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Conditioning & Communication

Posted by Patti Stiles
/ January 23, 2019 / 3 Comments

From Impro Inspirations Newsletter – by Patti Stiles – Published Jan. 21, 2019 Children choosing their own outfit are wonderful to watch. Exploration, expression of individuality and choices. Choices made regardless of how people might respond because the response is not the objective, getting dressed is.I look at pictures of...
Törn Festival interview

Posted by Patti Stiles
/ November 27, 2018 / Leave a comment

I had the privilege or being invited to the first Törn Festival in Hamburg 2017, hosted by Steife Brise. A fantastic festival which and only promises to grow and become even more wonderful. One to put on your list to check out! While there Claudia asked if we could chat...
OH! Ohana!

Posted by Patti Stiles
/ September 29, 2018 / Leave a comment

The Ohana Project aims to bring together improvisers from all of Europe and beyond. They meet three times a year to exchange ideas about the art of theatrical improvisation and all that comes along with it. In it’s first stage of development the Project asked Patti to be one of the...
Touring and why we should all get along!

Posted by Patti Stiles
/ July 29, 2018 / Leave a comment

Get two impro geeks in a room and let them chat. Grab a beverage and listen in on Jules Munn and Patti chin wag at a great rate. The Nursery Podcast by Jules Munn
Life Lessons from improvised acting

Posted by Patti Stiles
/ May 29, 2018 / Leave a comment

So, imagine you open your email and you receive an email from an assistant of a Member of Parliment. Curious yes? Then you understand that this individual has a side project which is a Podcast, focusing on enriching the quality of people’s lives through inspiring thoughts and ideas about living...
Razowski & Stiles

Posted by Patti Stiles
/ March 29, 2018 / Leave a comment

What happens when you put David Razowski & Patti Stiles together to chat improvisation? It’s an impromptu implosion of improvisation stuff. A.D.D Comedy by David Razowski
Stop Worrying, Start Playing – The Art of Improvisation

Posted by Patti Stiles
/ January 26, 2018 / Leave a comment

Hey everyone, Well I’ve been pretty slow at finishing any blog posts. I have about 20 half written pieces just waiting….waiting… So to absolve my guilt I thought I’d make a post about a podcast I did awhile back. Let me frame this for you. One day I received an...
To ‘V’ or not to ‘V’? That is the question.

Posted by Patti Stiles
/ March 10, 2017 / 2 Comments

As a student or audience member of improvisation you may have noticed that the spelling changes. Sometimes impro, sometimes improv. That magical mystery appearing and disappearing V. Frequently I am asked ‘Why do you call it impro when others call it improv?’ Impro or Improv, which is correct?...
“Again !”, une découverte

Posted by Patti Stiles
/ October 26, 2016 / Leave a comment

Again !!! Je suis comme qui dirait enthousiasmée par une découverte que j’ai faite lors d’un atelier Dramaturgie il y a quelques semaines. En regardant les participants, j’ai pensé qu’il serait utile de les entraîner à repérer le moment où la scène doit avancer. La plupart des improvisateurs pèchent à...
Les scènes qui comptent (Scenes That Matter)

Posted by Patti Stiles
/ October 26, 2016 / Leave a comment

Ces temps-ci, j’enseigne un atelier que j’ai appelé Scenes That Matter. Je suis très contente de ce travail et de la réaction des participants. En général, la plupart de mes ateliers s’inspirent de mes réflexions sur la période de mon entraînement auprès de Keith Johnstone, au Loose Moose Theatre. Sur...