PHYSICAL COMEDY | Improv Workshop Series
Schedule
Thu Jan 02 2025 at 07:00 pm to 09:30 pm
UTC-05:00Location
Visitor Information Centre | Waterloo, ON
About this Event
Physical Comedy:
Come explore the hilarious world of physical comedy in this four-session improv workshop series. Improviser and director Ben Gorodetsky is offering a playful, collaborative exploration of how your body can help heighten your improv and performance game.
Over the course of 10 hours of instruction this series will cover physical approaches to character, gameplay, stage picture, group-mind, and mime/object work.
Prerequisites:
*Some* improv experience recommended.
If you're not sure, just email [email protected]
Dates and times:
Thursdays| Jan 2-23 | 7:00-9:30pm
Venue:
Waterloo Visitor Information Centre | 10 Father David Bauer Dr
Accessible Pricing:
If cost is a barrier for you, please email [email protected] and we'll figure out an accessible price. Don't be shy!
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 139.78