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Improv Your Perspective with Emma Boddy

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Venue

The Bristol Improv Theatre
50 SAINT PAULS ROAD
Bristol, BS8 1LP United Kingdom
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Phone:
07936617158

Saturday 27th July | 14:00 – 17:00

Come join us for this 3-hour workshop ‘Improv Your Perspective’ – ideal for anyone interested in personal development, playfulness and exploring influences from Playback Theatre* with the unique twist of a Solution-Focused** approach.

Benefits

  • Increased confidence
  • Focusing on solutions 
  • Collaboration
  • Improved mood
  • Reduced social/anxiety
  • More confidence in day-to-day life due to taking risks in a safe and supported environment
  • Getting comfortable with making mistakes and celebrating them!
  • Solution focused tools to take home with you 
  • Explore Playback theatre forms

How does it work?

When improvising, being playful and incorporating a solution-focused approach, the part of the brain connected to self-censoring is shut off. This helps to remove inhibitions, and increases activity in the part of the brain responsible for self-expression, such as telling stories & responding to stimulus. By being in the moment or being mindful we can forget the worries & fears about things beyond what we’re experiencing right now. This is a powerful & fun workshop to quieten the thoughts that hold us back with the added benefit of finding solutions to life’s irks along the way!

“I had a fantastic evening. I wasn’t sure what to expect, but Emma created an immediate rapport with the group, and a great sense of fun and entertainment. I also learnt a lot about myself, and how I express myself, which has proved invaluable in my work as a lecturer, journalist and writer. It was an absolutely terrific event, an uplifting combination of enjoyment and education, and I would strongly recommend Emma and her work to anyone.” – Simon Hall, Course Leader of Compelling Communication Skills 

(University of Cambridge), ex BBC journalist, and author of Compelling Communication (Cambridge University Press).

*Playback Theatre is an interactive form of improv theatre where stories from audience members’ lives are shared and enacted by the players on the spot.

**The solution-focused approach is drawn from Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT) and is a short-term, goal-focused approach, which incorporates positive psychology principles and practices, and helps people construct solutions rather than focusing on life’s challenges.

About the Instructor

Emma is a seasoned improviser and playback performer with international playback theatre group ‘Story Lane’. She is a qualified solution focused hypnotherapist, personal performance coach & conductor of playback theatre.

Her background is in wellbeing where she has worked as a recovery worker and facilitator for Mind, Devon, Avon & Wiltshire Partnership trusts as well as local mental health charities and wellbeing festivals (Buddhafields/Into the Wild).

Details

Date:
July 27
Time:
2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Cost:
£42
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Organiser

The Bristol Improv Theatre
Phone:
07936617158
Email:
hello@improvtheatre.co.uk

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