IMPROV FUNDAMENTALS | Workshop Series
Schedule
Thu, 04 Dec, 2025 at 07:00 pm to Thu, 18 Dec, 2025 at 09:30 pm
UTC-05:00Location
Visitor Information Centre | Waterloo, ON
About this Event
Come explore the hilarious world of improv in this three session, introductory workshop series. Improviser, director, and UWaterloo lecturer Ben Gorodetsky is offering a playful, in-person introduction to spontaneous creativity.
Over the course of 7.5 hours of instruction this hands-on workshop series will cover listening, storytelling, character, humour, cooperation, and presence.
No experience necessary! All are welcome!
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Schedule:
Thursdays | Dec 4 - 18 | 7-9:30pm
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Accessible Pricing:
If cost is a barrier for you, please email [email protected] and I'll figure out an accessible price. Don't be shy!
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Location:
This workshop will take place at the Visitor Information Centre located at 10 Father David Bauer Drive, Waterloo. The small wooden structure by the Canadian Clay and Glass Gallery.
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About the instructor:
Ben Gorodetsky is an improviser, director, and educator based in Kitchener, Ontario. They are curator and host of KW monthly mainstays: Pinch Cabaret and Together We're Boisterous Comedy. Ben has performed, taught, and directed improvisation at The Magnet Theatre (NYC), Out of Bounds Comedy (Austin), UCB (LA), Highwire Comedy (Atlanta), English Lovers (Vienna), IGLU (Ljubljana), FERIIR (Reunion Island), Bad Dog (Toronto), and Blind Tiger (Vancouver). His performance work has been presented by The Art Gallery of Ontario, CAFKA, Lumen Fest, Movement Research at Judson Church, The Tank NYC, Mile Zero Dance, Brian Webb Dance Company, Expanse Festival of Movement Arts, Rubaboo Festival, Guelph Dance Festival, SpringWorks, and the Gas Station Arts Centre. They are creator and executive producer of TV series "My Pet Ate What?" for CTV/Bell Media. Ben is the former Associate Artistic Director of Rapid Fire Theatre a nominee for a Canadian Comedy Award. They teach at UWaterloo and hold an MFA from Brooklyn College-CUNY and a BFA from the University of Alberta.
More info: www.pinchpinchpinch.com/classes
*photo of Rapid Fire Theatre by Billy Wong
Where is it happening?
Visitor Information Centre, 10 Father David Bauer Drive, Waterloo, CanadaEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
CAD 119.17
