Laugh Masters Academy > Sydney
Jonathan Pitts (Second City, Founder Chicago Improv Festival) Workshops at LMA
30
Dec
Thousands of teenagers across the UK will have school lessons in mindfulness in an experiment designed to see if it can protect against mental illness.
Sydney House Team Auditions
18
Dec
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Hello from LMA’s new Artistic Director, Mr. David Tieck,
18
Dec
David Tieck is LMA’s new Artistic Director and he is REALLY EXCITED about the COMMUNITY at LMA!
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Delicious Danny P Initiates a New Scene
15
Dec
It has been a long journey with LMA, firstly consulting to the school on creative matters, then kicking off the Melbourne School and ultimately moving to Sydney to take on the Artistic Director role.
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Improv Is A Team Sport
17
Sep
Improv Is A Team Sport September 17, 2017 Posted by: - LMA Staff Category: Improv.Blog , No Comments Improv Is A Team Sport Comedy is typically thought of as a solo pursuit, from the high school class clown to legendary stand ups, usually, people are trying to be the funniest: the single most funny person [...]
A Disposable Life
16
Jul
A Disposable Life This week's post is by LMA Artistic Director Dan Pavatich One of the fundamental ideas behind Improv is that it is disposable, anything we create exists for a moment and then evaporates. The upside is that improvisers learn to believe in the power of creativity, and the moment. The downside can be that [...]
Improvising With Hippos
06
Jul
Improvising With Hippos Nikki-Anne Wilson is a PhD student based at the Brain and Mind Centre at The University of Sydney. Her research examines how imagination contributes to social behaviour, specifically, whether the inability to imagine may explain the loss of social skills in dementia. She is also an LMA student, a wannabe improv star [...]
Fast-thinking. Creativity. Bravery… and Improv.
22
Jun
Fast-thinking. Creativity. Bravery... and Improv. Guest Blog by Oliver Shawyer I recently returned from holidays, and in doing so, set myself an aggressive task of getting out and about to try new things. Things that both confronted me and reminded me of how much there is on offer when you actually put yourself out there. There's [...]
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7 Things You Need to Master Improv
07
Jun
7 Things You Need to Master Improv This week’s guest blog post is from Ryan Karels (New York City's Upright Citizens Brigade) who taught Level 2 and 3 improv at LMA (Sydney), Term 2, 2017. While teaching improv at LMA, I'll note in the scene, "This is more of a spiritual note...” So LMA asked me to write [...]
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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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Dan Pavatich is Everywhere
09
Jan
Dan Pavatich is Everywhere If you've been in any way involved in the Melbourne comedy scene over the past few years, then chances are you've come across Dan Pavatich. And while those of us stuck in Sydney may have felt somewhat deprived by the tyranny of distance, that's all about to change because Dan is moving! Now [...]
Santa Says Give the Gift of Improv
13
Dec
Santa Says Give the Gift of Improv Here we go again. Another year ends and another one starts. Usually with one hell of a party. But the end of the year is also a wonderful time for self reflection, goal setting, and putting a plan for personal progress into place. We believe the first spot to [...]
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