IMPROV FUNDAMENTALS | Workshop Series

Schedule

Tue Apr 28 2026 at 07:00 pm to 09:30 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

165 King St W | Kitchener, ON

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4 week, 10 hour workshop series introducing techniques of improvisation and spontaneity.
About this Event

Come explore the hilarious world of improv in this four 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 10 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:

Tues Apr 28
Mon May 4
Tues May 12
Tues May 19
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Time:

7:00-9:30pm

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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 165 King St W, Kitchener. This is the same building as Libro Credit Union downtown. The studio is in the basement and Ben will meet you at the street entrance to head down together. Make sure you go to King St West, not East!

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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

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Where is it happening?

165 King St W, 165 King Street West, Kitchener, Canada

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CAD 156.61

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