The Adaptarain
Stories about adaptability. Updated monthly-ish.
TEN HISTORICALLY SIGNIFICANT MOMENTS THAT WERE IMPROVISED
At The Making-Box, we know that improv can look like magic. When we trust ourselves, our scene partner and our environment truly extraordinary moments can happen on and off stage. This blog is dedicated to celebrating how improvisation has given us some seriously iconic moments in pop-culture and human history.
The Curious Case of Improv and University of Guelph Pt. 2
When you google, “university of guelph improv” (who uses capitals when googling?) one of the first things you’ll find is “The International Institute for Critical Studies In Improvisation”. Sounds impressive, right? An international institute for improv? Yes, And... it’s headquartered in our little hippie-town of Guelph. Here’s how we continue to work together with them.
IMPROV: THE RESOLUTION TO END ALL RESOLUTIONS
A lot of people started this month by making a resolution. But hot take: setting resolutions based on a time of the year is mostly unmotivational bull poop. But perhaps there’s a reason improvisers are also people who get stuff done.
IMPROV AND HEALTHCARE: THE GROWING FIELD OF MEDICAL IMPROV
Medicine and improv. You’re thinking, “Maybe let’s not mix those? I don’t want my surgeon improvising.” Jay Reid is sorry to tell you, but medicine and improv have already begun to mix, and by the time you finish this article, you’re going to have no other choice but to throw your phone to the floor and passionately scream, “I want my doctor to be an improviser! Someone call Justin Trudeau for me because my screen is cracked!”
A M-B INTERVIEW W/ JEFF KATZMAN, M.D.: A PSYCHIATRIST'S TAKE ON IMPROV
We were pleasantly surprised when one day an improvising psychatrist, Jeff Katzman and co-founder of Theatresports LA, Dan O’Connor, emailed us out the blue. They told us they’ve literally written the book on improv being a valuable tool set to apply in everyday life, and not just in performance.
A M-B INTERVIEW W/ DAN O'CONNOR: IMPROV PERFORMANCE ON STAGE AND IN LIFE
We were pleasantly surprised when one day an improvising psychologist, Jeff Katzman and co-founder of Theatresports LA, Dan O’Connor, emailed us out the blue. They told us they’ve literally written the book on improv being a valuable tool set to apply in everyday life, and not just in performance.