Improv toolbox: Freeform, scene edits and organic transitions

Facilitator: Gael Doorneweerd-Perry
Level: Intermediate
Cost: €80

Date: Saturday March 28
Time: 10:00am - 4:00pm (with 1 hr lunch break at 1:00pm)

This workshop is open to INTERMEDIATE improvisers. See our FAQ for level descriptions.

We all love to see movies with smooth and gentle transitions. To see different pieces of a jigsaw fall in place, echoing previous themes in parallel dimensions. To follow a camera moving and jumping from a character to another without the viewer noticing it.

This is a workshop about transitions and edits, to create organic freeform shows, without any break. Using different techniques (from classical improv edits revisited to movie shots), you will learn different tools you can use to improve your freeform, longform or even shortform shows. Based on a total trust in your partners, you will experiment a new intensive way of improvising, where the game is everywhere, at every moment, without a pause.

Boundaries aren't limits, they create playgrounds!

About Gael Doorneweerd-Perry

Gael has been doing improv for over 15 years, starting in Strasbourg and now in Amsterdam. He's the co-founder of Flock Theatre, Anananas & Pampamplemousse (formerly La Carpe Haute), the SIN (a network of improvisers across Europe), and Safe Play, a community focused on creating a safer improv environment. After leading IMPRO Amsterdam, he's now the co-Artistic Director of Improfestival Karlsruhe and the Flock Festival in Amsterdam.

Gael loves teaching and performing around the world, often with his partner on and off stage, Laura Doorneweerd-Perry. They toured with their show "Object of Affection" before settling in Amsterdam to launch Flock Theatre, where they produce unscripted theatre and collaborate with other artists.

His latest projects include fun and unique duo shows with Diego Ingold, Inbal Lori, and Katy Schutte. Gael’s improv style is playful and heartfelt, blending physicality, kindness, and a dash of craziness.3