Tag Archive: improviser
Yes But Why ep 215 Balasree Viswanathan is a great creative community leader
This week on Yes But Why, listen in as I talk to India-based improviser, Balasree Viswanathan. Balasree Viswanathan is the co-artistic director of Improv Comedy Bangalore as well as the leader of the only all-female improv troupe in India, The Adamant Eves. Bala found improv on a whim while she was in grad school for mechanical engineering. She really loved it. She joined the university’s improv team and soaked up…
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Yes But Why ep 209 Steven Morgan is bursting with comedy goodness!
In this episode of Yes But Why, we talk to British comedian Steven Morgan about his experiences doing comedy across the world. Steven Morgan is a comedian, improviser, storyteller, actor, writer, and musician that has been featured on Australia’s ABC and the UK’s BBC. Currently living in Nijmegen, Netherlands, where he moved from Brisbane, Australia, Steven has toured and performed in famous comedy clubs and festivals around the world. Since…
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Yes But Why ep 207 Mithra Vankipuram on creating safe spaces for each other
In this episode of Yes But Why, we talk to performer and scientist, Mithra Vankipuram. Mithra Vankipuram is a performer and improv instructor from the Bay Area. She is the Producer-in-Chief at The San Francisco Improv Festival as well as a Senior Research Scientist at HP Labs. She is a community builder in the San Francisco improv scene. She is also the Chair of HP’s Palo Alto Women’s Impact Network. Mithra…
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Yes But Why ep 206 Radhika Rao on trusting yourself and committing to your own path.
In this episode of Yes But Why, we talk to San Francisco-based performer, director and educator, Radhika Rao. Radhika Rao is an actor, improviser, storyteller, director, writer, and arts educator/consultant. She has performed theater in the United States and abroad. Radhika has an Ed.D from Harvard Graduate School of Education, and specializes in creating curriculum that integrates theater into diverse learning situations for various populations and organizations. She works as…
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Yes But Why ep 205 Stephen Thornton on using improv as a guide for personal exploration!
This week, Yes But Why Podcast interviews Lisbon, Portugal based improviser, Stephen Thornton! Stephen Thornton has been studying, performing and teaching improvisation since 2001 when he was first introduced to the theater games of Viola Spolin. From 2006 to 2018, he continued his improv education in New York City, taking classes at The Peoples Improv Theater (PIT) and studying with some great improv teachers from around the country. …
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