“The Impact of Improv” - how to explore leadership in a playful way w/ Chris Heimann
“The Impact of Improv” - how to explore leadership in a playful way w/ Chris Heimann
No matter how good our plans and how well prepared we may be as leaders and people, life will always remain uncertain.
And no matter how much of our past we may carry, or how much we may project ourselves into the future, we cannot escape one fact:
We can only ever have real agency in the present moment… Now.
This interactive Improvisation session is about expanding the present moment, in a playful way. We explore what happens when we let go of planning and fully drop into the Now. We make friends with the unknown as the ultimate source of creativity, possibility and transformation.
Our session will be a fluid conversation. Chris will share some of his experiences and insights (see below), we’ll be playing improvisational theatre games and we’ll reflect on how the mindset and skills of
Improvisation might connect with you, your life and your leadership.
The games we’ll play will help us connect with our awareness, our impulses, instincts and intuition. We’ll also meet our habits as games help us see ourselves - they become mirrors.
And then we experiment with transcending those habits towards more presence & awareness, more options & choices and more curiosity, confidence & joy… in short, towards our potential, individually and collectively, to find agency now.
In this way, Improvisation can serve as a laboratory to discover who we are, what we might become and how we can best work together to bring about the change that’s needed.
Improvisation as a gym for the heart.
About the Evening:
As always, we will provide drinks and snacks. "We Create Meaning" is a nonprofit community project, and ticket prices cover the cost of the refreshments.
Tickets are 15€ (reduced tickets available for those in need)
Schedule:
Doors Open: 18:30
Session Starts at: 19:00
Meet & Mingle: 21:30 - Open End
We look forward to seeing you there!
About Chris:
Dr. Chris Heimann has been teaching Improvisation at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) in London since 2005. During this time, his Impro students include Taron Egerton (Golden Globe winner for his portrayal of Elton John in Rocketman), Cynthia Erivo (Tony and Emmy award winner for The Color Purple and Oscar nominee for Harriet) and Jess Buckley (Olivier Award winner for Cabaret). As a theatre maker, Chris has created award-winning shows at the Edinburgh Festival and directed at leading British theatres including. the Young Vic and Soho Theatre in London. He set up his company Spacecraft (spacecraft.london ) to offer leaders and organisations a playing space to explore wider, brighter options.
Chris was awarded the degree of Doctor of Professional Studies at Middlesex University for his dissertation The Promise - Searching for the Creative Moment in Theatre, Business and Life.
Note: This is an active session where we will get up and do stuff together. Please wear clothes that you are comfortable to move in – and be ready to work in bare feet!