Improvisation

Pearson Lester B. UWC of the PAcific, Saturday 25th September 2010

In the class of Thursday 23th September, Derek, Emily and Dana demonstrated and taught us some improvisation techniques. First of all the class was nice because other students taught to other students. It’s a very interesting thing because of course students and teacher are not in the same level but her, at Pearson College and I think also in other UWC, teachers are welcoming. It’s a good thing because is a way to have a more interactive class. I would also like to show to my other classmates something is characteristic in Italian theatre and they have never heard about.

The subject of the lesson was how to improvise, especially in a situation that is not familiar to us. First our “little teachers” explain us some rules of this technique and then we made some games in order to become closer to each other. The games and the thinks they talked about weren’t new to me; I did them some days before during the CAS activity of drama. I enjoyed my time.

Libby also told me, Laure and Emily that maybe we are going to take part in a Goldoni commedia dell’arte! I would really love it; both because this kind of theatre is very familiar to me and because in these future lessons I’m going to learn a lot of things that I can later perform.

In these last days I was thinking again about changing the theatre class with a language or an economic class, that could be useful for me in the future, but I’m very happy to be in this class. I like my classmates, I like my teacher and the way she approach with us and I would love to learn more about the history of theatre and how to act well.

I’m happy now because I feel good, I like to be here, I’m becoming close to a lot of people, I love most of my second years, It’s a sunny day and the European Regional Day.

Gugu