Intensive Workshop
with Chris Mead
From 7th - 11th of January 2025 Chris Mead from the UK will teach an intensive class on his new format "Ghost Quarters" to twelve adventurous improvisers!
Do yo want to be one of them? Great, then continue to read and apply to be part of this journey with Chris in Karlsruhe!
The Format
"Ghost Quarters"
A new improv show inspired by the BBC TV series Ghosts and built on the bones of the popular Close Quarters format. Performers will play ghosts from various eras who have essentially been room mates for centuries as they continue to haunt the location where all of them met their end.
From an improv point of view, the form offers great opportunities. Historical costuming, a single theatrical location to explore and the restriction that as the ghosts can’t touch or affect the living world - all the drama and comedy must come from their relationships with each other.
We’ll work on:
* Long term friendships and enmities
* How to play historical figures spontaneously
* Balancing relationship with world building
* Creating an open, even playful, space to deal with death theatrically on stage
* Contributing to one elegant improv narrative
About your director Chris Mead
Chris Mead is a renowned improv director, performer and teacher from the United Kingdom. He wants improv to be evermore compassionate, theatrical, playful and fun. He is known for his thoughtful teaching, puckish stage presence and absolute commitment to pushing the art form forward.
What else?
This class will run from
Tuesday, January 7th until Saturday, January 11th.
Each day from 10:00' - 16:00' (including one hour of lunch break).
On Saturday evening you will perform that show as a world premiere and you are very welcome to take the format with you to your groups after the intensive.
So in total you will have 25 hours of intensive training + a show + a new format to perform at home.
Pricing: 399€ for the whole week / 349€ reduced
The spots are chosen via application so we have a group that is diverse and enthusiastic as possible.
Also Chris is very excited about social activities in the evenings like watching a movie together or to nerd about impro.
Application
Unlike our normal classes and workshops this intensive doesn't work in the "First Come, First Serve"-princible but about applications. We want to give everybody equal chances to be part of this class. Applications deadline is October 31st (Halloween, spoooooky)
