In improv lingo “going into the cave” means taking a risk or taking on the thing that scares you. In an scene, if your character comes up to a cave where there’s a lion, you’ve got a choice. You can stay safe outside the cave or go into the cave and find out what happens. [...]
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Going into the Cave
Posted in improv, improv theory, musings, parenting on March 10, 2011 | 2 Comments »
From 0 to Story
Posted in improv, improv theory, parenting, storytelling on December 21, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I wrote this one back in November and never hit “publish”…so here it is now: As a new improvisor, I remember being awed by how quickly experienced improvisors created stories and brought them to life. They were just so fast. I certainly could never do that. As I became more experienced in working with stories [...]
Spontaneity is…
Posted in improv theory, parenting on October 20, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
“Spontaneity need not be showy or dramatic; it can be subtle, gentle, and unassuming. It can be present in the way one thinks, walks, looks at nature, dances, or hums a tune softly in the shower.” ~Adam Blatner (in Foundations of Psychodrama) I love the quote above because it embraces the idea that one can [...]
Mistakes are gifts! Celebrate failure!
Posted in improv theory, parenting on February 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I am continually trying to celebrate a failure. To throw my arms up in the air and shout with joy “Again! Again!” or “I love to fail!” “Mistakes are gifts” and “celebrate failure” are two core improv principles. Over many years of improvising, I’ve experienced these to be truths, in fact to be multifaceted truths. [...]
