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'I felt really supported and safe even though I was really scared on my first lesson.' Zita Konyari, Hospitality ExecutiveThu 26 to Sun 29 June 2025, residential, at Le Moulin de Canole, 24540 Capdrot, France (google map) (what3words). 12 participants max.
21 hours + of improv, all meals, lodging, swimming pool and sauna included.
Save your spot now with a £250 non-refundable deposit.
Choose the starter rate if you never ever took a class with us. Consider paying forward if you can, to help provide access for all.
"How About Now?" is a weekend improvisation workshop that invites participants to step out of their comfort zones and embrace the present moment.
We often think about the future—what we will do, achieve, or become—but this workshop challenges us to ask: how about now? Improvisation teaches us to connect fully to the present, bringing into it whatever we need to address, and finding freedom in simply being.
Improvising in the moment is a different way of experiencing the world. It’s risky, requiring trust, vulnerability, and courage. But the rewards are immense: self-discovery, deeper connections, and the joy of allowing playfulness back into our lives. It’s an opportunity to explore new ways of being and create something extraordinary—together.
This workshop reminds us that if we want something we’ve never had, we need to do something we’ve never done. Through improvisation, participants learn to embrace the unpredictable and find beauty and possibility in each unfolding moment. "How About Now?" is a call to action, a chance to rediscover yourself in the present.
This retreat is about relaxed, bold and physically engaged improvisation. Throughout the day, some activities will facilitate deep relaxation and self-reflexion while others will encourage playful physicality, with non-verbal and verbal games, drills, scenes, and stories, as well as great food, downtimes, socials, gong baths and walks in nature. Everything is designed to help you rest, break free from anxiety, and dive into self and collaborative expression.
Benefits of Bold and Physically Engaged Improvisation:
Confidence Boost: Engaging the body in improvisation fosters a sense of confidence, allowing participants to trust their intuition and take creative risks.
Enhanced Teamwork Skills: Physically engaged improv promotes teamwork as participants practice non-verbal communication and learn to respond spontaneously to each other's gestures.
Flexibility and Adaptability: Real-time dynamic physicality
cultivates flexibility and adaptability, valuable skills applicable in numerous professional and personal situations.
Positive Communication: By relying on body language and movement, participants open up to their surroundings and develop positive communication skills, fostering a deeper connection with their peers.
Increased Creativity: Physically engaging in improv helps break through mental barriers and encourages independent thinking.
Level
After years of practice, we abolished levels in our impro classes. Improvisation isn't a linear process, so why should it be taught linearly? Moreover, levels say nothing about an individual's capacity to work with others, and people can learn a lot from each other regardless of their history. What is required to take our classes is not experience but courage, consideration and curiosity. We've replaced levels with three approaches, open to everyone:
Informal
Exploring connections and togetherness.
Essential
Exploring spontaneity and self-expression.
Ensemble
Exploring storytelling and collective expression.
We employ aspects of both approaches in everything we do, but each learning event will emphasise one or the other.
Your teacher, Remy Bertrand, is in the small club of improvisation facilitators with more than 10,000 hours of teaching experience. Currently based in London, UK, he has been teaching improvisation internationally since 2006 with imprology, in Drama Schools, universities, charities and other institutions. He has directed several large scales improvised performances with Zootrophic, a multidiscipline ensemble, co-directed improvised short films with Peter Snowdon and is hosting Love Explosion, an improvised open-stage show currently online.
Remy has trained most recently with John Write (Impro, Clown) Kate Hilder and Sten Rudstrom (Action Theatre) Mary Overlie (Six Viewpoints), Lee Simpson (Open Space, Impro), Lucy Hopkins (Clown) and Punch Drunk (Immersive Theatre).
He has learned most from his students and teaches improvisation as a transformational process focusing on pleasure, curiosity and courage.
'I'm a full time stand up comedian these days and your course helped me massively.' Jonny Awsum, Comedian
'I felt really supported and safe even though I was really scared on my first lesson.' Zita Konyari, Hospitality Executive
'Social anxiety was my main concern. Your course helped me much beyond my expectations.' Xavier P, Risk Management
'A great mix of silliness and discovery, whatever your aims. There are skills here for daily life and on stage.' Niall Hill, VR Producer at BBC
'The most liberating fun I have had in years!' Emma Callow, Creative Lab Manager
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Lieu-dit le moulin de Canole, 24540 Capdrot, France, Terrasson, France
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