by Lucy River | Dec 18, 2024 | Improv
By Juliana, Hypnotherapist & Improviser…About seven months ago, I acted on a gut feeling and googled “Improv in Santa Fe,” despite barely knowing what improv was. I had moved to Santa Fe 18 months earlier, in the depths of healing an illness that had dramatically altered my life. As a hypnotherapist and mindfulness teacher, my work was deeply fulfilling. However, moving to a new state, combined with chronic illness, left my life outside of work feeling painfully small and lonely. I needed more joy and community. A lot more.
by Lucy River | Dec 16, 2024 | Improv
Improv changed my life. How? Almost two years ago, I walked into my first ever comedy improv class, the Level One Intro to Improv 8-wk session, at Santa Fe Improv. An attorney by day, I had yet to recover from the isolation of the pandemic and online court proceedings…
by Lucy River | Jul 2, 2024 | Improv Classes, Improv New Mexico, Improv Shows, Improv Workshops
RJ Williams’s visit to Santa Fe Improv as a guest instructor could not have gone better. A sold-out performance with Eric Weiss, Santa Fe Improv, and two sold-out musical improv and hip-hop improv masterclasses rounded off the visit. Until the next time, RJ. RJ...
by Lucy River | May 16, 2024 | Masterclass Series
RJ Williams will teach two musical improv workshops at Santa Fe Improv on Wednesday and Thursday, June 26 and 27, 2024. RJ teaches at The Second City NY and has performed improv in the US, Europe, and Japan. He is part of the musical supergroup Baby Wants Candy, which performs at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival every year, and is a veteran member of North Coast Hip Hop Improv. He is also a playwright, drummer, and produces music for various projects.
by Lucy River | May 1, 2024 | Improv Workshops
Give a monologue and initiate a premise. It’s easy until it’s not. We will go over some solid strategies (one step beyond, analogous, using a character), problems to avoid (don’t forget the why) and things that are different than non-premise improv (Yes, you can tell the other person who they are). Once the scene gets going, it’s easy. Get sharp at this very useful tool and approach.
