Improv for Creative Freedom: Two Evening Workshops with Daniel Labov Dunne

Improv, authentic relating, and movement games combine to help participants open up, connect, and play in a low-pressure environment

At these two drop-in Improv for Creative Freedom workshops, you are invited to:

1. Unleash your childlike expressive nature in a welcoming, attuned container
2. Get into the flow state via improv, dance, and authentic relating games
3. Take yourself less seriously by trying on new ways of being you
4. Engage in exercises designed to bring this energy into your life

Deep inside you lies an endless well of creative potential: the wild and magical energy of your inner child. Many of us have shut down aspects of our innocent playful expressive nature; societal expectations and ancestral traumas have artificially molded us to conform and fit-in, resulting in various degrees of shut-down and contrived normalcy. This workshop is a call to re-open to the wild joyous free play of who we really are.

Movement and dance practice will invite soulful states to express through our bodies. Authentic relating exercises will help us connect from the heart, building comfort and rapport as a group. Playful improv games will help us open to the flow and become freer and more confident in our expression.

*~* Please arrive ON-TIME to honor the container *~*

Participate at whatever level is authentic to you- this is not an improv performance class. In a low-pressure environment, everyone is encouraged to find their growth edge into a more playful, expressive, loving way of being. No one is required to do anything.

This event is in-person only at Wildcat Studio in Berkeley.

Two Thursdays, August 21st & 28th, @ 6:30-9pm. Come to one or both!

Sliding Scale $20 - $45 per class, or both classes for $35 - 90

Please pay within your means.

Daniel Labov Dunne has studied Living Essence, a spiritual psychology system of joyous growth, with mentor Scott Hamilton for the past 13 years. He has studied with improvisational teachers Keith Johnstone (author of Impro,) Ann Randolph, William Hall, Paul Killam, Laura Derry, Lisa Klein, Ben Johnson and Carla Zilbersmith. Daniel holds an AA in Theatre Arts from College of Marin, is a 2-time recipient of the Robin Williams Scholarship for Acting, and is a certified Relationship & Intimacy Coach by the Intimacy Forum in Berkeley. He has held transformational growth workshops in California, Maui, Kauai, Guatemala and Peru.

Here's what participants have shared about past improv courses and classes with Daniel:

"Before signing up for Daniel's course I was pretty terrified at the thought of improv. Daniel's teachings were the perfect way to ease into a new way of approaching the world with more joy, playfulness and an embrace of the unknown. Overall, this class was such a loving and healing experience."

— Meredith Rom, Yoga Teacher & Women's Leadership Coach (meredithrom.com), Sebastopol, CA

"Daniel is a master teacher. He creates a warm, loving, dynamic creative space for all his students to shine. As a student, I felt I was given permission to explore new territories and expand my creative range. His keen insight and gentle coaching are invaluable. This is not just a class in being better improvisers but being better in connecting with other humans, being better in life! Thank you, Daniel”

— Ann Randolph, Award-Winning Writer, Performer (annrandolph.com) Princeville, HI

"Daniel's course has been a major blessing in my life, this has cured my social anxiety and loneliness! I've loved letting my inner child run free, wild and super weird"

— Rachel “Rae “ Rich, Photographer-Filmmaker, Kapaa, HI

"I absolutely loved Daniel's course. It truly exceeded all of my expectations and then catapulted me into emotional places that I never thought I could access; places of total love, silliness, trust, creativity, and authentic expression. The class was such a safe space for me to authentically express myself without second guessing my ideas, my words, or feelings."

— Bianca S., Student, Kilauea, HI

"Daniel is an incredibly talented, loving, playful, and encouraging facilitator. He does an exceptional job at helping others find comfort and ease in the improv space, helping to deepen our container and make it not just a place of laughter (of which there was plenty), but also love and authentic connection. There’s something sacred and spiritual about the way he works, which I’ve never seen another facilitator do. I was opened up to more play, more creativity, and unexpectedly, a more open heart.”

— Moshe Ovadia, Senior Management Associate, New York City, NY

"This is the best improv course I've ever taken and I've done Chicago's Second City conservatory, and taken classes at iO and Annoyance. I'd recommend it to anyone who wants to get back to play, in the way you used to play as a kid. It IS possible to get back to that feeling, and it's about the space Daniel creates. My highest recommendation."

— C.B., Marketing Manager, Mill Valley, CA

"This course was magical and beautiful! Daniel's facilitation was exquisite. I now feel more empowered to step into who I truly am. This course was like a testing ground to allow parts of myself that were blossoming to see parts of the light before full bloom!"

— Karen Prosen, Spirit Guide (karenprosen.com), Occidental, CA

"I so enjoyed it. It was everything I was hoping it would be. Very fun and playful with a focus on allowing ourselves to share on a deeper level in a safe space. Daniel helped us deepen our relationships with each other in a very natural and gentle way. I felt more connected to the class participants than I usually do with long-time friends."

— Rebecca M, Massage Therapist, Anahola, HI

"The facilitation made me feel at home. The class helped me to see social events as opportunities to play rather than being obligations that are anxiety provoking."

— Travis Usinger, Massage Therapist, Moloa'a, HI