WORKSHOP | Improv for Beginners| Tara Brodin | 13:00-16:00

Improv for Beginners

Participants will engage in exercises designed to develop listening  skills, characterisation, narrative, spontaneity, and teamwork. The  focus will be on short form games and scene structure. No experience  necessary just a willingness to play!

Tara Brodin, CET's Director & Theatre Instructor 

Tara  is a Canadian theatre artist and educator who now resides and works in  Zurich, Switzerland. An award-winning educator and critically acclaimed  director/performer, Tara has worked in over twenty countries as a  performer/director/educator.

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Tara  is passionate about teaching pedagogy and specializes in acting,  improvisation, physical comedy, modern clown, and devising original  works. She believes that a willingness to be vulnerable is the  birthplace of innovation and creativity and thus encourages her students  to embrace their missteps and to celebrate them with an enthusiastic  TA-DA! She invites them to rediscover their pleasure in play and uncover  the authentic artist within. Tara’s students have gone on to work  professionally all over the world.

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Tara has led individuals and organizations to success. She coaches executive leaders and their teams in the art of improvisation, vocal technique, body awareness, leadership presence and various other artistic mediums to enhance professional performance.

Tara  received her theatre training from the University of Alberta and holds a  Master of Fine Arts in Theatre Practice and a Bachelor of Education in  Theatre. In addition, she has a performance degree from Grant MacEwan  University specializing in Acting and Musical Theatre. Furthermore, she  has enriched her knowledge of world theatre traditions by travelling to  study with renowned theatre practitioners. She  loves comedy and has studied the art of improvisation extensively with  the internationally acclaimed Rapid Fire Theatre Company in Edmonton,  AB, and The Upright Citizens Brigade in New York City.

Tara  is passionate about the art of physical comedy and has studied with The  New York Downtown Clowns, Eric Davis, Christopher Bayes (Yale School of  Drama), Mick Barnfather (Theatre de Complicite) and some of Canada's  celebrated clowns: Jan Henderson, Shannan Calcutt, Sue Morrison, and  Michael Kennard.

Currently, she is living her dream being the Artistic Director of CET and directing CET’s mainstage productions.