Terrible Noises for Beautiful People

This is a series of vocal sound-improv games and exercises. You get to make sounds, using your voice, with other people. Sometimes you’ll be running around, sometimes you’ll be still.

It’s kind of about collaboration, kind of about fighting, kind of about play, kind of about beauty, kind of not about anything.

Misha usually does a mix of tried-and-true exercises he’s done before, along with some experiments with the group to develop new ideas. Every time he does this it’s different, but you can get a bit of a sense of what past events have been like from a couple of videos you can find on Vimeo and Youtube. Or you can read an article.

Misha also writes a lot about these games in his book The Chairs Are Where The People Go.

Misha Glouberman is a consultant and coach who specializes in helping companies bring more meaning and connection to the events they run — everything from conferences to fundraisers to leadership retreats. He is the host of the Trampoline Hall Lecture series (also returning soon to San Francisco) and the co-author (with Sheila Heti) of The Chairs Are Where the People Go, which was named one of The New Yorker's best non-fiction books of the year. To learn more about Misha, visit his web site at www.mishagloubeman.com

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