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I love playing with students in level one or who haven't even begun...way more than I enjoy playing with other experienced improvisers. Even more than I love getting to play with improv legends!
I think it has to do with having almost no expectations put on the scene by the audience (after all, I also feel liberated when shooting improv for film, where if I'm not happy with it, I can do it again).
But I also thinks there's an element of anything could happen, these people aren't going for the clichés, they haven't learned the rules, and aren't doing things by the book that I find so much fun. There's no greater joy in improv for me than playing with someone who doesn't understand yes and in the slightest and working hard to make them look good. The sheer joy of the energy from them and the audience that this silly thing is working, when they expected utter failure, is just breathtaking.
Does anyone else feel the same?
I think it has to do with having almost no expectations put on the scene by the audience (after all, I also feel liberated when shooting improv for film, where if I'm not happy with it, I can do it again).
But I also thinks there's an element of anything could happen, these people aren't going for the clichés, they haven't learned the rules, and aren't doing things by the book that I find so much fun. There's no greater joy in improv for me than playing with someone who doesn't understand yes and in the slightest and working hard to make them look good. The sheer joy of the energy from them and the audience that this silly thing is working, when they expected utter failure, is just breathtaking.
Does anyone else feel the same?