Spreading the Transforming Power of Improvisation
AIN Newsletter 4 - June 2009
Welcome again to the Applied Improvisation Network newsletter. June has started and we're moving fast towards the summer, with the conference organisations team getting ready for Portland. This year's conference theme is 'Apply THIS', and the team is now reviewing the record number of interesting proposals sent in. The interview chain continues with a visit this time to the Netherlands. We don't want to overwhelm you with long articles, so you will find the first lines here and if you're interested in the whole story, just follow the link. Enjoy reading - we look forward to meeting you on the site. The newsletter team.
Topics
+ AIN Conference Portland
+ Stuff from the site (new features, latest activities, ...)
+ The Chain part 4: Cort Worthington interviews Raymond van Driel
+ AIN member Carla Rieger writes a novel
+ Overview of next month’s activities
AIN Conference Portland - November 13 - 15th, 2009 - with the pre-conference on November 12th.
The conference Programming Committee are reviewing 36 session proposals that they received so it will become a very interesting conference. We're also in discussions with some exciting potential keynotes - details to follow shortly.
And there are still 8 days to go for the very early bird rate of $379 so don't wait any longer and book your place. What's included in the price of the conference:
* The ability to attend the sessions you fancy during the 3 days of the conference.
* Breakfast and Lunch on all days.
* Dinner on some of the nights.
* A special event on Friday night.
* Some other cool stuff...more coming soon!
And if you think: 'Portland??? Why are we going to that location?', here's a little preview:
Here’s an article from the New York Times about a recent visit to our conference venue
And here’s what they said about Portland
Stuff from the site
As we write this newsletter, we have 925 members on the site. It's really growing fast into a big, thriving community. We have again new videos, blogs and the discussions on the forum so check it out yourself.
+ For the twitter-people, every tweet that contains #appliedimprov09 will show up on the homepage of the AIN site so that's good publicity for you and the site.
+ Do an advanced search to find partnerships in a certain area
+ And put yourself on the world member map
+ Problems with finding your way on the site?
The Chain part 4: Cort Worthington interviews Raymond van Driel
1. Describe yourself in an eleven word sentence.
Fun-loving, easy-going, curious, open, connecting, positive, testing the limits. Really.
2. What's one improv principle that world leaders need to practice, and why?
Can I give three? Being open-minded, being open-minded and uhm.. ah! being open-minded ! Assuming that our world leaders don’t have that, of course.
3. What would surprise people to learn about you?
That I sometimes still feel a bit nervous before doing a new show or workshop.
4. Describe one of your most vivid improv memories.
For a large audience, singing the National Anthem while setting the first human steps on Mars, and eating special cucumbers with Martians and laughing so much with my fellow players that we had to abort the scene.
5. How has improv changed your life off-stage?
So much! For example, sometimes I seem to communicate on more “channels” than usual, for example by paying attention to non-verbal signs. Also, I really enjoy challenging people to break out of routines!
AIN member Carla Rieger writes a novel
What if the day after your father passed away, you found out that he had a secret past - as a Nazi? What if you also found out that you had immediate family members, you never knew existed, alive somewhere in Europe? Inspired by a true story – her own story, The Change Artist is a compelling suspense novel written by AIN member Carla Rieger. The book is available at www.thechangeartistbook.com, Amazon.com or Chapters.com.
Vancouver, B.C. – Carla Rieger, a well-known speaker, creativity catalyst and corporate consultant, has just announced the launch of The Change Artist, her first full-length novel. The book, which is available on Amazon.com, Chapters.com, at select bookstores throughout North America, and at www.thechangeartistbook.com , was inspired by a true and personal story of loss, deception, intrigue, drama and change.
A gripping and unpredictable adventure, The Change Artist is a compelling read that follows the story of a young woman facing dramatic emotional turmoil as she watches her life unravel in front of her. Using many of the tools that Carla teaches in her workshops, the heroine takes on the challenge of putting the world that she was once so sure of, back together again – this time using different pieces.
“I help people to embrace change and use tools of creativity and innovation in my consulting business,” explains Rieger. “While the events that took place in my own life aren’t as dramatic as those in the book—it is a work of fiction, after all—I did draw on the strategies and tools that I teach to help me not just cope, but to embrace the dramatic changes that were happening in my life. I really had to ‘walk the talk’ as I went through my own adventure of self-growth. This novel was born out of that journey, and my subsequent journey of helping others.”
The Change Artist will appeal to adult book lovers on a search for more meaning in life and wanting to be entertained in the process. Rieger deftly weaves valuable life lessons in between the lines of the dramatic and fast-paced story of acceptance, growth and hope.
Overview of next activities
+ June 10, 2009 - The Banff Centre, Banff, Alberta, Canada - Acting on Climate Change: Playback Theatre Intensive with Jonathon Fox
+ June 12-14, 2009 - Whidbey Institute, Clinton, WA - Symplaysium Northwest
+ June 14, 2009 - AIN-NL, Nijmegen, Netherlands - network event
+ June 18, 2009 - London, UK - London AIN Event - Consulting with a Real Client - How Applied Improvisers Do the Work
+ July 5, 2009 - Munich, Germany - local German AIN meeting
+ July 6-12 - Bovec, Slovenia - International Festival-Fair - theatre methods 2009
+ July 27 - August 7 - Loose Moose Summer School - Calgary (Canada)
+ November 12-15 - AIN Conference Portland
Check out http://appliedimprov.ning.com/events for all events
Topics
+ AIN Conference Portland
+ Stuff from the site (new features, latest activities, ...)
+ The Chain part 4: Cort Worthington interviews Raymond van Driel
+ AIN member Carla Rieger writes a novel
+ Overview of next month’s activities
AIN Conference Portland - November 13 - 15th, 2009 - with the pre-conference on November 12th.
The conference Programming Committee are reviewing 36 session proposals that they received so it will become a very interesting conference. We're also in discussions with some exciting potential keynotes - details to follow shortly.
And there are still 8 days to go for the very early bird rate of $379 so don't wait any longer and book your place. What's included in the price of the conference:
* The ability to attend the sessions you fancy during the 3 days of the conference.
* Breakfast and Lunch on all days.
* Dinner on some of the nights.
* A special event on Friday night.
* Some other cool stuff...more coming soon!
And if you think: 'Portland??? Why are we going to that location?', here's a little preview:
Here’s an article from the New York Times about a recent visit to our conference venue
And here’s what they said about Portland
Stuff from the site
As we write this newsletter, we have 925 members on the site. It's really growing fast into a big, thriving community. We have again new videos, blogs and the discussions on the forum so check it out yourself.
+ For the twitter-people, every tweet that contains #appliedimprov09 will show up on the homepage of the AIN site so that's good publicity for you and the site.
+ Do an advanced search to find partnerships in a certain area
+ And put yourself on the world member map
+ Problems with finding your way on the site?
The Chain part 4: Cort Worthington interviews Raymond van Driel
1. Describe yourself in an eleven word sentence.
Fun-loving, easy-going, curious, open, connecting, positive, testing the limits. Really.
2. What's one improv principle that world leaders need to practice, and why?
Can I give three? Being open-minded, being open-minded and uhm.. ah! being open-minded ! Assuming that our world leaders don’t have that, of course.
3. What would surprise people to learn about you?
That I sometimes still feel a bit nervous before doing a new show or workshop.
4. Describe one of your most vivid improv memories.
For a large audience, singing the National Anthem while setting the first human steps on Mars, and eating special cucumbers with Martians and laughing so much with my fellow players that we had to abort the scene.
5. How has improv changed your life off-stage?
So much! For example, sometimes I seem to communicate on more “channels” than usual, for example by paying attention to non-verbal signs. Also, I really enjoy challenging people to break out of routines!
AIN member Carla Rieger writes a novel
What if the day after your father passed away, you found out that he had a secret past - as a Nazi? What if you also found out that you had immediate family members, you never knew existed, alive somewhere in Europe? Inspired by a true story – her own story, The Change Artist is a compelling suspense novel written by AIN member Carla Rieger. The book is available at www.thechangeartistbook.com, Amazon.com or Chapters.com.
Vancouver, B.C. – Carla Rieger, a well-known speaker, creativity catalyst and corporate consultant, has just announced the launch of The Change Artist, her first full-length novel. The book, which is available on Amazon.com, Chapters.com, at select bookstores throughout North America, and at www.thechangeartistbook.com , was inspired by a true and personal story of loss, deception, intrigue, drama and change.
A gripping and unpredictable adventure, The Change Artist is a compelling read that follows the story of a young woman facing dramatic emotional turmoil as she watches her life unravel in front of her. Using many of the tools that Carla teaches in her workshops, the heroine takes on the challenge of putting the world that she was once so sure of, back together again – this time using different pieces.
“I help people to embrace change and use tools of creativity and innovation in my consulting business,” explains Rieger. “While the events that took place in my own life aren’t as dramatic as those in the book—it is a work of fiction, after all—I did draw on the strategies and tools that I teach to help me not just cope, but to embrace the dramatic changes that were happening in my life. I really had to ‘walk the talk’ as I went through my own adventure of self-growth. This novel was born out of that journey, and my subsequent journey of helping others.”
The Change Artist will appeal to adult book lovers on a search for more meaning in life and wanting to be entertained in the process. Rieger deftly weaves valuable life lessons in between the lines of the dramatic and fast-paced story of acceptance, growth and hope.
Overview of next activities
+ June 10, 2009 - The Banff Centre, Banff, Alberta, Canada - Acting on Climate Change: Playback Theatre Intensive with Jonathon Fox
+ June 12-14, 2009 - Whidbey Institute, Clinton, WA - Symplaysium Northwest
+ June 14, 2009 - AIN-NL, Nijmegen, Netherlands - network event
+ June 18, 2009 - London, UK - London AIN Event - Consulting with a Real Client - How Applied Improvisers Do the Work
+ July 5, 2009 - Munich, Germany - local German AIN meeting
+ July 6-12 - Bovec, Slovenia - International Festival-Fair - theatre methods 2009
+ July 27 - August 7 - Loose Moose Summer School - Calgary (Canada)
+ November 12-15 - AIN Conference Portland
Check out http://appliedimprov.ning.com/events for all events
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