Video: Improv: "Yes, and" Principle

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No matter where you study improv what kind of improv you study, in the first few classes they're going to talk to you about "Yes, and." Learn how to use the "Yes, and" principle in improv to build ideas in this free arts and entertainment video.

- Improv: Physical Offer Demo
- Improv: "Yes, or" Demo

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I want to talk to you about Yes, and. Yes, and is a really fundamental improv principal. No matter where you study improv what kind of improv you study, in the first few classes they're going to talk to you about Yes, and. Yes, and is this really powerful tool that helps improvisers create scenes, stories, plays, even musicals spontaneously, on the spot. And what Yes, and is, is it's about listening to other people's ideas, accepting those ideas, hopefully with enthusiasm, and then building on to those ideas with something connected. So if I make an offer, which is I do anything on stage that gives you information. If I say, here are some flowers, then I want my partner to Yes, and that idea. I want them to see the flowers, accept them with enthusiasm, and Yes, and them. And they smell beautiful. Ah, what a lovely little scene. So this is Yes, and, accepting an offer, building on an offer with something connected to that offer. And this is a basic building block of how we get to improvise scenes and stories, making sure ideas are connected, and that we're really listening and paying attention to each other and supporting your ideas. There's tons of exercises to work on just this principal. It takes minutes to learn and years to master. It's something I always come back to as an improviser. And it's called Yes, and.

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Improv: "Yes, and" Principle

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