By Berta Monclús, IMPROVA (Spain) Picture by Zapa7ir Each step we take brings us closer to learning the technique. That technique that sustains and elevates us, and allows us to delve deeper into each of the themes framed in the case scenarios identified in the ACTitude project (you can read […]

By María Carracedo (Fundación INTRAS- Spain) One year ago the World Health Organization (WHO) Emergency Committee declared the coronavirus outbreak as a global health emergency based on the increasing rates of reporting of cases in China and other countries. Since that moment, the COVID-19 pandemic has changed many people’s lives […]

“Improv got me out of my comfort zone and helped me get comfortable with thinking on my feet.”  by Samuel Dunsiger writer, mentor and comedian A few years ago, I talked myself out of going to a friend’s house party. What if I’m awkward? What if people don’t talk to me? […]

By Bojan Musil, University of Maribor It is common to experience emotions such as sadness, anger, fear, anxiety, shame, and guilt when we are in an unfamiliar situation or when we are experiencing conflict or abuse (you can also read more about these emotions in our 2nd newsletter!). These emotions […]

This, indeed, has been a marvellous encounter, an interchange between theatre people and mental health professionals. Having the opportunity to come in close contact with professionals from the mental health field in order to provide them with theatre techniques so that they will help their patients to deal with emotional […]

November 2020 – blog entry By María Carracedo Fundación INTRAS (Spain) WE DID IT!! We trained seventeen people from the field of mental health in Spain (professionals and users) on improv techniques to deal with verbal violence and abuse. And we did face to face workshops!!! This sentence would have […]