The Brisbane Improv Festival is excited to be hosting 22 Improvisation Workshops as part of the 2023 Festival with facilitators from all over Australia and New Zealand.

Don't Do This Workshop Alone
Facilitated by Matt Powell (Locomotive, Te Whanganui-a-Tara / Wellington)

This workshop explores how a large chorus of improvisors can create atmosphere through physicality and spontaneous choreography. Using horror as a jumping-off point, we will play around with the mechanics of making group offers that shape a scene, culminating in a show, Don't See This Show Alone.

Everyone who attends the workshop will be invited to perform in the show. Please bring plain black clothing for the performance.

Content note: We will be asking audience members for their real fears as inspiration for the show and attempting to make something genuinely scary. This may not be for you if you are easily spooked out.

About Matt

Matt Powell (he/him) has been creating improvised theatre for over 20 years in Aotearoa, Australia, and overseas. He is the Artistic Co-Director of the New Zealand Improv Festival and a founding member of Locomotive Improv Theatre Training.

The Brisbane Improv Festival will be following all current COVID-19 safety guidelines.