Sunday 1-3p Jan 12th & 19th ($40) With Nico Zaunbrecher

Power and Status—An Embodied Introduction: This workshop offers a

deep dive into Keith Johnstone’s improv principle of “Status”. Covers how status

is embodied in nonverbal behavior, how it is different from “power”, how status is

useful in scenes, and how it helps us understand personal relationships and culture.

For beginner through advanced performers.

Dr. Nico Zaunbrecher has performed, directed and taught improvisational theatre in over 400 shows over the last 25 years.  Starting with the still-running Cult of the Stage Monkey at University of Louisiana–Lafayette in 1999, he went on to complete a Ph.D. in Performance Studies at Southern Illinois University–Carbondale, focusing on culture, theory and history of improvisation and spontaneity.  He has taught communication and performance at Lenoir-Rhyne University, South Louisiana Community College, and Southern University, and published research on improv and social theory in the journals Theatre Topics and Human Studies.  He is currently Artistic Director of Silverbacks Improv Theatre, Curriculum Designer for Boomerang Comedy, and one-half of the improv duos Two for the Road, Lonelycrowd, Antic Disposition and Encounter En-Canto.