Improv Workshop: 9 Emotions: Navarasas for Improvisers

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TIER: 3+
PRE REQUISITE: 2 years of improv experience
CLASS SIZE: 12 pax

DATE: Sunday 8th March
TIME: 10:00am - 4:00pm

PRICE: 70€

The nine human emotions of the Indian aesthetic theory mad, sad, glad and afraid - this is how we generally characterize everyday emotions. This is limited and skewed towards "negative" emotions. And there have to be more "positive" emotions out there. Right? What would it be like to embody emotions like Heroism or Wonder or Peace or Compassion? Learn the ancient Indian system of Navarasas (Nava - 9; rasas - emotions) where we work with Indian myths as a way to evoke deep emotional responses. As formalized by the sage Bharata, this work will help you bring a whole new array of characters and experiences to life on stage.

Balasree Viswanathan is an improviser based in Bangalore, India. She’s been performing and teaching improv since 2016, creating her own show formats, teams and improv learning journeys in India. She co-founded India's first and only all-women improv group - The Adamant Eves: an experiment in exploring the kind of stories that emerge when a bunch of women, sans men, get on stage. They’ve performed across India, and during the pandemic, virtually everywhere (virtually)