Building a Universe with Brigi and Haley - Free Open Improv Workshop

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❗ IMPORTANT ❗ While our open workshops remain completely free, starting this season, all workshops require mandatory registration for each session. ➡️ Sign up to book your spot now: https://improneuf.com/dt/web/webform/demo_event_registration?source_entity_type=node&source_entity_id=96 ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 📍 Location: Chateau Neuf 🏛️ Room: Teaterscenen 🕕 Time: 18:00 - 20:00 ⏳ Duration: 2 hours ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ What if you could create an entire world from just a few key details? In this workshop, you'll explore how to lay the foundation for compelling scenes by establishing the people, dynamics, and environments that bring stories to life. Through playful exercises, you'll learn to grow a simple idea into something rich and unexpected. No experience is needed—just bring your curiosity and a sense of adventure. Whether you’re looking for a creative challenge or just a break from the ordinary, this workshop is for you! ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🌟 What to expect ✨ A collaborative and welcoming atmosphere for all participants 🌍 Engaging exercises to imagine and build new worlds together 🛠️ Simple tools to create characters, settings, and stories step by step 🤗 A supportive space to try something new and connect with others ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 💡 About the facilitators Brigitta Peto is a dedicated improviser and an integral part of Oslo’s improv scene. Thoughtful, grounded, and assured, she brings a calm presence to the stage, making deliberate choices that add depth and authenticity to every performance. Brigitta is one half of Petunias, the first female improv duo at Impro Neuf International, and a member of The Improv Speakeasy, the longest-running team at Impro Neuf. She has performed internationally in Norway, the US, and Denmark, with credits including the Dutch-speaking experimental show Going Dutch and the bold improv team Fuh Kyeah. Brigitta has previously served as the Open Workshop Coordinator at Impro Neuf, making improv accessible to newcomers. She also coaches the current Mixer Team, guiding new improvisers in developing their skills and stage presence. In addition, she has taught numerous open and member workshops, sharing her expertise with players of all levels. Outside of improv, Brigitta works as an architect. Whether crafting buildings or improvising new worlds on stage, she brings artistry and structure to everything she does. Haley De Korne is a warm and engaging presence in Oslo's improv community. Known for her playfulness and generous spirit, she brings a sense of joy and connection to every performance, making the stage a welcoming space for both players and audiences alike. Haley performs with Loose Connections, a team that began as a mixer group in 2017 and has since grown into a vibrant ensemble with members from over 12 countries. She is also part of Goal Diggers, an all-women team celebrated for their humor and mission to “take down the patriarchy one laugh at a time.” Her ability to be fully present in the moment, combined with her gentle yet sharp comedic instincts, makes her a delight to watch. Beyond improv, Dr. De Korne is a Professor of Multilingualism at the University of Oslo. With a PhD in Educational Linguistics from the University of Pennsylvania, she is a leading expert in multilingual education, language policy, and social justice. Her research focuses on promoting linguistic diversity and fostering equitable opportunities for minority languages. Haley brings warmth, kindness, and an open-hearted approach to every interaction—making her a true connector both on and off the stage. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 💡 About Open Improv Workshops Impro Neuf’s Open Improv Workshops offer a fun and beginner-friendly introduction to the world of improvisational theatre. No prior experience is needed—just sign up and join! The workshops are led by a variety of facilitators, each bringing their own style and perspective to the session. Over the course of the semester, you’ll explore different aspects of improv, covering a wide range of fundamentals through playful exercises and games. While attending multiple workshops will give you a well-rounded understanding of improv, every session is stand-alone and does not build on previous ones. This makes it perfect for newcomers to join at any time, while regulars can enjoy fresh exercises and insights each week. Whether you’re here to try something new, meet people, or deepen your skills, there’s always something exciting waiting for you at Impro Neuf’s Open Workshops! ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 💡 About Impro Neuf Impro Neuf is a non-profit, volunteer-run organization. We are dedicated to spreading the joy of improvisational theatre through workshops, shows, and community events. With members from over 40 countries, Impro Neuf is a multicultural and inclusive space where people of all backgrounds and skill levels come together to learn, play, and perform. Whether you’re a complete beginner or an experienced improviser, our mission is to provide a supportive and fun environment to explore creativity and make connections. Join us and become part of a passionate community that thrives on laughter, creativity, and shared experiences! 🌐 Connect with us: https://www.facebook.com/groups/improneufcommunity/ ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 📜 Code of Conduct Summary 📜 🔹 Inclusivity & Safety: Impro Neuf is committed to creating welcoming, inclusive, and safe spaces for all participants. Discrimination, harassment, or any form of harmful behavior is not tolerated. 🔹 Respect Boundaries: All attendees must respect each other’s boundaries. Improvisers should always be mindful of their scene partners and discuss boundaries when needed. 🔹 Encouraged Behaviors: • Respect others and the rules. • Foster a positive and inclusive environment. • Use common sense and good judgment. 🔹 Unacceptable Behaviors: • Discrimination or harassment based on gender, ethnicity, orientation, etc. • Unwanted touching or inappropriate comments. • Any behavior that causes discomfort or harm. 🔹 During Scenes: Improvisers can call a 'time out' if they feel uncomfortable, and this must be respected immediately. 🔹 Reporting Violations: Any violation of these guidelines should be reported to the Impro Neuf Board. Consequences will depend on the severity of the breach. 🔹 Commitment: All members are expected to follow these guidelines and contribute to a positive community experience. 📜 Full version: https://improneuf.com/dt/web/codeofconduct ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ #ImprovForAll #ImproNeuf #OsloEvents #LiveTheatre #Creativity #HaveFun #MeetPeople #ImproWorkshop #ImproNeuf