Get your feet wet by finding the fun in the spontaneity and collaboration of improvisation. Whether you’re looking for a fun way to improve your teamwork and communication skills or are serious about developing your voice as a comedic performer, this class equally honors both of these goals (and might even push you to expand those goals). Students will learn the power of agreement, honesty, and spontaneity to build a successful scene and have fun doing it.

*Kickstand's improv track is a four-level program followed by Advanced Study, where students can learn and apply their skills to different formats. Each week of class builds on the previous one, and each Level builds on the Level before.

*Level 1 includes 8 weeks of instruction with 2 hours of instruction each week.

INSTRUCTOR: Jon Bolden

DAY/TIME: Mondays 6:30 - 8:30 PM (2 hours)

DATE RANGE:  8 weeks. 9/8, 9/15, 9/22, 9/29, 10/6, 10/20, 10/27, 11/3 *skip 10/13

LOCATION: 1006 SE Hawthorne Blvd, Portland, OR 97214  (ADA accessible)

PREREQUISITE: None

ABOUT JON BOLDEN
(He/Him)
Jon began teaching improv in the early 2010s in Austin, TX, at The Hideout Theatre and co-produced The Out-of-Bounds Comedy Festival. He has since traveled to London, Japan, Switzerland, Germany, among others to teach and direct niche forms of improvised theater and comedy. His favorite classes, however, will always be working with newcomers and watching them gain confidence, awareness, and the power of being present. He strives to make everyone feel comfortable, safe, seen & heard.

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