IMPROVISING THEATRE & SONG, AND THE UNFOLDING OF PSYCHE

For many, the idea of improvising theatre in front of an audience is a terrifying proposition. Add singing to this, and you may have a nightmare situation on your hands.

Fortunately, we are capable of play. This capability will help us to courageously confront the challenge posed by theatrical and musical improvisation, in a workshop designed to encourage group-supported risk-taking for participants of all skill and experience levels. Fun and comedy are the natural by-products of this work.

Participants will perceive and relate to their individual complexes and blocks that emerge through the work, as well as experiencing the eros of spontaneous collaborative creation with a group. The logic of psyche, as it unfolds through music and performance, will be a constant underpinning.

 

 

JOEL CRICHTON, CCC, is a psychotherapist and training candidate at The C.G. Jung Institute, Zürich, Switzerland. He is also a performer, director, and musician in improvised theatre. He has taught courses in improvisation across Western Canada, and is practiced at developing the feeling of group cohesion and support that is necessary for risk-taking.