This episode is a short one ;). Hear our takes on Impro Amsterdam, Birthdays, running, and Tob/Bottom. Stick around to the end of the episode and you might win a prize! We have a lot of fun!Join us next week for the first episode of our Muprov Fundamentals Series!

Sarah and Gini are co-hosting this week.  They continue to explore the treasure that is Evolve and chat about the concept of evolution and how this impact on human behaviour.  Follow Em: twitter.com/Stroudemr  linkedin.com/pub/emma-stroud Laughthinkplay.com Follow Anna: linkedin.com/in/anna-bartholomew-09206017 facebook.com/annacbartholomew instagram.com/annacbartholomew Follow Sarah: instagram.com/sarahbannock linkedin.com/in/sarahbannock Music Production with thanks to Adam and Helen at InCompany

Fire, Earth, Water, Air. After 100 years it is finally time to put your fists together and let those eyes glow. Thats right, magic is real and you can become the improv Avatar. Similar to our episode on The Ordeal, this one explores a forbidden technique on the the frontier of what is possible.This episode is shorter than normal because we are saving Sign-Off-Palooza for next time!

The chat hitting the fan this week - Johnny goes on a first aid training courses, alternative CPR songs to 'Staying Alive', some podcast recommendations, a potentially problematic episode of Frasier, Ben Kingsley's real name, the movie 'Steel Magnolias', Jennifer Lopez makes the 'Bob The Builder' movie, living funerals, esoteric collective nouns, a look back at the movie 'Swordfish', Melissa Mcarthy's improvisation, feeling sorry for people on 'First

Evolve – Join Em and Sarah as they chat how the way that they Play has Evolved over time.  How do you play?  Why does it matter to really think about Play and how can Play make you feel better – we chat this and so much more on this weeks episode! Follow Em: twitter.com/Stroudemr  linkedin.com/pub/emma-stroud Laughthinkplay.com Follow Anna: linkedin.com/in/anna-bartholomew-09206017 facebook.com/annacbartholomew instagram.com/annacbartholomew Follow Sarah: instagram.com/sarahbannock

We break down our own way to understand status and do some status duels! If you have never heard of status, learn it, if you have heard of it, learn our way and find yourself a powerful opponent! Hal had fun dueling for the real life status in this episode as well :).

Today’s episode of the Studio Alchemy Podcast features an interview with musician, Michelle Qureshi.  We chat about her creative process and improvisation. Find out more at: https://michellequreshi.com/On the Studio Alchemy Podcast we explore creative ways to transform our lives.  Hosted by Addie Hirschten, a contemporary impressionist painter, art teacher, author, and public speaker.  Find out more at https://studioalchemy.art/.

It’s a new month so we have a new treasure to explore!  Sarah is hosting alongside Em – so tune in to hear them chat about the treasure that is Evolve and how their beliefs and values have evolved over time. Enjoy! Follow Em: twitter.com/Stroudemr  linkedin.com/pub/emma-stroud Laughthinkplay.com Follow Anna: linkedin.com/in/anna-bartholomew-09206017 facebook.com/annacbartholomew instagram.com/annacbartholomew Follow Sarah: instagram.com/sarahbannock linkedin.com/in/sarahbannock Music

Miranda stays on the podcast to debrief the Tailor of Malta. (So listen to episode 09 if you haven't). Seeing how improvisors analyze their own shows is a great way to apply that learning to your own improv! Stick around for the sign off to get the low down on Swedish dish-clothes, Homebrew Syrups, and drinking Sap.

Johan has a martial arts background which eventually brought him to the Five Immortals Temple where he spent more than 5 years under the tutelage of Li Shifu. There he studied a variety of subjects including Tai Ji, longevity exercises, Dao Yin (guiding and leading of Qi), alchemy, swordsmanship, martial arts, Feng Shui, Yi Jing (The Book of Changes) divination, Daoist healing, and entering the 24th Dragon Gate lineage. Johan currently works as a Chinese medicine practitioner, taiji and qigong

This week Sarah is joined by Gini as we discuss our Treasure of the month Bravery through our wheel of Joy and chat about Bravery has been showing up for both of us this month. Follow Em: twitter.com/Stroudemr  linkedin.com/pub/emma-stroud Laughthinkplay.com Follow Anna: linkedin.com/in/anna-bartholomew-09206017 facebook.com/annacbartholomew instagram.com/annacbartholomew Follow Sarah: instagram.com/sarahbannock linkedin.com/in/sarahbannock Music Production with thanks to Adam and Helen at InCompany

For the Record is a conversation series where we speak with all manner of music heads — DJs, music journos, indie label captains, record shop owners, listening bar kingpins, et al — about their stories + the music that makes them. Join the Crate Coalition: https://discord.gg/sAaG6a7bv4 David Moses’ music explores territories such as euphoria, yearning, and deep listening through electronic driven improvisation, field recordings, and granular synthesis. His debut solo album "Carrier" is

Do you have songs or albums that take you to a particular time in life? Or that go-to song that gets you pumped up or helps you when you're feeling down? Music's ability to amplify and channel feelings and emotions has always fascinated me, and I loved having a conversation with accomplished musician, producer, and educator Efa Etoroma Jr. In this conversation we chat about streamlining the creative process, the importance of trust and support in collective improvisation and live

Straight from your TV Guide and into Ru’s Chit-Chat-Cadillac are two of Sydney’s finest actor/improv combos. Featuring Kat Hoyos (Amazing Grace, Here Come the Habibs) and Emma Leonard (800 Words, Home & Away) giving us the actor’s tea on improvisation. If you're in Sydney and keen to see some improv, catch ⁠Scary Strangers upcoming shows at ⁠www.scarystrangers.com/shows⁠⁠ Creator & Host: Ru Halwala Co-Host & Tech: Tom Stevenson // Kermit the Frog Theme Song: Jason Kenkel Presented

John Mistele, Miranda Johnson, and Will Gutzman join the podcast to put on a special Shakespeare show full of hats, shipwrecks, and gnomes! I won't spoiler the ending but boy are there surprises in store....

You know the drill if you have been here for the Hero's Journey, but before we can do our epic show for you, there has to be an even-more-epic practice run! In these practice run Hal and Julian play all the characters and in keeping with our tradition, accidentally ran a little over time... it is okay though because every minute is GREAT!

The GIGASPINE is back with JOHN MISTELE! These Gigaspine episodes in which we talk through how to build a whole show are my favorite thing that we do on the podcast and this one lives up to the high standards set by the Anna Wang in Hero's Journey 07! If you want to get a better narrative intuition, there is really no better way than hearing first hand how we actually solve the problems of what comes next: where and when should you Tenuki?

In this episode, I catch up with the inspiring and creative jazz bassoonist Michael Rabinowitz over his illustrious jazz career and we chat about topics such as his early days of studying at SUNY Purchase, how he amplifies the bassoon for the jazz stand, a life in jazz and improvisation, moving to NYC, making a living while balancing family life, his latest album "Next Chapter", and his recent activities. Find out more about Michael here, and listen/stream & purchase his album

Artist Allyson Bode and I find a quiet(ish) corner of Fan Expo New Orleans and have a chat about her work- SoulSpeak Studios! Not only her visual arts, but her background as a costumer come up. She and I have similar views on getting started with whatever tools you have, making improvisation and innovation part of your craft, and treating every convention as an adventure. You can follow Allyson on Instagram and the main website for SoulSpeak Studios. She extended SoulSpeak to be a platform for

WE are back after our Christmas break and this months treasure is all about Bravery – join Em, Gini and Anna as they chat Brave sound effects (yes really) how we know when we are being Brave and what that feels like. The Alana Gini mentioned in the pod is Dr Alana Jelinek from her book Between Discipline and A Hard Place published by Bloomsbury 2020 and available here: https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/between-discipline-and-a-hard-place-9781350100473/ Follow Em: twitter.com/Stroudemr