G'scheitern: The art of failure taught by improv theatre

Presented at 32C3 (2015), Dec. 28, 2015, 6:15 p.m. (30 minutes).

„Never ever say no, act your first thought and learn to love mistakes“ – these are the basic rules of improv theatre. I will show how this can be adopted for everyday life. Improvisational theatre (short „improv theatre“) has a long history but still follows the same basic framework: be open minded and not afraid of yourself and others. Keith Johnstone, the godfather of this genre, once said: „Good improvisers seem telepathic; everything looks pre-arranged. This is because they accept all offers made – which is something no ‘normal’ person would do.“ They can do so by learning that any mistake can be the origin of something great. This can also be seen as a hack of the traditional arts form theatre: Create something awesome out of something awful. The mantra behind is „if you fail, fail smartly“ or as we say in Austria <i>G’scheitern</i>. There will also be a workshop for those who want to try out some improv theatre methods.

Presenters:

  • Gregor Ruttner
    Youth theatre leader, pedagogue, nerd. <ul> <li>General manager at BiondekBühne Baden, Austria’s largest youth theater</li> <li>Graduation as „Master of Arts“ in the field of drama in education</li> <li>Graduation as „Akademischer Freizeitpädagoge“</li> <li>Discontinued computer science studies</li> <li>Facilitates educational projects all over Europe</li> <li>Interested in to tech as long as I can remember</li> </ul>

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