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Master and Apprentice Alike
03
Jun
Master and Apprentice Alike This post is by Dan Pavatich, LMA's Artistic Director I have been lucky enough to perform with some extremely funny and talented people, some of whom have been performing for decades, and others for only a matter of weeks. Such was the case last night at The Night Shift, when I had the [...]
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Advice From A Very Wise And Handsome Man!
24
May
Advice From A Very Wise And Handsome Man! Kishore Yadav is an LMA student. Once a very WISE and HANDSOME man said "IMPROV SHOULD BE MADE MANDATORY FOR EVERYONE IN THIS WORLD". This man is the one writing this blog, the first blog of his life! Forgive me for having called myself both handsome and [...]
Finding Your Emotional Truth In Improv
18
May
Finding Your Emotional Truth In Improv May 18, 2017 Posted by: - LMA Staff Category: Guest Blog , No Comments Finding Your Emotional Truth In Improv An improv scene is a space where, by proxy, you are able to explore any real-life relationship or interaction you can conceive of, as well as the imaginary and [...]
How It Really Feels Stepping Into Your First Improv Class
12
May
How It Really Feels Stepping Into Your First Improv Class I am trying to summon back how it felt stepping into an LMA improv class first the first time. It would be easy now, knowing how I’ve come to love the class and the legends in it, to blur any recollection of apprehension on that [...]
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Finding The Funny
29
Apr
Finding The Funny Search for: Recent Posts The Last Laugh? When Will In-Person Classes Resume? Thursday Nights: All in and All out State of Play 2019 You Shaved My Legs! Eight Weeks with Laugh Masters Academy Recent CommentsWhat is improv comedy & theatre? - The Australian Improv Comedy Festival on What is Improv?- LMA on [...]
Fail Joyfully And Five Great Life Lessons from Improv
11
Apr
Fail Joyfully And Five Great Life Lessons from Improv This is a guest post from LMA Student Susan Zheng Failing should be celebrated. It means you are closer to your goals than you were if you hadn’t tried. In my very first improv class we were taught this through an imaginary ball toss. If you [...]
Jeff Mesina Makes LMA History!
03
Apr
Jeff Mesina Makes LMA History! Laugh-Masters Academy is thrilled to announce Jeff Mesina will be joining the LMA Teacher Team in Term 2, 2017. Jeff is the first ever LMA student to complete our Teacher Training Track and become a teacher. This is an exciting and wonderful moment in the history of the school and for our growing community. [...]
Josh Magee Joins the LMA Roster
28
Mar
Josh Magee Joins the LMA Roster LMA is thrilled to announce the addition of Josh Magee to our ever expanding roster of Teacher talent. Josh will begin teaching Improv Level 1 starting in Term 2, 2017. Josh has been active on the scene for many years and some of you may recognise him from his [...]
Ryan Karels (UCB NYC) Workshops at LMA
21
Mar
Ryan Karels (UCB NYC) Workshops at LMA LMA is thrilled to announce that Ryan Karels is coming from UCB New York to teach classes and workshops during Term 2, 2017. In addition to teaching our regular term Level 2 and 3 classes, Ryan will also be running multiple (and different) weekend workshops in both Sydney and [...]
Apply the Concepts of Improv to Your Daily Life
20
Mar
Apply the Concepts of Improv to Your Daily Life We're excited to see (hear?) out good friend in New York, and Founder of Magnet Theater, Ed Herbstman on this lovely podcast. This week on The Upgrade we’re going off-script and talking about improvisational comedy. Even if you don’t think of yourself as a comedic or theatrical person [...]
Announcing the LMAy PartAy!
18
Mar
Announcing the LMAy PartAy! You know what's awesome? Us. And by "us" we mean you. You and everyone else who has jumped in and joined this crazy, comedic and cross-cultural community we've created. We think it's amazing and special and lovely and we want to celebrate it with crazy costumes, good music and bad dancing. So [...]
How Comedy Helps Me Live A Better Life!
08
Mar
How Comedy Helps Me Live A Better Life! Hi all, first let me introduce myself. My name is Jasmine Langdon and I'm Laugh-Masters Academy’s current Social Media Coordinator, an improviser, former stand-up comic and a cancer fighter. Yes you read that last part right. I have cancer and not one that's easy to get rid of. [...]
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Just Say “No!” to Trust Falls
02
Mar
Just Say "No!" to Trust Falls LMA Training recently sent a team of our Improv for Business Facilitators to the Blue Mountains for a 70 person corporate training workshop with M&C Saatchi and some of their lovely clients. We said “no” to trust falls and still landed on our feet. LMA Training joined M&C Saatchi [...]
When Was the Last Time You Played?
22
Feb
When Was the Last Time You Played? My first introduction to clown and physical comedy was in New York with Virginia Scott. But it wasn’t until later on during my second year in Paris studying at Jacques Lecoq that I experienced the fundamental joy and benefits of this ancient playful art. At the heart of [...]
Elliot’s Improv Journey
16
Feb
Elliot's Improv Journey Why Improv? My improv journey started when I was living in Chicago, Illinois, had just dropped out of Graduate School where I was pursuing a Masters of Architecture and was working in the planning department of a major University. I didn’t like my job that much and didn’t know what I was [...]
That First Step Makes All the Difference.
10
Feb
That First Step Makes All the Difference. Ever wonder what it takes to be funny on the spot but scared that it's too hard? If you are nervous and would like to dip your toes in and see if it's for you LMA have regular FREE introduction to improv classes on the second Saturday of [...]