Right now we are taking bookings for the first residency which will be given by Hoipolloi in March.  Places are limited so you will need to book asap to get a place.  To register interest or to receive an application form, email ben.pettitt-wade@hijinx.org.uk or call 02920 300 331.            

 #1 Hoipolloi

Improvisation course led by Hoipolloi Associate Director Stefanie Mueller

Fee: one week £100/both weeks £160

Week One - Getting it Wrong

Through discovering how wonderfully rich and amusing mistakes can be, we learn to worry less about getting things wrong. One of the most interesting moments watching an improviser, is the brief ‘not knowing’ before he/she takes a leap to gain footing again. Through exercises we will learn to enjoy this brief void as a performer and trust that we will land on the other side- regardless where this might be.

Week Two - Embody the Other

In contrast to starting with yourself as a base, we will aim to ‘embody the other’ as a channel for improvising.  We will explore a variety of exercises to distance ourselves from our own physicality in order to discover another state of being. New impulses will guide us and we will therefore find other responses in improvisations.  We will hopefully surprise ourselves and others by this new found freedom.

NB, these are two separate interlinked courses.  You can apply to do either week one, or week two or both. Our preference will be for participants who are able to do both weeks.

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