Waarom ik graag tieners theaterles geef...

Werken met tieners. Ik geef al 13 jaar theaterles aan ze en ik raak het maar niet zat. En waarom?

Als ze binnen komen, zitten ze al meteen met elkaar te geiten en te rotzooien. Ze houden hun jas aan, pakken hun telefoon erbij, kijken me niet aan als ik tegen ze spreek.

Leuk? Och, niet altijd. Maar daar gaat het niet om.

improvisatie, NederlandsLaura DoorneweerdMay 13, 2016theater, theatersport, tieners, pubers, lesgeven, didactiek, kinderen, scholieren, jongerenComment

Play, teach and play in Gothenburg

My first time in Sweden.

I played, taught, played and barely saw something of the city. It was perfect.

Performing & teaching in Germany - A big(ger) country

Apparently Germany is a bigger country than I thought. So while teaching abroad, I am also learning something useful :)

Here is a blog I wrote about my lovely trip to the Schmidt's Katzen in Hildesheim and FEM Fatale in Karlsruhe.

international, EnglishLaura DoorneweerdMarch 23, 2016germany, improv, improvisation, theater, travel, hannover, workshops, dancingComment

In Portugal yet again - About perfect strangers.

I just came back from a lovely time in Portugal, where I was teaching, performing, facilitating and thinking about... Strangers. And how that connects to improv. And my childhood.

Obrigada Cardume.

Ohana Improv Podcast 5 - Sarah Michaelson

In the 5th episode I spoke to Sarah Michaelson, a.k.a. DJ Mama Cutsworth, and we talk about:

– her role as a music improviser;
– how Speechless started (with a great anecdote from their first rehearsal);
– advice for other music improvisers;
– how she warms up (which is a little different);
and much, much more.

podcast, internationalLaura DoorneweerdMarch 6, 2016podcast, improvisation, improv, theater, workshops, sound, tech, interview, winnipeg, canadaComment

Playing in Barcelona - About being alone

I was in Barcelona to teach and perform at Barcelona Improv Group (B.I.G). Had a BLAST, what a great trip. But I also thought about being alone in this work.

Caque festival in Belgium

Happiness & hairballs... That pretty much summarizes improfestival Caquefonie for me. I wrote a blog about it.

internationalLaura DoorneweerdNovember 27, 2015improv, improvisation, theater, You Have A Match, Tinder, longform, Belgium, Gent, travel, perform, festival, Hero's JourneyComment

Ohana Improv Podcast 3 - Patti Stiles

For the third episode of the Ohana Improv Podcast I got the chance to pick the brain of Patti Stiles from Australia. We cover these topics:
– how she makes improv formats;
– why she prefers crunchy broccoli after soup, when it comes to improv;
– what her turning point in life was (of course it included Keith Johnstone);
and much, much more.

podcast, internationalLaura DoorneweerdNovember 11, 2015improvisation, improv, theater, Australia, Melbourne, interview, Loose Moose Theater, Keith JohnstoneComment