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- stuck - full poem by Angelina Castellini
Sometimes, we want to change, but we don't want to be different.
Angelina Castellini
Nov 13, 20241 min read

Navigating the non-duality of breaking and healing
Brokenness and wholeness are two terms which get used a lot and there is more to this binary than meets the eye.
Angelina Castellini
Oct 4, 20246 min read

what's an improv toolbox good for?
This post explores the instrumentalist view of improvisation which asks: "What is the improviser's toolbox good for?"
Angelina Castellini
Apr 12, 20237 min read


if improvisation were a toolbox
This is the first explorative blog post of the improvisation is not a toolbox series. In this post, I will stick with the toolbox metaphor..
Angelina Castellini
Apr 3, 20236 min read


why improvisation is not a toolbox
This blog series explores the improv trainer's toolbox metaphor and its possible side effects. A new way of talking about improv is needed.
Angelina Castellini
Mar 30, 20232 min read


Remembering Keith Johnstone
On March 11, 2023, Keith Johnstone passed away. Keith's work is fundamental to impro studio's improvisation practices...
Angelina Castellini
Mar 13, 20234 min read


Talk: Just Let Go - Improvisation Platitudes And Burnout (2019)
Be present, follow the fear, just let go— these are some of the most common phrases you will hear spoken in an Improvisation Workshop. But..
Angelina Castellini
Feb 15, 20235 min read

don't make your partner look and feel good...
These days, I am pondering the idea "make your partner look/feel good" which we share as one of the key tenets of (theatre) improvisation.
Angelina Castellini
Nov 21, 20225 min read


these skeletons are now alive
happy halloween! it's time to let our skeletons come out of our closets and dance with the demons of our darkness:
Angelina Castellini
Nov 8, 20222 min read


improvising a spiritual journey
As I write, speak, and play impro studio into existence, our past, present and future all come together. What lives within and between us?
Angelina Castellini
May 9, 20222 min read

WHY practice improvisation?
By practicing improvisation, we train our physical, mental, emotional, spiritual, and relational flexibility. All true... or is it?
Angelina Castellini
Mar 25, 20223 min read


about play, games, and being serious
In early 2021, I attended a Zoom call which was to be one of those moments that lead me to realise my dream of building impro studio.
Angelina Castellini
Mar 21, 20223 min read


how do we speak to each other about war?
One of my close friends is stuck in a warzone. With every message we aim to connect that what is threatened to be torn apart.
Angelina Castellini
Mar 4, 20222 min read


a description of water
At impro studio, we practice improvising as well as speaking from our improvisational experiences, as opposed to 'about' them.
Angelina Castellini
Dec 13, 20214 min read
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