Physical Theatre & Movement for Improvisers

This workshop explores a body-led approach to improvisation. The touchstones of this workshop are wide ranging: movement principles from Popular and Ensemble Theatre traditions; performance forms such as melodrama, commedia dell'arte and circus; sports and games; and a range of exercises around questions of shape/form, image and the dynamics of the natural world. We then explore what becomes possible when these principles are incorporated into the context of improv.

About Gabe McKinney

Gabe McKinney is a teacher and director whose performance credits include Speigelworld's Absinthe in Las Vegas. His directed Old God, Vol. II and co-created the radio play Pelican Bay Speaks. He was a member of Wet The Hippo and has taught for The Idiot Workshop. He is a former faculty member of Dell'Arte International where he also earned a MFA in Ensemble Based Physical Theatre. Additionally, he has worked as a clown consultant at Ferrari World in Abu Dhabi and Cirque du Soleil's Zarkana.