, I found you on youtube. com, you sneaky little one.
I shall add you and steal all you videos for (my) myspace. (Thats sounds weird, I will now put brackets in place to remove the weird. - Hay, why do I have brackets around me???)
Oh dear someone's let me loose! I'm not weird really.
Maybe, perhaps, if you say so. I believe you and only you.
I hope I can change this when I read this over tomorrow. It'll sound fine at the mo. (Yep told you so. )
Nathan
P.S. You got some cool friends on here. Add me, add me! No? Not after reading this. (Don't think I would either. - Typing as he laughs nervously still about to push post anyway. )
Really like the games you got listed too on www. imprology. co. uk. (There's a plug, opps, on your space isn't it, not too useful then am I. Ah, how about www. glamtv. co. uk - got a useful plug in. Opps, thats not for you. My mistake.) I see a few influences too. One question on this tho, have you heard of Joseph Chaikins??? Only a question that comes to mind for a term you rely on.
Nathan
P.S. But as it stands your better off visiting www. youtube. com and searching GlamTV, we are still between not sorting ourselves out and sorting our selves out. (Yes, almost sorting ourselves out. I'm glad someone worked that out. )
