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Improv Rules for Writers Workshop (presented by Bigfoot Reg.)
July 20, 2019 @ 10:00 am - 11:30 pm
FreeImprov Rules For Writers
3 Simple Rules Making More, Better, Faster, Writing Without Anxiety
Skyler Reed, Editor at Moved By Words
(http://www.movedbywords.org)
All Levels
All Genres / Writing Styles
Includes Optional Feedback Component
Send a note to skyler@movedbywords.org if you want to send all-genre/all-style work of up to 10 pages in advance to be discussed in class or after class
Drawing from a diverse background of both musical and stage improvisation, Skyler Reed presents a new kind of writing workshop that focuses on how you can say ‘yes’ to every word you write and become consistently re-generative and joyful in your writing process by introducing improvisation techniques into your own work. Create work that is meaningful and ‘yes’-filled from the first word to the last, in IMPROV RULES FOR WRITERS we will work on drawing from both stage improv techniques (such as ‘THE HAROLD’ from The Committee improv group), slam poetry style riffing, and musical improv call-and-response to create new techniques for generating work better, faster, and across any genre or subject with more consistency and less anxiety.
SUGGESTED VIEWING BEFORE WORKSHOP
DEL CLOSE ON THE HAROLD METHOD
https://youtu.be/4JxH9ZuylAg
JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER ON DEVELOPING IMPROVISATION GAMES
https://youtu.be/eim-tZwSTFU
NATIONAL POETRY SLAM HAIKU DEATH MATCH (CONTENT WARNING: SEX, WHITE PEOPLE TALKING)
https://youtu.be/1A1wCd-kY5I
BEAU SIA I’M SO DEEP
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MnlrA7SAFSo
This event is free and open to the public as part of The Bigfoot Regional Poetry Slam, a two-day poetry festival and competition happening in Downtown Portland.