{"id":18615,"date":"2020-04-06T18:47:18","date_gmt":"2020-04-06T17:47:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hooplaimpro.com\/?page_id=18615"},"modified":"2020-05-16T18:59:04","modified_gmt":"2020-05-16T17:59:04","slug":"online-performing-course","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.hooplaimpro.com\/online-performing","title":{"rendered":"Online Performing Course"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row_content_no_spaces&#8221; el_id=&#8221;home&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1510933836001{padding-top: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column]<div id=\"home-slider\" class=\"flexslider\" ><ul class=\"slides\"><li><div class=\"slide-image\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/www.hooplaimpro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Sci-Fi-Background-Banner.jpg);\"><\/div><div class=\"slide-wrap extra-dark\"><div class=\"slide-content \"><div class=\"container\"><h1 class=\"font-small\">online performing course<\/h1><p class=\"mt-25\"><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1510934859316{padding-top: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column][vc_row_inner equal_height=&#8221;yes&#8221; gap=&#8221;2&#8243;][vc_column_inner el_class=&#8221;padder padder-left quote-text&#8221; width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;]<div class=\"title\"><h1 class=\"\"  style=\"color: #3a81f7!important\">online performing course<\/h1><h4 class=\"\"  style=\"color: #000000!important\">Explore a variety of online improv show formats and get performing online during lockdown!<\/h4><\/div>[vc_column_text]Brand new online improv courses from Katy Schutte, Fred Deakin and Liam Brennan!<\/p>\n<p>These courses are specially designed for experienced improvisers who want to explore the full potential of performing improv online.<\/p>\n<p>We are forming an online performing mega squad, exploring and devising different online formats and even putting on a number of optional shows with you over the course.<\/p>\n<p>You&#8217;ll be looking at performing great improv online, various online show formats and also exploring the technical side of online shows. We&#8217;ll also be encouraging extra practice sessions and socials with the team. There will be an official online show at the end plus optional online shows throughout the course.<\/p>\n<p>So if you want to keep your performing mojo up this is going to be a good one!<\/p>\n<p>Katy is one of the most experienced long-form performers and teachers in the UK, having first trained with Second City, Annoyance and IO in Chicago over 15 years ago!<\/p>\n<p>Fred is Professor of Digital Art at University of the Arts London and is half of the band Lemon Jelly who have been nominated for Mercury and Brit awards and headlined almost every major UK music festival. He is also the technical improviser for Project2.<\/p>\n<p>Liam is producing many of Hoopla&#8217;s online shows, is behind many of our new house teams, and is a hotbed of innovation. Liam\u2019s workshops have recently been featured in The Evening Standard, The Guardian and The Independent.<\/p>\n<p>Together they make the ultimate online team!<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Designed for people with previous long-form improv experience. If you haven&#8217;t got that it&#8217;s best to start with our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hooplaimpro.com\/online\">drop-in classes<\/a> first.<\/strong><\/em>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner el_class=&#8221;padder padder-right green&#8221; width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1588160946588{background-color: #3a81f7 !important;}&#8221;]<div class=\"title\"><h2 class=\"\"  style=\"color: #ffffff!important\">dates, time, location<\/h2><\/div>[vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1589651940291{padding-top: 30px !important;padding-right: 10px !important;padding-bottom: 30px !important;padding-left: 10px !important;background-color: #ffffff !important;}&#8221; el_class=&#8221;maingreenblock&#8221;]<strong>Dates: <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Every Thursday for 4 weeks from Thursday 11th June 2020 with Katy Schutte AND Fred Deakin, plus additional optional online shows throughout the course. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ticketsource.co.uk\/hoopla\/t-xokold\"><strong>BOOK NOW<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Every Thursday for 4 weeks from Thursday 14th May 2020 with Katy Schutte AND Fred Deakin, plus additional optional online shows throughout the course. SOLD OUT.<\/p>\n<p>Every Monday for 4 weeks from Monday 11th May 2020 with Liam Brennan, plus additional optional online shows throughout the course. SOLD OUT.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Time:<\/strong> 7pm &#8211; 9pm each week.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Price:<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a3120. Reduced to \u00a3105 for NHS workers or if your income has greatly been reduced by lockdown.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Venue:\u00a0<\/strong>Online using zoom. All details for login for zoom will be emailed to participants on the day of the first workshop.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1588161174306{padding-top: 30px !important;padding-right: 10px !important;padding-bottom: 30px !important;padding-left: 10px !important;background-color: #ffffff !important;}&#8221; el_class=&#8221;maingreenblock&#8221;]<strong>This course is online:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1. Book your preferred date on this page.<\/p>\n<p>2. On the day of the first workshop we will email you log-in for the zoom chat.<\/p>\n<p>3. You then click on the link in the email to join the zoom chat and enter password.<\/p>\n<p>4. You will just need a laptop with camera and internet connection, everything else will be in the link. Laptops work better than ipads and phones for improv over Zoom.<\/p>\n<p>5. Don\u2019t worry if you haven\u2019t used Zoom before, we start the first session with an overview of how to use it.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221;][vc_column][vc_row_inner equal_height=&#8221;yes&#8221; gap=&#8221;2&#8243;][vc_column_inner el_class=&#8221;whats&#8211;coming&#8211;up padder padder-left fcol makewhite&#8221; width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1526580151170{background-color: #23282d !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}&#8221;]<div class=\"title\"><h2 class=\"\"  style=\"color: #ffffff!important\">katy schutte<\/h2><\/div>[vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<p>Katy trained in improv at Second City and iO Chicago as well as with teachers from Annoyance, UCB, The Magnet Theatre and more.<\/p>\n<p>She is a Funny Women finalist and winner of the Brighton Festival Fringe Best Comedy Show award.<\/p>\n<p>She is co-artistic director of award winning improv group The Maydays. In 2014 Katy created Oh Boy! The Quantum Leap Show and also performs in The Mayday\u2019s Tim Burton inspired show Happily Never After.<\/p>\n<p>She performs and co-directs the sci-fi improv group Project2, including a recent successful run at The Rosemary Branch Theatre.<\/p>\n<p>She also performed at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe with their Ghostbusters themed musical \u201cWho Ya Gonna Call?\u201d which received rave reviews. She also made her first solo theatre show I Have an Idea for a Film at the Edinburgh Fringe.<\/p>\n<p>She is half of the two woman long form show Katy and Rach, and plays in the Destination podcast and live shows.<\/p>\n<p>She coaches long form teams and leads workshops in England, Europe and the States. Katy was one of the first people to teach the rest of the Hoopla team, and inspired us to create various shows.<\/p>\n<p>She has toured with Fluxx, improvised musicals with Music Box and Baby Wants Candy and notably guested in the London and Liverpool Improvathons, Grand Theft Impro and Messing with a Friend.<\/p>\n<p>Katy has recently been performing in Knightmare Live and her award-nominated stand-up and storytelling show Schutte the Unromantic.<\/p>\n<p>She is currently performing her semi-immersive folk horror play entitled Let\u2019s Summon Demons, featuring real witch craft!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner el_class=&#8221;makewhite padder padder-right&#8221; width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1586179486469{background: #23282d url(https:\/\/www.hooplaimpro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Katy-Schutte-3-sq.jpg?id=6469) !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}&#8221;][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;400px&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221;][vc_column][vc_row_inner equal_height=&#8221;yes&#8221; gap=&#8221;2&#8243;][vc_column_inner el_class=&#8221;whats&#8211;coming&#8211;up padder padder-left fcol makewhite&#8221; width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1526580151170{background-color: #23282d !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}&#8221;]<div class=\"title\"><h2 class=\"\"  style=\"color: #ffffff!important\">fred deakin<\/h2><\/div>[vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<p>Fred is Professor of Digital Art at University of the Arts London (which consists of the six London art schools Central Saint Martins, London College of Communication, London College of Fashion, Chelsea, Camberwell and Wimbledon.)<\/p>\n<p>Fred is founder and director of the collaborative organisation Fred &amp; Company which specialises in interactive art projects.<\/p>\n<p>Fred is half of the band Lemon Jelly with Nick Franglen who have been nominated for Mercury and Brit awards, sold over half a million albums and headlined stages at almost every major UK music festival (Glastonbury, Bestival, Big Chill, Reading, Leeds, T in the Park).<\/p>\n<p>Previously, Fred was Founder and Director of ground-breaking London design agency Airside 1998-2012 with Nat Hunter and Alex McLean which won and was nominated for two BAFTAs, nine D&amp;ADs, four Design Week Awards including Best In Show, and a Webby. The Gestalten book &#8216;Airside By Airside&#8217; (2010) tells Airside\u2019s story.<\/p>\n<p>Fred has given talks at the Design Museum, the Barbican, RCA, LCC, Design Indaba and Pictoplasma and has performed at TED, run animation workshops in the V&amp;A, judged the British Animation Awards and delivered a lecture tour to professionals and school children around Indonesia with the British Council. He also played a role in the working group for the Gowers Review white paper on the UK\u2019s creative economy which was presented to the DCMS in 2006.<\/p>\n<p>Drawing on experience gained during the course of his varied &#8216;portfolio career&#8217;, Fred is currently exploring how creativity happens in collaborative studio spaces and how this creative spark is nurtured in an increasingly commercial cultural marketplace with a view to generating new pedagogies to empower emerging talent.<\/p>\n<p>His many other current interests include inventing new hypothetical formats for releasing music in a post-digital age, the boom in engaging audiences through gamification and interaction, the grey area between art and design and how it is increasingly irrelevant to emerging generations, and all kinds of alternative culture. His previous career has encompassed popular music, graphic design, interaction design, illustration, clothing, performance, branding, strategy, systems design and many other disciplines.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner el_class=&#8221;makewhite padder padder-right&#8221; width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1586189300262{background: #23282d url(https:\/\/www.hooplaimpro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Fred-Deakin-Web.jpg?id=18621) !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}&#8221;][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;400px&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221;][vc_column][vc_row_inner equal_height=&#8221;yes&#8221; gap=&#8221;2&#8243;][vc_column_inner el_class=&#8221;whats&#8211;coming&#8211;up padder padder-left fcol makewhite&#8221; width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1526580151170{background-color: #23282d !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}&#8221;]<div class=\"title\"><h2 class=\"\"  style=\"color: #ffffff!important\">liam brennan<\/h2><\/div>[vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<p>Liam trained at UCB and iO.<\/p>\n<p>He performs in Hoopla\u2019s brand new long-form house team Michelle, long-form group The Science of Living Things, narrative long-form show Fright Club, short-form groups Gamez &amp; Improv Crystal Maze. Liam is the powerhouse behind many of Hoopla&#8217;s new shows and house teams, and is a hotbed of innovation.<\/p>\n<p>He is currently producing a different online show for Hoopla every single weekend during lockdown, constantly creating and experimenting with new ideas to support the improv community while it is online.<\/p>\n<p>Liam specializes in teaching long-form improvisation in a playful way, where the improvisers can play without fear of failure and without worrying about rules. He encourages a great sense of freedom and play in long-form and helps everyone have a massive laugh!<\/p>\n<p>Liam&#8217;s improv teaching has been recently featured in The Evening Standard, The Guardian and The Independent.<\/p>\n<p>Liam also facilitates Hoopla\u2019s corporate training with regular clients including Google, Facebook, Accenture and more.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"C-5\">He originally trained at the University of Kent gaining a Masters in Stand-<wbr \/>Up Comedy, as well as joining the University\u2019s resident short form Improv group founded by the Noise Next Door.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Liam\u2019s teaching style is fun and encouraging, while also teaching you some awesome skills to make your improv great!<\/p>\n<p>Over the course he is going to look at the Slacker, La Ronde, a new radio format called Improv FM, a new game show format and more to help you create the future of long-form improv together as a team!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner el_class=&#8221;makewhite padder padder-right&#8221; width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1588081174443{background: #23282d url(https:\/\/www.hooplaimpro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Liam-Space-Soho-Square.jpg?id=19197) !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}&#8221;][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;400px&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; disable_element=&#8221;yes&#8221;][vc_column][vc_row_inner equal_height=&#8221;yes&#8221; gap=&#8221;2&#8243;][vc_column_inner el_class=&#8221;whats&#8211;coming&#8211;up padder padder-left fcol makewhite&#8221; width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1526580151170{background-color: #23282d !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}&#8221;]<div class=\"title\"><h2 class=\"\"  style=\"color: #ffffff!important\">Andrew Gentilli<\/h2><\/div>[vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<div id=\"txt_6\">\n<p class=\"DefaultParagraph\"><span class=\"C-5\">Andrew trained as an actor at The Oxford School of Drama and Drama Centre London before going on to study improvisation at iO Chicago, UCB New York, The Loose Moose Theatre in Canada and various masterclasses across Europe and, of course, Hoopla!<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>He performs in Music Box the Improvised Musical and Beings with Susan Harrison, two of Hoopla&#8217;s most popular shows. He also founded short-form team The Inflatables and long-form play troupe Storybag. He has performed at improv festivals around the world.<\/p>\n<div id=\"txt_1948\">\n<p class=\"Normal\"><span class=\"C-5\">He is a professional voiceover artist, specialising in character voices and celebrity impersonations.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Normal\"><span class=\"C-5\">Andrew\u2019s focus in improv is on creating vivid characters and relationships to make engaging scenes and narratives, and bringing a positive spirit to short, long, or freeform improv.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner el_class=&#8221;makewhite padder padder-right&#8221; width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1561020312632{background: #23282d url(https:\/\/www.hooplaimpro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Andrew-GentilliWeb.jpg?id=9993) !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}&#8221;][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;400px&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; disable_element=&#8221;yes&#8221;][vc_column][vc_row_inner equal_height=&#8221;yes&#8221; gap=&#8221;2&#8243;][vc_column_inner el_class=&#8221;whats&#8211;coming&#8211;up padder padder-left fcol makewhite&#8221; width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1526580151170{background-color: #23282d !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}&#8221;]<div class=\"title\"><h2 class=\"\"  style=\"color: #ffffff!important\">Susan Harrison<\/h2><\/div>[vc_column_text]Sue performs with the Olivier award winning Showstoppers The Improvised Muscial, performing in the West End, Edinburgh Fringe and national tours.<\/p>\n<p>She was a series regular for series 1 and 2 of the BAFTA nominated CBBC sketch show Definitely Not Newsround (for which she wrote her own characters) and was a series regular for series 2 and 3 of BAFTA nominated sketch show Class Dismissed, also for CBBC.<\/p>\n<p>Sue has taken\u00a0 four character shows to the Edinburgh Fringe, one of which \u201cCreatures\u201d won a ThreeWeeks Editor\u2019s Choice Award. Her numerous characters include an elderly mermaid, a folk singing Tony Blair, Andy Warhol in a giant can of soup and a horse who has had plastic surgery to become a unicorn.<\/p>\n<p>She also performs with two-prov group BEINGS and guests with GTI, The Playground and The Actors Nightmare as well as hosting her own character cabaret night.<\/p>\n<p>Sue has a podcast with fellow comedian Gemma Arrowsmith hosted by The British Comedy Guide.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFirst class comic acting\u201d (The Guardian)<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA Perfomer with depth and range; able to read the audience with the precision of an old hand\u2026a fantastic character comedian\u201d (Chortle)<\/p>\n<p>She trained at The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland.<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner el_class=&#8221;makewhite padder padder-right&#8221; width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1550135772300{background: #23282d url(https:\/\/www.hooplaimpro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Sue-Harrison-Teachers.jpg?id=7401) !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}&#8221;][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;400px&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221;][vc_column][vc_row_inner equal_height=&#8221;yes&#8221; gap=&#8221;2&#8243;][vc_column_inner el_class=&#8221;padder padder-left quote-text&#8221; width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1550134163758{background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}&#8221;]<div class=\"title\"><h2 class=\"\"  style=\"color: #3a81f7!important\">faqs<\/h2><\/div><ul data-multiple=\"true\"  class=\"accordion nav\"><li><div class=\"accordion-title\"><h4>Who is this suitable for?<\/h4><\/div><div class=\"accordion-content\"><p>People with previous long-form improv experience who want to explore performing improv online.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li><div class=\"accordion-title\"><h4>How much improv or acting should I have done before doing this course?<\/h4><\/div><div class=\"accordion-content\"><p>You should have done at least our Long-Form Improv Course or a similar amount of improv somewhere else. This course is not suitable for people totally new to improv or acting.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li><div class=\"accordion-title\"><h4>What comes after this course?<\/h4><\/div><div class=\"accordion-content\"><p>We have a variety of other <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hooplaimpro.com\/advanced-improv-courses.html\">advanced improv courses<\/a> that would be suitable. <\/p><\/div><\/li><li><div class=\"accordion-title\"><h4>What if I\u2019m running late?<\/h4><\/div><div class=\"accordion-content\"><p>We\u2019ll be starting each session at 7pm. This is an advanced course and we\u2019re trying to form a team, so please don\u2019t book this course if you are likely to be late on a regular basis.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li><div class=\"accordion-title\"><h4>What\u2019s the class size?<\/h4><\/div><div class=\"accordion-content\"><p>For Katy and Fred's course it is a maximum of 16, with two teachers who run things in two separate breakout rooms so it works out as 8 per teacher. For Liam's course it is a maximum of 12. <\/p><\/div><\/li><li><div class=\"accordion-title\"><h4>When are the course shows?<\/h4><\/div><div class=\"accordion-content\"><p>The teachers will be working this out with you in the zoom chats and will work out dates with you then. There will be an official one at the end, and also some at the end of each workshop if people are interested. Shows will stream live to Hoopla's facebook. <\/p><\/div><\/li><\/ul>[\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner el_class=&#8221;padder padder-left quote-text&#8221; width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;]<ul data-multiple=\"true\"  class=\"accordion nav\"><li><div class=\"accordion-title\"><h4>What do I need to take part?<\/h4><\/div><div class=\"accordion-content\"><p>Laptop with camera and an internet connection. Laptops work better than phones or ipads, but phones and ipads also work.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li><div class=\"accordion-title\"><h4>Do I need to sign up to Zoom in advance?<\/h4><\/div><div class=\"accordion-content\"><p>No. On the day of the workshop we email you with all you need for zoom.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li><div class=\"accordion-title\"><h4>When do you email the Zoom link to take part?<\/h4><\/div><div class=\"accordion-content\"><p>On the day of the first workshop.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li><div class=\"accordion-title\"><h4>Can I transfer to this from my booking for a real-life course that has been postponed?<\/h4><\/div><div class=\"accordion-content\"><p>Yes. We don't have the tech on our website for you to do this automatically, but email classes@hooplaimpro.com if you would like to do this and we will move your booking and payment over and refund you any difference.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li><div class=\"accordion-title\"><h4>Will this course keep going online if lock-down stops earlier than expected?<\/h4><\/div><div class=\"accordion-content\"><p>Good question! It looks likely that won't happen but if lockdown finished before the end of the course we'd happily refund you for the remaining workshops if you can't make them. It will still finish as an online course.<\/p><\/div><\/li><\/ul>[\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; disable_element=&#8221;yes&#8221;][vc_column][vc_row_inner equal_height=&#8221;yes&#8221; gap=&#8221;2&#8243;][vc_column_inner el_class=&#8221;whats&#8211;coming&#8211;up padder padder-left fcol makewhite&#8221; width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1526580151170{background-color: #23282d !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}&#8221;]<div class=\"title\"><h2 class=\"\"  style=\"color: #ffffff!important\">teacher Maria Peters<\/h2><\/div>[\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner el_class=&#8221;makewhite padder padder-right&#8221; width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1526580156653{background-color: #23282d !important;}&#8221;]<div class=\"title\"><h2 class=\"\"  style=\"color: #ffffff!important\">topics<\/h2><\/div>[vc_column_text]Sue and Andrew will be teaching a variety of great tools to help find characters in improv including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span class=\"C-6\">Accents.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"Normal2\"><span class=\"C-6\"><wbr \/>Impressions.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"Normal2\"><span class=\"C-6\">Physicality. <\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"Normal2\"><span class=\"C-6\">Inspiration from animals.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"Normal2\"><span class=\"C-6\">Leading with different body parts.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"Normal2\"><span class=\"C-6\">Changing posture.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"Normal2\"><span class=\"C-6\">Internal metronome.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"Normal2\"><span class=\"C-6\">Tempo.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"Normal2\"><span class=\"C-6\">Character idiosyncrasies.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"Normal2\"><span class=\"C-6\">Character game.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"Normal2\"><span class=\"C-6\">Vocal change.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"Normal2\"><span class=\"C-6\">Inspiration from inanimate objects.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"Normal2\"><span class=\"C-6\">Motivations and Objectives.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"Normal2\"><span class=\"C-6\">Peas in a pod scenes.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"Normal2\"><span class=\"C-6\">Point of view.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"Normal2\"><span class=\"C-6\">Emotion.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"Normal2\"><span class=\"C-6\">Relationships.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"Normal2\"><span class=\"C-6\">Status.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"Normal2\"><span class=\"C-6\">Drawing characters from real life.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; disable_element=&#8221;yes&#8221;][vc_column][vc_row_inner equal_height=&#8221;yes&#8221; gap=&#8221;2&#8243;][vc_column_inner el_class=&#8221;whats&#8211;coming&#8211;up padder padder-left&#8221; width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner el_class=&#8221;makewhite&#8221; width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1538066176435{background-image: url(https:\/\/www.hooplaimpro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Beings.jpg?id=934) !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}&#8221;][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;300px&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; disable_element=&#8221;yes&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1526581483665{padding-top: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1513270075706{padding-top: 60px !important;padding-bottom: 40px !important;background-color: #3a81f7 !important;}&#8221;]<div id=\"testimonials-slider\" data-options='{\"animation\": \"slide\", \"controlNav\": true}' class=\"flexslider nav-outside \"><ul class=\"slides\"><li><blockquote><p class=\"serif\">Thanks for the workshop. All the feedback has been extremely positive! The team loved it!<\/p><footer>PR Manager, Comedy Central<\/footer><\/blockquote><\/li><li><blockquote><p class=\"serif\">We heart you! Such a fun 8 weeks and such great people! I shall be seeing you again!<\/p><footer>@SarahSquare28<\/footer><\/blockquote><\/li><li><blockquote><p class=\"serif\">The workshop is supportive and collaborative and neatly strips out the expectation and nerves that result from comedic preparation.<\/p><footer>The Evening Standard<\/footer><\/blockquote><\/li><li><blockquote><p class=\"serif\">Thank you for an awesome session this eve. Haven&#039;t laughed this much on a Monday eve for years \ud83d\ude42<\/p><footer>@SarasmithsVO<\/footer><\/blockquote><\/li><li><blockquote><p class=\"serif\">Inspiring, hilarious and richly rewarding. The workshop brightened up everyone&#039;s morning. The whole experience was a true pleasure and hugely helpful.<\/p><footer>James Honda-Pinder, Apple<\/footer><\/blockquote><\/li><li><blockquote><p class=\"serif\">Great improv workshop with @hooplaimpro couldn&#039;t stop smiling from beginning until end!<\/p><footer>@Rbethley<\/footer><\/blockquote><\/li><li><blockquote><p class=\"serif\">Everywhere you look, huge grins suggest an enthusiasm-and an attentiveness-that is rarely seen in the classroom.<\/p><footer>The Daily Telegraph<\/footer><\/blockquote><\/li><li><blockquote><p class=\"serif\">The workshop was just so much fun with an amazing teacher.<\/p><footer>Jo\u00eblle Sarrailh<\/footer><\/blockquote><\/li><li><blockquote><p class=\"serif\">You really rocked it as ever, and I have heard nothing but good from the participants. Once again, thanks again for a splendid series of workshops.<\/p><footer>Gareth Mitchell, Lecturer, Science Communication, Imperial College<\/footer><\/blockquote><\/li><\/ul><\/div>[\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row el_class=&#8221;sub&#8211;header butt-style&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1526581539289{padding-bottom: 40px !important;background-color: #f6f6f6 !important;}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;3\/4&#8243; offset=&#8221;vc_col-sm-offset-2&#8243;]<div class=\"btn-container inline-btn-container\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hooplaimpro.com\/improv-classes-london.html\" class=\"btn btn-color-out\"  >improv courses<\/a><\/div><div class=\"btn-container inline-btn-container\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hooplaimpro.com\/london-stand-up-comedy-classes-courses.html\" class=\"btn btn-color-out\"  >stand up courses<\/a><\/div><div class=\"btn-container inline-btn-container\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hooplaimpro.com\/sketch-comedy-courses.html\" class=\"btn btn-color-out\"  >sketch courses<\/a><\/div><div class=\"btn-container inline-btn-container\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hooplaimpro.com\/improv-corporate-training.html\" class=\"btn btn-color-out\"  >corporate training<\/a><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; disable_element=&#8221;yes&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1513266182370{padding-top: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column][vc_row_inner equal_height=&#8221;yes&#8221; gap=&#8221;2&#8243;][vc_column_inner el_class=&#8221;padder padder-left&#8221;]<div class=\"title\"><h2 class=\"\"  style=\"color: #3a81f7!important\">our improv courses<\/h2><h4 class=\"\"  style=\"color: #000000!important\">Our classes are incredibly fun and enjoyable. We create a really safe, trusting, supportive and playful atmosphere and there is a lot of laughter in the room!<\/h4><\/div>[vc_column_text]We inspire improvisers to try all of the different styles of improv including short-<wbr \/>form games, scenes, long-<wbr \/>form, narrative, improvised musicals and more. We support and encourage all styles of improv and have built up a vibrant, welcoming, open to all community of improvisers. Even after our courses we continue to work with our improvisers to help them be part of the UK\u2019s rapidly growing improv community.<\/p>\n<p>Our\u00a0<a class=\"C-22\" href=\"#\">Beginners Improv Course<\/a>\u00a0is an 8 week course for beginners to learn the core skills of improvisation in a fun, friendly and supportive environment. You don\u2019t need any drama, acting, comedy or impro experience whatsoever.<\/p>\n<p>Our\u00a0<a class=\"C-22\" href=\"#\">Performance Improv Course<\/a>\u00a0is an 8 week improv course to train improvisers to performance standard, with a showcase performance of short-<wbr \/>form games and scenes at the end.<\/p>\n<p>Our\u00a0<a class=\"C-22\" href=\"#\">Long Form Improv Course<\/a>\u00a0is an 8 week course to introduce improvisers to long-<wbr \/>form techniques and various long-<wbr \/>form formats, with a showcase performance at the end.<\/p>\n<p>Our\u00a0<a class=\"C-22\" href=\"#\">Advanced Improv Course<\/a>\u00a0offer the chance to learn and perform a variety of different styles of improvisation including\u00a0<a class=\"C-22\" href=\"#\">improvised plays<\/a>,\u00a0<a class=\"C-22\" href=\"#\">improvised musicals<\/a>,\u00a0<a class=\"C-22\" href=\"#\">advanced long-<wbr \/>form formats<\/a>, improvised poetry, improvised stories and more.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row_content_no_spaces&#8221; el_id=&#8221;home&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1510933836001{padding-top: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1510934859316{padding-top: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column][vc_row_inner equal_height=&#8221;yes&#8221; gap=&#8221;2&#8243;][vc_column_inner el_class=&#8221;padder padder-left quote-text&#8221; width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text]Brand new online improv courses from Katy Schutte, Fred Deakin and Liam Brennan! 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