Bollywood Improv - Online Improv Theatre Workshop

Bollywood Improv - Online Improv Theatre Workshop



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Bollywood Improv
Blown away by the opulence and choreography of a big Bollywood production? Ever pictured yourself running through a mustard field towards your dream partner? Do you wake up in the night convinced you were separated from your twin at birth and your whole life is a lie? If you answered yes to any of the previous questions you may either have an entirely over productive imagination or you’re obsessed with Bollywood. Either way, the best thing to do is live out your dreams and join Bollywood Improv!

Location: Zoom (Meeting link will be emailed on the day of the workshop)

What is this improv workshop about:
Bollywood Improv is inspired from the countless familiar twists, tropes and songs you will find in any masala movie from Bombay. Two twins separated in their youth while visiting the Maha Kumbh Mela who grow up to be a cop and a gangster in a cat and mouse game with enough song breaks is not an uncommon plot for a Bollywood movie. No other genre can match the sheer divine delirium of playing out a scene with such ludicrous possibilities. What grounds a Bollywood scene are the status and relationships that motivate characters into action, adventure, love and loss. For example, it was evidently a rule of 70s Bollywood that the movie could not climax until the leading character’s unwed sister and blind/ill mother were kidnapped by a moustached villain. Where would we be without a heroic final act? No Bollywood story ever feels completely unfamiliar, but it certainly doesn’t resemble its inspiration enough to be called a “tribute”. Improv allows you to take a 2 hour Bollywood movie and cycle through some of the most fun and silly fun.

In this 2-hour session, the facilitator will give you a background of Bollywood tropes, add tropes that allow for a gender blind approach to Bollywood storytelling, give you a chance to sing and dance, and put on a Bollywood show that could rival even the most award-winning dramas of all time.

After this workshop you will be able to:
Use status effectively and believably in scene work
Sing and dance in a scene for no apparent motive
Create complex relationships that lead to satisfying pay offs
Feel comfortable exploring an ornate, opulent, imaginary world
 
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Bollywood Improv - Online Improv Theatre Workshop

 April 24, 2021 | 11:00 PM Expand dates

 

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