Synopsis:
Boundary issues are what cause conflicts very often in relationships. These conflicts make great and truthful improvised stories.
We are going to introduce four of the most common conflict types in relationship referenced from a book called “Boundaries: When to Say Yes, How to Say No, to Take Control of Your Life.”
How we react yes or no on stage in characters sometimes relate directly to our real life patterns as a person. By learning different conflict types, we get to play some types of characters and create some kind of relationships we don’t normally play.
You would be amazed by how easy and how hard it is for this boundary method to affect you and your fellow improvisers co-creating lively relationships in the moment.
Important information:
Requirement: Foundational improv training is necessary
About the teacher - Wu, Hsiao-Hsien (Taiwan)
Hsiao-Hsien Wu is the founder and artistic director of Guts Improv Theatre in Taipei, Taiwan.
Guts Improv is the first theatre company in Taiwan dedicated to improvisational theatre and was founded in 2004 after Hsiao-Hsien studied improv from BATS Improv, San Francisco in 2002.
She has been teaching improv, producing improv shows and providing applied improv training for living for 20 years.
Hsiao-Hsien Wu is the translator of Improv Wisdom (by Patricia Ryan Madson) and the reviser of Impro (by Keith Johnstone) in Traditional Chinese version.
She is the adjunct instructor of Improv Acting in the Department of Filmmaking, TNUA and the host of the Mandarin speaking podcast called "Improvism."
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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.