GII Symposium 2019

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GII Symposium 2019

10:30am

Welcome The AtriumNicola Stammers • Theresa Robbins Dudeck • Joel Veenstra • Phelim McDermott • Lee Simpson

11:00am

Panel 1: Gender and Identity The AtriumJosephine Machon • Cathy Salit • Amy Seham • Monica Gaga • Blessin Varkey • Barbara Tint • Holly Mandel • Victoria Hogg • Angela Clerkin

12:00pm

The Absurdity of a Magical Existence Ravensfield TheatreXana When you are privileged, equality can feel like oppression Studio 1 (G271)Cassandra Hercules • Serin Ibrahim • Stella Duffy • Pauline Mayers • Angela Clerkin Improvisation, Ethics and White Feminism (2 Presentations) Seminar 2 (RV103)Chloe Kennedy • Vida L Midgelow Comedic Improvisation as a Pedagogy for Civic Engagement Studio 2 (G272)Olivia Hartle Dreams and a Heart - Awareness Research The AtriumRegina Mendes Three Elastic Chairs Studio 3 (G171)Remy Bertrand Three ways of surfacing: How improvised material emerges and what you have to consider as a facilitator Seminar 3 (RV122)Gunter Lösel Using Improvisation in Table-work Rehearsals Studio 4 (GG93)John Michael DiResta

2:00pm

Being Present: Awareness & Attention Seminar 2 (RV103)Randy Dixon Improbable and Associates 1 Studio 5 (RVG11)Guy Dartnell The Snake Eating Its Tail Studio 2 (G272)Patti Stiles Yes-and versus No Means No: Raising Awareness of Gendered Implications of “Agreement” Studio 4 (GG93)Amy Seham • Theresa Robbins Dudeck Artificial intelligence as source of inspiration: humans and robots improvising hand-in-claw Studio 1 (G271)Gunter Lösel • Piotr Mirowski • Kory Mathewson • Sarah Davies Defy Your Default: Gender, Power and Intersecting Spheres of Influence Studio 3 (G171)Simo Routarinne • Barbara Tint Dreams and a Heart - Awareness Research The AtriumRegina Mendes

3:15pm

The Smell of Capitalist Time Seminar 3 (RV122)Catharine Cary Challenges faced by BAME improvisers in today’s UK improv culture Studio 2 (G272)Monica Gaga • Tai Campbell • stephen davidson • Minder Kaur Athwal Gender Expectations and Improvising Philosophy (2 presentations) Seminar 2 (RV103)Holly Mandel • Johan Siebers Improvising and Devising: The Wardrobe Ensemble Process Ravensfield TheatreTom Brennan

3:30pm

Improvisational mindfulness in leadership: A strategic and action-oriented mindfulness practice Studio 3 (G171)Petro Janse Van Vuuren Performing Who You Are and Who you are Not. Yet. Studio 1 (G271)Cathy Salit

4:30pm

Panel 2: Pedagogy and Education The AtriumVida L Midgelow • Nick Wood • Chloe Kennedy • Olivia Hartle • Duška Radosavljević • Zhao Zhibo

5:30pm

GII Reception, including the launch of recent publications in improvisation Ravensfield Theatre

7:30pm

Experimental Evening with Catharine Cary and Anat Ben-David Studio 1 (G271) Evening Performance - Maestro Ravensfield TheatreTheresa Robbins Dudeck • Dan O’Connor

8:45pm

Experimental Evening: City Life Studio 2 (G272)Randy Dixon

9:30am

Welcome The AtriumJoel Veenstra • Phelim McDermott • Theresa Robbins Dudeck • Josephine Machon • Lee Simpson

10:00am

Panel 3: Policy and Social Practice The AtriumMark Hunter • Victoria Worsley • Ayrin Ersöz • Johan Siebers • Oluwadamilola Apotieri-Abdulai • Susanna Howard • Oluwatosin Akinwande

11:00am

Dreams and a Heart - Awareness Research The AtriumRegina Mendes

11:15am

Say Yes at the Tate Modern Upper Dance Forum (MH114)Maria-Eleni Sitaropoulou • Nick Wood Living Words Studio 4 (GG93)Oliver Senton • Susanna Howard Clowning for leadership development: Exploring the encounter between two seeming opposites Studio 3 (G171)Tina Davidson • Ralf Wetzel Improbable and Associates 2 Studio 1 (G271)E.M. Parry • Sarah Grange Improvisation and Access: how can improvisational practice be inclusive to all? Studio 2 (G272)Blessin Varkey Improvisation Now: In Awareness Begins Responsibility Seminar 2 (RV103)Ed Greenberg Gender and sexuality on the improv stage in Sweden Seminar 3 (RV122)Sara Beer • Martin Geijer • Lotta Malmhester • John Pekkari • Frida Elisabeth Sundstr√∂m

12:30pm

In Time Upper Dance Forum (MH114)Maria-Eleni Sitaropoulou • Calum Lynn • Nick Wood Dancing in the shaking world: A mixed mode presentation Ritterman Dance Studio (RG01)Chris Bannerman • Ma Jiaolong • Zhao Zhibo Improbable: Taking Impro Into non Improvisational spaces and cultures Studio 2 (G272)Phelim McDermott • Lee Simpson RADICAL_CONNECTOR: Active presence and/in motion: Nonlinear dance training for all bodies Studio 3 (G171)Marisa Godoy The Absurdity of a Magical Existence Studio 1 (G271)Xana Going Feral, Forbidden Language, Scrutinizing and Awareness (4 presentations) Seminar 2 (RV103)Mel McCree • Koray Bülent Tarhan • Herv√© Charton • Yuri Kinugawa

12:45pm

Impro and Realism Seminar 3 (RV122)Frank Totino

2:30pm

Improbotics Ravensfield TheatreSarah Davies • Gunter Lösel • Kory Mathewson • Piotr Mirowski Accept and Engage: Engaging the Whole Person (Cura Personalis) Studio 4 (GG93)Dan O’Connor Applied Storytelling: Using Improvisational Story Activities for Individual and Group Development Studio 3 (G171)Kat Koppett Improv for suicide prevention: Being here and available Studio 1 (G271)Oluwadamilola Apotieri-Abdulai Improvising Gender Studio 2 (G272)stephen davidson Creating Communities of Hope as an Improvisation Seminar 3 (RV122)Chantelle Burley • Daniel Friedman • Lois Holzman • Brian Mullin Dreams and a Heart - Awareness Research The AtriumRegina Mendes

3:45pm

Panel 4: Legacy from Intergenerational Voices Ravensfield TheatreTheresa Robbins Dudeck • Randy Dixon • Jon Oram • Ed Greenberg • Frank Totino • Steen Haakon Hansen • Dan O’Connor Entrances: Drawing Publics into Improvisation & Building Communities Upper Dance Forum (MH114)Ayrin Ersöz • Julia M. Ritter • Marcus Young Parenting, Authorship and Autistic Adults Doing Improv (3 presentations) Seminar 2 (RV103)Catherine Ryan • Duška Radosavljević • Nathan Keates Be the Street: Collective Storytelling and Community-Engaged Performance Studio 4 (GG93)Moriah Flagler Impro Robots Studio 2 (G272)Patti Stiles Rethinking Democracy: Yes, and… as a tool to strengthen civic discourse Studio 3 (G171)Marian Rich • Don Waisanen Awareness, Social Engagement and the Availability of Choice - “The Feldenkrais Method” Studio 1 (G271)Victoria Worsley

5:00pm

Panel 5: Future/Unknown, Interdisciplinary The AtriumKoray Bülent Tarhan • Mel McCree • Ralf Wetzel • Patti Stiles • Phelim McDermott • Kat Koppett • Tina Davidson

7:30pm

Experimental Evening: 'Once Upon A Time' Studio 1 (G271)Koray Bülent Tarhan Evening Performance - Maestro Ravensfield TheatrePatti Stiles • Phelim McDermott

8:45pm

Experimental Evening: 'Bassoonprov!' Studio 2 (G272)Sarah Davies

10:30am

Devoted & Disgruntled: What are we going to do about Improvisation? The AtriumPhelim McDermott

5:00pm

Don't You Feel It Too? Studio 4 (GG93)Marcus Young

10:30am

Devoted & Disgruntled: What are we going to do about Improvisation? The AtriumPhelim McDermott