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Improvisation Acting Lab
Special One Day Workshop
The Tools You Need for Great Presentations and Performances
Next Workshop AUGUST 16, 2010
Monday, 9:30 am - 3:30 pm
in Watertown, MA
To register for this one-day workshop:
Call 617-924-9596
E-Mail daena@daenagiardella.com
or register safely using PayPal

Improvisation Acting Lab
4 Week Monday Evening Series
The Tools You Need for Great Presentations and Performances
Dates Next Series To Be Announced
To register for this 4 week workshop:
Call 617-924-9596
E-Mail daena@daenagiardella.com
or register safely using PayPal

Everytime you interact with someone, you become an improvisational actor.
A job interview. An audition. A cocktail party. A simple phone call. In each case, you become your own writer. Your own director. Your own actor.
No day goes according to plan. No meeting goes as nticipated. No casual conversation plays out according to a script. But the talents you'll develop in this workshop are the next best thing.
Here are some of the skills you'll learn:
- Create scenes that are dynamic, specific, and interesting
- Create and develop believable characters
- Create spontaneous monologues
- Communicate with confidence and presence
- Authenticity, risk-taking, and boldness
- Teamwork and ensemble skills
- Physical and vocal freedom
Even performing artists can polish their acting chops.
Just as life doesn't go by a script, the film and TV industries are relying on improvisations to develop scenes. So even seasoned actors could benefit from brushing up on their improv skills.
Good scenes begin with the right setting.
Stretching and pushing yourself works best if you feel safe. The right environment is essential. In Daena's Improvisation Acting Lab, you'll learn in a fun and supportive atmosphere where trust underlies everything we do.
Meet Daena.
Daena has dual backgrounds in the performing arts and in organizational development and coaching. An actor, director and consultant, she has spent over 25 years combining these disciplines and, in the process, pioneered an innovative method for teaching improvisation to people from virtually every profession.
"There's no getting around it. We live in an unscripted world. You can rehearse in front of a mirror till the cows come home -- for that job interview, for that meeting where you're expected to speak, for the moment when you finally walk up to that very attractive person at the gym and introduce yourself. But the minute there's another person involved, the script goes out the window. If you mean to make an impression, you have to be able to think on your feet, hurl yourself into the moment, and improvise."
CNN, August, 2008
Daena has pioneered a popular, innovative, and movement based approach for teaching improvisational acting to people from all walks of life. Her insightful coaching, mastered over 25 years of practice, helps students become versatile improvisers and actors. Classes include participants from all levels of experience. Beginners welcome!
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