Emergence: A workshop on discovery and being in the moment.
Taught by: Improv Legend, Randy Dixon!
Date: Saturday, Nov. 15th
Time: 4:00 to 7:00 p.m.
Cost: $60
The pieces begin in shadows and stillness, through spontaneity we discover the emerging
form rising from the boundary of stillness set by the audience. Not forced with tons ideas but patiently revealing engaging theater that rises from everyone in the room. Improvise with those who do not they are improvising with you. What will emerge from chaos to control to chaos? What is the new idea of emergence and complexity theory?
Work against your improvisation training to open yourself up being receptive and vulnerable to what wants to happen, not what I want to make happen. Discovering and being open to the moment. Inviting discovery onstage and in in scene work, not “making” something happen.
Randy Dixon will explore emergence: something from nothing and the art of discovering what the work is about together, between the audience and performers, on stage. Randy Dixon has a long career of exploring this theme, having created such shows as City Life, Spoken, and Blank Slate, shows that depend on everyone working together to discover what the show is about while doing it.
About Randy Dixon:
Randy is regarded as one of the most experienced improvisational artists in the Pacific Northwest and around the world. In 1983, he was a founding member of Unexpected Productions (Seattle) and he served as the company’s Artistic Director from 1988 to 2021. Randy also founded and directs The Orcas Island Project, an international performance group consisting of 15 performers from 12 countries. He has taught, directed and performed improvisational theater in Australia, New Zealand, Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Norway, Italy, Germany, Austria, Holland, and all over the U.S. and Canada.
Outside of his improvisational work, Randy served on the editorial board for The Salt Journal a journal of Myth, Religion, Psychology and Ideas. His book, Being Present: Spontaneous Storytelling and the Art of Improvisation has been published in German, Slovene, soon in Swedish, and Japanese. Randy has B.F.A. in Drama from Seattle University and a Master’s Degree in Mythological Studies with an emphasis in Jungian Depth Psychology.
About Deep End Theater:
Deep End Theater is committed to exploring the theatrical road less traveled, with a focus on daring improvisational theater, devised and immersive theater.
We are skilled actors, improvisers, teachers and comedians, actively broadening the horizons of traditional theater with new works, a unique perspective and deep passion. We aim to go deeper, play harder, reach further, and we invite you to join us!
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