Twinprov is a collaboration between Sarah Davies and Julie Flower, who could almost be twins, were it not for the foot in height difference. Taking an audience suggestion, they paint a location that will be inhabited by sometimes weird and wonderful characters who engage with each other at a very human level.
With multiple characters and sometimes fantastical situations, Twinprov explore the fascinating ways in which people interact. And all in matching dresses!
Director, Improvisational Media and Performance Lab, University of Kent, Boyd Branch is an improvisational media and performance specialist. He works across disciplines with scientists, engineers, and artists to develop novel tools, experiences, and pedagogies aimed at fostering adaptive radical social change. A former Fulbright fellow, Branch’s critically acclaimed art, designs, lectures, and workshops have been produced off-off-Broadway and major cities in theU.S., England, Colombia, the Netherlands, and Pakistan (sponsored by the US state department). He is the founder of the Improvisational Media and Performance Lab, which explores how improvisational pedagogies can be utilized to create accessible, adaptive, and socially supportive technologies. He holds an M.F.A. in interdisciplinary digital media from Arizona State University and a M.A. in theatre studies from the University of Utrecht in the Netherlands.
For CArtseCon2020, Julie will present the following:
Reimagining the virtual space: improv in lockdown
Imagine being able to ‘perform’ in the same space, even though you are miles apart. During lockdown, Kent-based improvisers Sarah Davies and Julie Flower (who perform as comedy duoTwinprov) teamed up with Boyd Branch, Director of the Improvisational Media and Performance Labat the University of Kent to explore just that. Making use of Boyd’s ground-breaking technology, the team has used virtual tools to push their improvised comedy performances in new directions. By being able to perform as if they are in the same environment in real-time (like in a play or a film), Twinprov has explored spontaneity, emotion, physicality and human connection in new, and often very comical, ways. In this session you will see a demonstration of the technology and hear how the team’s discoveries have pushed the boundaries of physical performance and creativity during lockdown, as they share their experiences and discoveries.