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About
ImPresent

Liron Levin & Ignacio Grinstein

We are two improvisers, clowns and physical theatre actors, with more than 15 years of training each. We live in Tel-Aviv, but half of us is originally from Argentina. We both teach workshops that combine physicality and improv.

 

We both have deep and diverse training that goes from acting through clowning with the top 3 clowns in Israel, commedia dell'arte in Italy, Balinese masks, physical theater (Lecoq, Laban, Decroaux), short form and long form improvisation, Gaga with Ohad Naharin and even Salsa and Swing dances.

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We have been teaching in the last years, both together and separately, in different countries of South America, Europe and Asia, participating as teachers and performers in different festivals and international meetings.

Our Philosophy

We believe that improvisation theater is a blank canvas ready to give birth to poetry on stage, an infinite possibility of creation, an international language of communication. It is art in its purest form, an individual and collective creation that is born from the authentic fiber of what we are.

We believe that improvisation is an exercise of freedom, a theatrical technique, and a demonstration of who we can be and what we can do in the world, outside the stage of the theater.

For us, the technique of improvisation is a philosophy of life. The basic concepts and tools of improvisation allow us to be more positive, communicative, and open-minded people. Connecting with our daily interlocutors - at work, in studies, or in any activity - accepting the ideas and proposals of the other, and knowing how to put aside our ego to become better companions and colleagues.

We consider the impro one of the most complete and complex theatrical techniques. We believe that the improviser should study many fields – study hard – in order to be familiar with many subjects. In addition, the improvisor should know how to use various techniques such as physical theater, clowning, drama, pantomime and even different styles of dance. Most importantly, the performer then must continue studying, working, and growing; as a person and as an artist.

And the most important: the exercise of freedom. We live in a world that encourages individualism over community and rewards competitiveness over collaboration, and we are told that "we learn from mistakes" while mistakes are unacceptable. We live within ourselves and we are afraid of the connection with the other. The impro is a clear and strong message of union, understanding and imagination, an active and collective stance against selfishness and pettiness. and above all is a strong statement of Yes, and ...

Liron Levin

Improviser, clown, performer, actor, swing dancer.
Connecting, moving, feeling, dancing, exploring and developing since 2001 (and ever since I can remember).

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Ignacio Grinstein

Actor, improviser, clown, performer, persona.

Searching since 1999 diferent ways of expression to communicate and share what we are.

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