culture flow
8 week course for performers from diverse backgrounds, with Tai Campbell from Do The Right Scene.
Culture Flow is a buzzing new format and approach to improv designed for people of diverse backgrounds such as Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic and POC performers.
Combining elements of improv, screen writing and many other new techniques to empower performers to bring their identities and experiences to the stage in a fun and organic way while supporting other performers to do the same.
Course topics:
- Character and Performing to the reality of your scene.
- Bringing your identity to the stage and making it a strength.
- Building a scene, giving it direction and making it matter.
- The power of perspective!
- Supporting performers as they introduce their world to yours.
- How to give performers opportunities to be themselves.
- Using conflict positively and supporting new points of view.
- Game of the Scene, Set Up & Misdirect and other ways to be funny quickly.
- Finding the truth of a scene and why it’s important.
- How to make scenes about any element of your identity/experiences organically that are as funny as you want them to be and easy to play.
- How to celebrate yours and others’ identities and experiences through improv.
next available dates:
Dates: Every Tuesday for 8 weeks from Tuesday 26th March 2024, plus show on Saturday 25th May 2024. SOLD OUT
Time: 7pm – 9pm each week.
Teacher: Tai Campbell.
Price: £230 reduced to £150 for this first run of the course. Discounted and free spaces available, funded by our ongoing diversity programme.
Venue: Kobi Nazrul Centre, 30 Hanbury Street, London, E1 6QR.
Tubes: Liverpool Street, Shoreditch High Street or Aldgate East.
This course is suitable for people with previous experience. If you are totally new to improv or performing it would be best to start with our beginners improv course first, scholarship places also available.
Tai Campbell
Tai Campbell is an award winning director, writer, actor and improviser with credits on BBC One, BBC Three, Vice, SKY and over 25 million views online.
He is a founding member of the UK’s first all Black improv comedy team ‘Do The Right Scene’, co-runs the UK’s longest running POC improv comedy show ‘Special Delivery’ at Hoopla Impro and is the creator of ‘Crash Landing’ the POC improv workshop & show experience – first of its kind!
His passion is to support and empower the POC community and help to provide spaces where performers can be 100% themselves.
He also loves computer games and snowboarding.
faqs
What do you mean by people of diverse backgrounds?
Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic or other POC performers.
Can people from other ethnic backgrounds like White British apply?
No sorry not at the moment, this course is specifically for people from diverse backgrounds, but this may change on later courses. If you are interested though please contact us as we may be able to make exceptions to help bring about greater connections in the improv community.
How much improv or performing experience do I need to take part?
While the course will be quite mixed experience you should have some previous improv or general performing experience to take part, such as having done some of our courses or drop-ins or doing some of the Do The Right Scene Crash Landing workshops. We also offer scholarships on our courses and drop-ins.
Is there an end of course show?
Yes. There's a show at the end and also Tai's group Do The Right Scene host regular shows at Hoopla which often have guest performers and jams.
Are there discounted and free spaces available?
Yes there are discounted and free spaces available for those that need it.
Why are there different pricing options?
To make sure this courses is as accessible as possible to encourage people from diverse backgrounds to come to Hoopla and to get involved in improv.
How are the reduced price options funded?
A mix of direct funding from Hoopla's other courses and from an ongoing crowdfunding campaign to help Hoopla improve diversity in the UK improv scene.
Who can use the discounted and free pricing options?
Anyone. It could be if you are a student or on lower income, or any other reason. We have funding for this course so if you need a discounted or free rate please go ahead and book on that rate.
Do I have to apply or fill in the form for the discounted or free rates?
No. You can just go ahead and book.
What if I’m running late or can't make it?
We are trying to build a team so please don't book this course if you are likely to miss more than two workshops over the course or be late on a regular basis.