Thank you,
Nathan
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Wednesday, 17 April 2013
Manila Improv Festival has invited us! Help us get there.
We have opened a Kickstarter.
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/491970635/improv-musical-madness-to-manila-improv-festival-a-0
Please goto the link and share it, back us and hope that we get all the backing needed to get us there! We have ONLY 9 days.
Thank you,
Nathan
Thank you,
Nathan
Thursday, 9 June 2011
Edinburgh Preview (Cardiff): Emblem Spontaneous Thoughts on Perception
It was 6:45pm and we had just got into our warm-up when I, Nathan took on to see who may well be turning up. I looked outside to see a vast crowd of air. However when visiting the crowd downstairs I found our audience. The loveliest fact was that the numbers kept coming in making our cameraman become an usher. Due to this rather premature fetching of our audience we did start five or so minute too early. No one that came in at seven o’clock missed much of the opening exploration of the suggestion.
So I, Nathan opened the show like any other improvisation show. Apart from keeping them waiting in a semi-amused state beforehand with a meet and greet of who we had. Even managed to get a doorstep, sorry I was corrected doorstop. What is one little letter in a word anyway. A ship is still a ship with a little letter changed? We began with enough energy to start a wind turbine and plenty of interaction. Warming their suggestions up with the norm: names, colour, and holiday destination. Wasting no more time we started the show.
Our suggestion was ice cream, and they were amused, shocked that the next hour would be all on ice cream. To be quite honest in a normal long-form show that would be one of the best suggestions ever! Our show isn’t normal, but the stuff we got was pretty cool.
The show comprises of drawing, processworks*, scenes and alternative skills. Using the content of what we have done in the past we surpassed my expectations of the preview production ‘s possibilities by far. The cast worked well and hard and picked up on the offers and utilised alsorts of wonderful ‘adds’ to scenes that enhanced them tremendously. Recently we saw a return of a game we played once in rehearsal months ago and it turned up in the show too. These moments of agreeing and doing are wonderful to watch and definitely beautiful to be in.
Well done cast for such an amazing production to be in and great to be onstage with you all.
We have one more preview booked currently:
The Ballroom in The Bedford, Balham, South London – Saturday 30th July 2011, 1pm.
It’s a part of a mini-festival of Edinburgh Previews.
We are in Edinburgh for PBH’s Free Fringe:
Kiwi Bar @ Walkabout, Omni Centre, Leith Street – Sunday 14th August – Saturday 20th August 2011, 8.45pm (1 hour show)
~ Nathan Keates
* Processworks is based on Improbable's 2007 show where they used it as a freeing method of discussing.
So I, Nathan opened the show like any other improvisation show. Apart from keeping them waiting in a semi-amused state beforehand with a meet and greet of who we had. Even managed to get a doorstep, sorry I was corrected doorstop. What is one little letter in a word anyway. A ship is still a ship with a little letter changed? We began with enough energy to start a wind turbine and plenty of interaction. Warming their suggestions up with the norm: names, colour, and holiday destination. Wasting no more time we started the show.
Our suggestion was ice cream, and they were amused, shocked that the next hour would be all on ice cream. To be quite honest in a normal long-form show that would be one of the best suggestions ever! Our show isn’t normal, but the stuff we got was pretty cool.
The show comprises of drawing, processworks*, scenes and alternative skills. Using the content of what we have done in the past we surpassed my expectations of the preview production ‘s possibilities by far. The cast worked well and hard and picked up on the offers and utilised alsorts of wonderful ‘adds’ to scenes that enhanced them tremendously. Recently we saw a return of a game we played once in rehearsal months ago and it turned up in the show too. These moments of agreeing and doing are wonderful to watch and definitely beautiful to be in.
Well done cast for such an amazing production to be in and great to be onstage with you all.
We have one more preview booked currently:
The Ballroom in The Bedford, Balham, South London – Saturday 30th July 2011, 1pm.
It’s a part of a mini-festival of Edinburgh Previews.
We are in Edinburgh for PBH’s Free Fringe:
Kiwi Bar @ Walkabout, Omni Centre, Leith Street – Sunday 14th August – Saturday 20th August 2011, 8.45pm (1 hour show)
~ Nathan Keates
* Processworks is based on Improbable's 2007 show where they used it as a freeing method of discussing.
Monday, 30 May 2011
11th Week of Rehearsals
This week it was back to Nathan, the person now typing, to be the director. With the knowledge that we are rapidly running out of foreseen time together before other projects and journeys have to happen, I had to make the exploration concise and productive.
Focusing on complicité and also concluding any issues and format queries that we were encountering. The first rehearsal of the week was okay and we had troubles with losing interest making the run all on one player to keep the whole piece together. Clearly not fair on that person nor productive on trying to ‘follow the follower’ instead of have one player leading.
Using the games we had been using with Ana, we added in some complicité games too. We couldn’t rehearse as much this week, but with one player’s confusion of times and venues we stumbled upon some wonderful energy and playfulness: Which has always been the key to Ludus Ludius. Using this, seemingly, we couldn’t play the usual rules to a warm-up game... ‘Crack’. It ended up being about delivering spontaneous objects to one player who either took it or gave it to another. We discovered 80s rap in the style of Beastie Boys and how sticking to the rules of that are difficult but crucial. We also had fun with ‘What are you doing?’ and ‘Questions Only’. Initiating with some nostalgic memories of what we have liked from the past. There was so much.
From the weariness of the first rehearsal of the week we needed to remember all the great moments we have had even in times where we were nowhere near the format itself. Now we were doing half runs, exploring the opening of the show and how that runs into the rest. We used TV Channel to get us in the mindset of exploring ‘perception’. We tried a ‘Rupert’ opening stolen from MissImp in Nottingham. We also used improvising art game that I thought I had invented, but I’ve played it from someone else’s facilitation too now. Thus it’s a common game that been around for ages.
All in all we ended on a good run. Now to slot it all together and name it cooked, ready to serve and be eaten.
Focusing on complicité and also concluding any issues and format queries that we were encountering. The first rehearsal of the week was okay and we had troubles with losing interest making the run all on one player to keep the whole piece together. Clearly not fair on that person nor productive on trying to ‘follow the follower’ instead of have one player leading.
Using the games we had been using with Ana, we added in some complicité games too. We couldn’t rehearse as much this week, but with one player’s confusion of times and venues we stumbled upon some wonderful energy and playfulness: Which has always been the key to Ludus Ludius. Using this, seemingly, we couldn’t play the usual rules to a warm-up game... ‘Crack’. It ended up being about delivering spontaneous objects to one player who either took it or gave it to another. We discovered 80s rap in the style of Beastie Boys and how sticking to the rules of that are difficult but crucial. We also had fun with ‘What are you doing?’ and ‘Questions Only’. Initiating with some nostalgic memories of what we have liked from the past. There was so much.
From the weariness of the first rehearsal of the week we needed to remember all the great moments we have had even in times where we were nowhere near the format itself. Now we were doing half runs, exploring the opening of the show and how that runs into the rest. We used TV Channel to get us in the mindset of exploring ‘perception’. We tried a ‘Rupert’ opening stolen from MissImp in Nottingham. We also used improvising art game that I thought I had invented, but I’ve played it from someone else’s facilitation too now. Thus it’s a common game that been around for ages.
All in all we ended on a good run. Now to slot it all together and name it cooked, ready to serve and be eaten.
Sunday, 8 May 2011
Extra rehearsal #1: ProcessWorks
Although we didn't take any photos or videos and therefore have no media from the night for sharing here, we did get exhaustion.
Processworks in the words of Nathan is a way of discussing. Processing a discussion in a way that frees and allows everyone to engage by whatever means they need to. Processworks was explored by Improbable in their production, 'Spirit' and we shall be trying to use this too.
"Process Work methods support artists to get in deeper contact with the material and its innate structure, feel in touch with their performance, and build new levels of contact between performers. It's not about pushing across boundaries into the unknown, but more about using your awareness to meet and unfold the creative tension, found in the most difficult bits, and by playing with the most suprising and minimal cues. It's about both catching the creative spark, and giving the necessary play and work to bring it to life - whether working with a script, in a process of devising, or in moment to moment performance." - Arts Artelier
"Process Work was developed by Jungian analyst Arnold Mindell in the 1970s when Mindell began to research illness as a meaningful expression of the unconscious mind. He discovered that the unconscious manifests not only in nighttime dreams but also in physical symptoms, relationship difficulties, addictions, and social tensions." - ProcessWorks
It was a great night with a lot of natural flow and amazing discoveries within each other. From the sublimely abstract and releasing the tension with a most likely inappropriate exploration to the intense fiery discussions that upset someone as they couldn't speak. Frustration certainly ensued.
All in all, a good time.
Processworks in the words of Nathan is a way of discussing. Processing a discussion in a way that frees and allows everyone to engage by whatever means they need to. Processworks was explored by Improbable in their production, 'Spirit' and we shall be trying to use this too.
"Process Work methods support artists to get in deeper contact with the material and its innate structure, feel in touch with their performance, and build new levels of contact between performers. It's not about pushing across boundaries into the unknown, but more about using your awareness to meet and unfold the creative tension, found in the most difficult bits, and by playing with the most suprising and minimal cues. It's about both catching the creative spark, and giving the necessary play and work to bring it to life - whether working with a script, in a process of devising, or in moment to moment performance." - Arts Artelier
"Process Work was developed by Jungian analyst Arnold Mindell in the 1970s when Mindell began to research illness as a meaningful expression of the unconscious mind. He discovered that the unconscious manifests not only in nighttime dreams but also in physical symptoms, relationship difficulties, addictions, and social tensions." - ProcessWorks
It was a great night with a lot of natural flow and amazing discoveries within each other. From the sublimely abstract and releasing the tension with a most likely inappropriate exploration to the intense fiery discussions that upset someone as they couldn't speak. Frustration certainly ensued.
All in all, a good time.
Thursday, 10 February 2011
Mouse That Soared
The article was in the Daily Mirror on Friday 12th November 2010. There I was sat in Chapter Arts looking for a interesting article. What I saw from this mouse was delightful. The article explained that the mouse was after food. This 'little fella' is just like an improvisation player, or improviser, as us little fellas are also after our food. Food being something we need and like.
Our little fella in this article was keeping his eye on the food and climbed up an axe handle and soared through the air for the delicious reward. His leap was not based on the possibility that he (or she) may fail. The little fella didn't calculate or hesitate about how he (or she) may get to the other side. Therefore, our little fella risked without pause for what he (or she) desired.
Each time us little fellas climb up our axe handle onto the stage we do so by hurling ourselves into the unknown. If its just for a grain of corn that is enough. We risk failure and we do not hesitate and certainly we cannot calculate. (There has been times were we end up in a mathematical problem and then we quickly work it out and say it, but this is not what I mean). By all means there is no hurry, the little fella didn't rush up the axe and dive dive dive. Alike us we keep our eye on the food and steadily explore and soar. The air is our ground. The heights are the wonder. The sensation is our stimulus. The snapper (photographer) for the little fella that made it all happen for the mouse, he is our watcher too. They snap us every moments we offer. Our snappers make the show.
Our audiences like to see our risk. That's what they snap up. The offer, the building something together, the unknowing and risk. The photo caught a mouse soaring, This is just as delightful as if we saw it in person. This, thus, means that no matter how rapid fire the manoeuvre is there will still be pleasure from it. Same risk, same goodness. The snapper was Scott, 33 year old. He had taken other brilliant photographs too. The main reason he is worthwhile mentioning further is because he said, "it was a challenge." Risk is a challenge, we indulge it.
Monday, 30 August 2010
Vote in this Poll - Bonsoir! Catch Impro
With Bonsoir! Catch Impro coming soon, we would love to know who YOU think will win.
Two sessions in the show on Sunday 5th September, 7pm, so twice as likely to be right. It's being held at The Bell, 50 Middlesex Street, London E1 7EX. This is near Aldgate tube.
Our teams are:
The Winner vs. Necessary Sponges
Sad Jazz vs. The Cheese
In each session you vote for a team and if you place a bet, then you could win money. (We are not a betting agency and are not knowingly taking bets). See BetFred and they might be able to help. Use the popular vote from this poll, it may just help!
Link: http://www.polljunkie.com/7bASqA/Poll8562.aspx
Two sessions in the show on Sunday 5th September, 7pm, so twice as likely to be right. It's being held at The Bell, 50 Middlesex Street, London E1 7EX. This is near Aldgate tube.
Our teams are:
The Winner vs. Necessary Sponges
Sad Jazz vs. The Cheese
In each session you vote for a team and if you place a bet, then you could win money. (We are not a betting agency and are not knowingly taking bets). See BetFred and they might be able to help. Use the popular vote from this poll, it may just help!
Link: http://www.polljunkie.com/7bASqA/Poll8562.aspx
Saturday, 6 February 2010
Weekly Wednesday Workshops - Improvisation
Ludus Ludius Improvisation Theatre co has a new syllabus.
Running workshops and productions amongst other improvised activities.
The Ludus Ludius weekly workshops are suitable for beginners to improvisation and performance.The journey to the unknown starts off the discovery and exploration of improvisation with Ludus Ludius' focus of play and playfulness. Throughout the weekly wednesday workshops we get to know the players and discover the unknown together and exploring what improv is about and playing with the art form. With our new syllabus we can work with whom attends instead of having a set procedure - thus more in the spirit of improv. We begin with the basics of improv through fun and playful games and exercises. We then move to Johnstone and Spolin approaches in a mix of others. Ludus Ludius puts emphasis on play and playfulness in improv and we discover and explore through these means. Every workshop is different, because every player is different.
To book onto these workshops email Nathan on nathan@ludusludius.co.uk
Weekly on Wednesday
7pm - 10pm
Location: Chapter Arts Centre, Market Road, Cardiff, South Glamorgan CF5 1QE
Creating Theatre through improvised playfulness
www.ludusludius.co.uk
SIDETRACK: Worskhops for Glamorgan Improvisation Troupe are held at your university (to book on or show interest email glamorganimprovisationtroupe@gmail.com) SIDETRACK ENDS.
Running workshops and productions amongst other improvised activities.
The Ludus Ludius weekly workshops are suitable for beginners to improvisation and performance.The journey to the unknown starts off the discovery and exploration of improvisation with Ludus Ludius' focus of play and playfulness. Throughout the weekly wednesday workshops we get to know the players and discover the unknown together and exploring what improv is about and playing with the art form. With our new syllabus we can work with whom attends instead of having a set procedure - thus more in the spirit of improv. We begin with the basics of improv through fun and playful games and exercises. We then move to Johnstone and Spolin approaches in a mix of others. Ludus Ludius puts emphasis on play and playfulness in improv and we discover and explore through these means. Every workshop is different, because every player is different.
To book onto these workshops email Nathan on nathan@ludusludius.co.uk
Weekly on Wednesday
7pm - 10pm
Location: Chapter Arts Centre, Market Road, Cardiff, South Glamorgan CF5 1QE
Creating Theatre through improvised playfulness
www.ludusludius.co.uk
SIDETRACK: Worskhops for Glamorgan Improvisation Troupe are held at your university (to book on or show interest email glamorganimprovisationtroupe@gmail.com) SIDETRACK ENDS.
Thursday, 6 August 2009
Wednesday, 22 April 2009
Intensive Improv Weekend Workshop
Intensive weekend workshop is Saturday 13th June 09 to 14th June, starting at 10 AM till 4PM @ The Annexe, Ebenezer Chapel, Charles Street, Cardiff CF10 2GA. This workshop is suitable for beginners to improvisation and performance.The journey to the unknown starts off the discovery and exploration of improvisation with Ludus Ludius' focus of play and playfulness. Throughout the weekend we get to know the players and discover the unknown together and exploring what improv is a and playing with this art form.We have three sets of these workshops, beginners, intermediates and advanced. We begin with the basics of improv through fun and playful games and exercises. We then move to Johnstone and Spolin approaches as we we look at other ways. Ludus Ludius puts emphasis on play and playfulness in improv and we discover and explore through these means. Every workshop is different, so we can cover more or less than what's listed.To book onto this event goto the workshops page on www.ludusludius.co.uk
Wednesday, 25 March 2009
FREE Improv Jam in Cardiff
Hello,
FREE Improvisation workshop (To take part or watch).
On Monday 30th March 09, at 6pm in the Meeting room of Cathays Youth and Community Centre, 36 Cathays Terrace in Cardiff; Ludus Ludius Improv Theatre Co will be running a free improv workshop. To improvise we spontaneosly create and in the workshops we play towards creating theatre through improvised playfulness.
Thank you for your time,
Nathan Keates
nathan@ludusludius.co.uk
www.ludusludius.co.uk
FREE Improvisation workshop (To take part or watch).
On Monday 30th March 09, at 6pm in the Meeting room of Cathays Youth and Community Centre, 36 Cathays Terrace in Cardiff; Ludus Ludius Improv Theatre Co will be running a free improv workshop. To improvise we spontaneosly create and in the workshops we play towards creating theatre through improvised playfulness.
Thank you for your time,
Nathan Keates
nathan@ludusludius.co.uk
www.ludusludius.co.uk
Wednesday, 11 March 2009
Ludus Ludius Launches TV stream
Improvised telly online from the Playful Cardiff Improvisers, Ludus Ludius.
With a 24/7 stream of improvised archived television programming and live events too, you can enjoy the jollity of improv all day every day.
Visit us now to have a look, www.ludusludius.co.uk
We are always building new programmes for you to catch, so soon enough we can have a daily schedule of when a programme is showing.
With a 24/7 stream of improvised archived television programming and live events too, you can enjoy the jollity of improv all day every day.
Visit us now to have a look, www.ludusludius.co.uk
We are always building new programmes for you to catch, so soon enough we can have a daily schedule of when a programme is showing.
Saturday, 14 February 2009
The start of Ludus Ludius Youth
For young people aged 11 to 18, the workshops will delve into the unknown with hilarity and jollity. Developing performers spontaneity and ensemble skills for the purpose of improvised performances.
Creating theatre through improvised playfulness.
Creating theatre through improvised playfulness.
Monday, 3 November 2008
Ludus Ludius perform at Clwb Ifaw Bach, tomorrow
The Sprout launch party is tomorrow, Tuesday 4th November 2008 and Ludus Ludius are to perform their short-form production, Playtime with Us. It shall be the short version, running for a mere 15 minutes, but it will be the greatest improvisational period of the night.
Apparantly, it is due to be the busiest school night for the welsh club according to the information that Sprout, the events website for young people, have messaged around to people attending the night.
Ludus Ludius, or as they have mispelt it Ludus Luduis, will be performing at 9:15pm. This slot will be in-between two bands. The band playing before us are winners of the battle of the bands and their is a band that plays after us. This information can be found through The Sprout or on other resources that they use to let everyone know about tomorrows launch.
Apparantly, it is due to be the busiest school night for the welsh club according to the information that Sprout, the events website for young people, have messaged around to people attending the night.
Ludus Ludius, or as they have mispelt it Ludus Luduis, will be performing at 9:15pm. This slot will be in-between two bands. The band playing before us are winners of the battle of the bands and their is a band that plays after us. This information can be found through The Sprout or on other resources that they use to let everyone know about tomorrows launch.
New Navigation Menu on the Ludus Ludius website
New easy way around the website now. With this modernised navigation system that we can call Menu or Henry if you want. (Menry, if you cant choose what you prefer.) It is now easy-peasy to find out exactly what you wanted, going directly to the information you desired to locate. Whether it is a specific production or joining us through booking an audition, its at your finger tips with this fantastic menry.
Tuesday, 14 October 2008
All Change in Cardiff with Improv
Now Ludus Ludius Improvisation Theatre Company are going crazy with projects.
Check out our newly updated website for the full details. With new developing shows and great new projects like voluntary workshops for people with learning difficulties upcoming. Possibly developing into a more permanent scheme rather than what it currently stands at.
Check out our newly updated website for the full details. With new developing shows and great new projects like voluntary workshops for people with learning difficulties upcoming. Possibly developing into a more permanent scheme rather than what it currently stands at.
- Connect with Other Theatre Artists or Improvisers
- Street Jams
- Learning Difficulties
- Weekend Intensive Improv
- Glamorgan Improv Troupe
- Afterschool Club still available
- Physical Improv with sound
- And many more...
So visit: http://www.ludusludius.co.uk/ or email nathan@ludusludius.co.uk for details.
Wednesday, 17 September 2008
Forum Theatre Practice Group
Ludus Ludius offer free* practice of the Joker role in Forum Theatre to anyone who has had Theatre of the Oppressed training. So for more info visit the website. (http://www.ludusludius.co.uk/)
*Attendees will share the cost of the venue hire.
*Attendees will share the cost of the venue hire.
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