Synopsis:
Wei-Hsiang believes improv singing does not mean singing completely free and random. Just like the goal of improv acting is the story, the goal of improv singing is the song.
Making up a song on the spot is challenging enough, but how do we make our improv songs sound more like real songs? Wei-Hsiang has a few tricks for you that are fun and easy to learn.
Wei-Hsiang has been making up songs for 30+ years since he was born and has taught foundation and advanced Improv Singing workshops for seven years.
Important information:
This workshop will be conducted in Mandarin, with an English translator.
Requirement: Foundational improv training
About the Teacher - Huang, Wei-Hsiang (Taiwan)
Huang Wei-Hsiang 黃煒翔, Eddy, is an actor/director, improviser/coach.
Originally from Taipei, Taiwan, he holds dual bachelor's degrees in Philosophy and Theater Studies in PCCU, majoring in Acting and Directing. In 2012, he performed his first improv show with Guts Improv and has been consistently collaborating with Guts.
Since 2017, he has been serving as an improv coach at Guts Improv, leading workshops in foundation improv, short-form and long-form, as well as beginning, intermediate, and advanced improv singing workshops. He also offers online sessions in one-on-one and group coaching.
He is currently active at Guts Improv Theater and Comedy Plus Comedy Club and collaborates with various improv groups based in Taipei.
Wei-Hsiang is a Director at Guts.
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Guts Improv Theatre was founded by Wu, Hsiao-Hsien in Taipei in 2004, making it the first organization in Taiwan dedicated to professional improvisational theatre. As a pioneer in Taiwan's improv theatre scene, Guts Improv is committed to introducing and developing improv knowledge and methodologies, liberating individual and team's improv mindset and creativity through improv training.
For over 20 years, we have hosted nearly a thousand workshops, impacting tens of thousands of students. In addition to public classes, we also serve various enterprises, startups, non-profit organizations, and educational institutions.
Since 2007, we have been holding regular ticketed performances in Taipei, touring cities across Taiwan, as well as Hong Kong, Macau, Shanghai, and Canberra, Australia. In 2014, we established the "Guts Improv Main Stage" in Taipei's Shuanglian area, where we perform repertory improv shows every weekend. Since 2019, we have been consistently producing digital content, including podcasts, YouTube videos, and live-streaming performances. Learn more about Guts Improv Theatre here.