Improv Your Perspective with Emma Boddy

Name: Improv Your Perspective with Emma Boddy
Start: 2025-02-01T14:00:00+00:00
End: 2025-02-01T17:00:00+00:00
Location: 50 St Paul's Road, BS8 1LP Bristol, United Kingdom

Schedule

Sat Feb 01 2025 at 02:00 pm to 05:00 pm

UTC+00:00

Location

50 St Paul's Road, BS8 1LP Bristol, United Kingdom | Bristol, EN

Saturdays 1st-22nd February (4-week course)| 14:00-17:00
“Improv Your Perspective” is a dynamic course for those interested in both personal development and improv, and eager to explore new ways of thinking. This course encourages participants to connect through playful theatre games and exercises in groups and pairs, and incorporates Playback Theatre* forms as its central method, offering a creative way to explore a new way of seeing things. Fostering a sense of our shared humanity creates an environment where individuals can learn, grow, and have fun together while expanding their perspectives.
*What is Playback Theatre? – An original form of improv theatre in which audience or group members tell stories from their lives and watch them enacted on the spot.
What to Expect:
Fun group and pair games that provide ample opportunities for connection and creativity
Learning different Playback Theatre forms & techniques each week
Deep listening skills – learn how to extract key elements from real-life moments shared by others and play them back to honour their stories
A solution-focused mindset – understanding its benefits and how to develop it throughout the course
Learning to trust our individual and collective spontaneity, fostering creativity and collaboration within the group.
A space where individuals can embrace their imperfections, connect with others, enjoy the humour in life’s little irks, and perhaps find a new perspective along the way!
PLUS: Learn how to prime your mind for a solution-focused approach* and have fun as you explore your desired outcomes within a lighthearted and playful framework, allowing you to carry positive energy and insights into the week ahead!
*What is a solution-focused approach? – An approach that focuses on solutions and positive change to help individuals move towards a desired future outcome.
Each session of this course can also be enjoyed as an standalone workshop – you can book the whole course, or individual sessions!
About the Instructor:
Emma is an experienced improviser, Playback Theatre performer, and Conductor. She is an active Performer with the international Playback Theatre group Story Lane. She is also a qualified Solution-Focused Hypnotherapist and Personal Performance Coach, Her collaborations include working with The ‘British Improv Project, ‘Funny Women’ and various mental health charities such as ‘Mind’ and ‘Off The Record’, as well as participating in well-being festivals like ‘Buddhafields’ and ‘Into the Wild’. Through these partnerships, Emma helps people “improv their perspectives” and discover new ways to grow, create, and connect.