THE CURIOUS COMEDY BIPOC PROGRAM
The Curious BIPOC program offers the first THREE LEVELS of our Improv Student Journey to enable ease of access and welcome Black, Indigenous, Latine, Asian, and all people of color to come together, to learn about improv, and to share joy in community.
All BIPOC Classes are pay-what-you-will. Each class consists of 7 classes and a showcase, and is offered twice a year. All instructors and students in the program are self-identifying members of the BIPOC community. BIPOC students are welcome to register for available classes at any time.
BIPOC LEVEL 1 - Is an intro to improv fundamentals and techniques.
- No experience is required to take this LEVEL. If you are a BIPOC student who has not taken a class at Curious before, this is the place to start in the BIPOC program.
BIPOC LEVEL 2 - Is an intro to scene work with a focus on story and collaboration.
- Curious LEVEL 1 is required experience for LEVEL 2.
BIPOC LEVEL 3 - Is a skill-focus series, on the tools Objective and Relationship.
- Curious LEVEL 2 is required experience for LEVEL 3.
These classes do fill up quickly, so we ask that if your availability changes and you need to drop the course, to please let us know, so that we can re-open that spot on the roster for other potential registrants.
Students who have taken BIPOC LEVEL 3 qualify to continue their education with Curious LEVEL 4 - Character and Environment.
To inquire about scholarships and additional opportunities at Curious, email our Director of Education: skel@curiouscomedy.org
Why take improv classes?
- Improv classes can make you a better artist
Whether you want to be a performer on stage or to develop a deeper understanding of your creative process for non-performing arts.
- Improv classes teach vital life skills that can improve your relationships with others and with yourself
At work, at home, and in your community. Among many other essential tools, you will learn to be a better listener, communicator, and team player. Improv can also build confidence for public speaking and help you to think much faster on your feet.
- Improv classes are a great way to make friends and to have fun!
Making friends is hard, especially as an adult. Improv classes are a way to connect with other people in a joyful and playful way.
Your Student Journey at Curious
At Curious Comedy, we believe learning the craft of improvisation should be a pursuit of both EXCELLENCE and JOY.
Without JOY, we can lose the fun and reward of creating something remarkable together. Without a pursuit of EXCELLENCE, we don’t necessarily grow or learn. At Curious Comedy, we cultivate a JOYFUL pursuit of EXCELLENCE to help you develop as an improviser while still having loads of fun!
For our training center, we take inspiration from other established improv training centers (Second City, iO, Annoyance, TheatreSports, UCB, ComedySportz, and more) to craft a thoughtfully designed curriculum to develop your skills from beginner to advanced improviser in a six-level program. Our curriculum undergoes regular revision and review to adapt and align with our anti-oppressive ethos, and our teachers are trained performers and teachers who perform regularly on our stages.
Beginning Levels: One & Two
Level One will introduce you to the fundamental concepts of improvisation. Level Two will put those fundamentals to practice in two-person scenes, the most basic and important building block in improvised theater.
Intermediate Levels: Three & Four
In the Skill Focus portion of the training center, you will hone and strengthen the core critical skills: Character, Objective, Relationship, and Environment. By clearly focusing on individual skills, you will have the opportunity to challenge yourself and see real progress.
Advanced Levels: Five & Six
By the time you arrive in the advanced module, you will be ready to put the pieces together in Advanced Scene Work and graduate to learning long form formats and working as a team to create performances. In the final class of your student journey, you will receive personalized coaching and two performance opportunities at Curious Comedy in addition to the Student Showcase.
Performance Classes
Graduate Students have the opportunity to participate in unique Performance Classes where they are coached in specific genre/show formats and receive four performance opportunities at Curious Comedy with expert feedback and coaching.
Still have questions? Please contact our Director of Education - skel@curiouscomedy.org and they will get you all the information you need!