Category: Improv

Curtain Up! Anxiety Down! Winter/Spring Classes Announced!

Lesly Fredman - Improv Class

Psychotherapist and development coach Murray Dabby, LCSW and Lesly have teamed up to provide a new valuable approach to helping people who suffer from social anxiety, phobia, speaking in front of groups, or ordinary forms of shyness and difficulties in social environments. Based on their experiences in their respective work, as well as learning from …

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Performance and Improvisation: Using Creative Methods to Work with Teens, Adults and Couples

Does play-acting, improvisation and creative performance sound like serious business? Surprisingly, it is! These forms can teach us a lot about the foundations of growth, learning, rewiring and development. But in this workshop, learning about the emergence of performance and improvisational-based approaches to psychotherapy will generate some of the most fun you can have earning …

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CURTAIN UP! ANXIETY DOWN! FALL CLASSES ANNOUNCED

Our next group begins on September 8th!! Curtain Up! Anxiety Down! is a unique program to help people with social anxiety, shyness, isolation or difficulty speaking to groups. It will involve improv fun, theatrical play and group therapy to work with people who are wanting a safe and supportive environment to work on similar issues. …

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The Big Why

  Why do I do what I do…as a creativity coach, improv teacher, performer, director, producer? Because I truly, deeply, madly believe in the power of art and laughter to create healthy digestive systems, happy brains, and world peace. Because I believe that to play is a way to gain entry into one another’s heart …

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Do Cats Do Improv?

Upside Down Bo

This blog is intended to provide information, address concerns, and clear up fallacies about the art of improvisation. I welcome any and all questions. Question from D.R.: “Do cats improv?” Cats are spontaneous, but unfortunately, most cats do not follow the rules of improv: especially make your partner look good and say yes. In fact, …

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New Improv for Social Anxiety Classes Announced!

Curtain UP! Anxiety DOWN! CLASSES POSTPONED TIL MID-MARCH In order to extend our outreach, we are postponing the start of the class session until mid-March.   CLASSES FOR ADOLESCENTS TO BE OFFERED Due to numerous requests, Murray and I will offer a version of these classes for adolescents as well. Start date will be determined based on interest. …

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Workshop for Mediators

Instructors: Dr. Rick Voyles and Lesly Fredman Three Training Sessions to Choose From (pick one): November 19th, December 2nd, December 19th, 2013 Course Description Just as a musician needs to train his/her ear, mediators also need to train their hearing, as well as strengthen their awareness of what is going on around them, at the same time keeping …

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