Characters: Explore endless possibilities to playfully transform into someone else

About the event

❗ IMPORTANT ❗ While our open workshops remain completely free, starting this season, all workshops require mandatory registration for each session. ➡️ Sign up to book your spot now: https://improneuf.com/dt/web/webform/demo_event_registration?source_entity_type=node&source_entity_id=95 ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 📍 Location: Chateau Neuf 🏛️ Room: Betong 🕕 Time: 18:00 - 20:00 ⏳ Duration: 2 hours ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ Have you ever wondered what it’s like to step into someone else’s shoes? In this beginner-friendly workshop, we’ll explore how to create fun, interesting characters from scratch through simple, playful exercises. You don’t need any acting or improv experience—just bring your curiosity! Together, we’ll discover how pretending to be different people can be a joyful way to express yourself, connect with others, and unlock your imagination. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🌟 What to Expect ✨ A friendly and supportive environment to explore creating characters 🎭 Opportunities to discover and play with a variety of personalities and perspectives 🤝 Moments of collaboration and connection with others through shared creativity 🎉 A playful and engaging introduction to the endless possibilities of character work ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 💡 About the facilitators 🔥 Rosa Molina is an improviser, playwright, actor, and director proudly hailing from Catalonia. Since moving to Oslo in 2018, she has become a vital part of the city’s vibrant improv community. Rosa Molina is a member of The Improv Speakeasy, a dynamic group intertwining character-driven narratives with unexpected twists, and The Clap, a high-energy team celebrated for their bold and spontaneous comedy. She also performs with Destiny, a team known for their unpredictable and unique performances. On stage, Rosa’s playfulness, lightness, and cheerful energy shine, making her an integral part of Oslo’s improv scene. Her free-spirited approach adds a unique charm to her performances. With formal training in acting, directing, and dramaturgy, and a background from Sala Beckett, a renowned Catalan center for playwriting and drama, Rosa brings a rich depth of storytelling to her improv work. 🔥 Santiago Beltrán is a lively and creative performer in Oslo’s improv scene. He is a member of The Clap, a high-energy improv team known for their bold and spontaneous comedy that keeps audiences laughing and engaged. With his sharp comedic instincts and dynamic stage presence, Santiago brings a unique flair to every performance. Professionally, Santiago is a software engineer with extensive experience in developing web and mobile solutions. Rosa and Santiago joined 👏The Clap👏 as founding members in August 2023. Since then, they have performed together in six shows, including one at an international improv festival. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 💡 About Open Improv Workshops Impro Neuf’s Open Improv Workshops offer a fun and beginner-friendly introduction to the world of improvisational theatre. No prior experience is needed—just sign up and join! The workshops are led by a variety of facilitators, each bringing their own style and perspective to the session. Over the course of the semester, you’ll explore different aspects of improv, covering a wide range of fundamentals through playful exercises and games. While attending multiple workshops will give you a well-rounded understanding of improv, every session is stand-alone and does not build on previous ones. This makes it perfect for newcomers to join at any time, while regulars can enjoy fresh exercises and insights each week. Whether you’re here to try something new, meet people, or deepen your skills, there’s always something exciting waiting for you at Impro Neuf’s Open Workshops! ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 💡 About Impro Neuf Impro Neuf is a non-profit, volunteer-run organization. We are dedicated to spreading the joy of improvisational theatre through workshops, shows, and community events. With members from over 40 countries, Impro Neuf is a multicultural and inclusive space where people of all backgrounds and skill levels come together to learn, play, and perform. Whether you’re a complete beginner or an experienced improviser, our mission is to provide a supportive and fun environment to explore creativity and make connections. Join us and become part of a passionate community that thrives on laughter, creativity, and shared experiences! 🌐 Connect with us: https://www.facebook.com/groups/improneufcommunity/ ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 📜 Code of Conduct Summary 📜 🔹 Inclusivity & Safety: Impro Neuf is committed to creating welcoming, inclusive, and safe spaces for all participants. Discrimination, harassment, or any form of harmful behavior is not tolerated. 🔹 Respect Boundaries: All attendees must respect each other’s boundaries. Improvisers should always be mindful of their scene partners and discuss boundaries when needed. 🔹 Encouraged Behaviors: • Respect others and the rules. • Foster a positive and inclusive environment. • Use common sense and good judgment. 🔹 Unacceptable Behaviors: • Discrimination or harassment based on gender, ethnicity, orientation, etc. • Unwanted touching or inappropriate comments. • Any behavior that causes discomfort or harm. 🔹 During Scenes: Improvisers can call a 'time out' if they feel uncomfortable, and this must be respected immediately. 🔹 Reporting Violations: Any violation of these guidelines should be reported to the Impro Neuf Board. Consequences will depend on the severity of the breach. 🔹 Commitment: All members are expected to follow these guidelines and contribute to a positive community experience. 📜 Full version: https://improneuf.com/dt/web/codeofconduct ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━