The BAT Workshop: An Improv Format in the Dark!

Details

Back by popular demand and for one spooky Halloween season night only, come out and learn the improvised format that you'll have to *hear* to believe! The Bat is an amazing soundscape of sounds, words, images, and associations, a performance piece that takes place in the mind of the audience and offers an incredible sense of freedom for the performer. Not just a “Harold in the Dark,” learn the form as taught by Joe Bill from iO and Annoyance Theater in Chicago. A great tool for ensemble building or as a format for performance, you’ll fall in love with The Bat and all its possibilities.

This course will focus on:

• Deep listening
• Ensemble work
• Following associations and dream symbols
• Creating & sharing soundscapes and characters
• Letting go and finding freedom in the dark

This is an in-person, drop-in class on Sunday, October 27th from 6-9:30pm CST. The instructor is Greg Mihalik. All sales are final. Listed price of class does not include Eventbrite's service fee (3.7% + $1.79) and payment processing fee (2.9%) which will be added to the total price at checkout. Classes are non-refundable but enrollment may be deferred to a future class with TCD approval. All students must adhere to policies in the Stomping Ground Student Handbook. Must be 18 years or older.

Event Host

Stomping Ground Comedy