{"id":24772,"date":"2026-09-23T22:40:21","date_gmt":"2026-09-23T13:40:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.total.titech.ac.jp\/?page_id=24772"},"modified":"2026-09-23T22:40:21","modified_gmt":"2026-09-23T13:40:21","slug":"ws_improv","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.total.titech.ac.jp\/en\/lead_innov\/workshops\/ws_improv\/","title":{"rendered":"Rethinking Your Self-Image Through Improv"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Step beyond your usual self through improvisational games.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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Overview<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Through improvisational games, this workshop invites you to try ways of acting and responding that differ from your usual habits. You may discover new sides of yourself and new possibilities for how you act. The aim is not to perform well. What matters is going with the flow and trying something before you overthink it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\ud83d\udcc2 Category<\/strong><\/td>Initiative<\/td><\/tr>
\ud83d\udccc Keywords<\/strong><\/td>Improv games<\/td><\/tr>
\ud83c\udfaf Objective<\/strong><\/td>Discover sides of yourself and possibilities for action through spontaneous self-expression. Notice how fixed ideas about \u201cthe kind of person I am\u201d may have limited what you allow yourself to try.<\/td><\/tr>
\ud83c\udf10 Language<\/strong><\/td>Japanese and English<\/td><\/tr>
\ud83d\udc65 Target Participants<\/strong><\/td>Graduate and undergraduate students<\/td><\/tr>
\ud83d\uddd3 Format<\/strong><\/td>Single session\uff082-hour in-person\uff09<\/td><\/tr>
\u2705 Past & Upcoming Sessions<\/strong><\/td>Wednesday, December 23, 2026, 18:00-20:00 (Scheduled)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
\ud83d\udccd Venue<\/strong><\/td>S6-309A, South Building 6, 3rd Floor, Ookayama Campus<\/td><\/tr>
\ud83c\udf1f Recommended for<\/strong><\/td>\u2022 People who hold back from trying something because they think, \u201cThat is just not me\u201d
\u2022 People who are unsure how they see themselves
\u2022 People who want to discover a different side of themselves
\u2022 People who tend to overthink things before taking action
\u2022 People who feel uneasy about theater or expressing themselves in front of others
\u2022 People interested in trying improv<\/td><\/tr>
\ud83d\udcca Points<\/strong><\/td>2 points (Points to be awarded to students enrolled in the courses<\/a> for credits. Please refer to the syllabus for details.)<\/td><\/tr>
\ud83c\udf9f\ufe0f Capacity<\/strong><\/td>12 participants<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Main Content<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

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1. Get comfortable with improvisation<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Through games such as Gift Giving and One Word, practice accepting someone else\u2019s ideas and finding words in the moment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. Notice your usual self<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In pairs, improvise a conversation with only the setting specified, such as an interview or an everyday chat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With no personality or character assigned, act as you wish and notice the speaking style, role, and actions you choose without thinking about them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3. Reflect<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Consider questions such as \u201cWhy did I respond that way?\u201d and \u201cWhat felt familiar about how I acted?\u201d Notice your assumptions about yourself and your habitual ways of acting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4. Step beyond your usual self<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Improvise another conversation in pairs. This time, try one action you would not normally choose.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you usually listen, try making a suggestion. If you tend to hold back, try responding a little more openly. The idea is to expand your options for how to act, without forcing yourself to play a completely different person.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

5. Express yourself physically<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Try activities such as \u201cI Am a Tree\u201d and explore improvisation through movement as well as words.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

6. Experiment with a new response<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Take part in several short scenes, mainly in pairs, and try acting a little differently from the \u201cusual self\u201d you noticed earlier in the workshop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

7. Final reflection<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Reflect on questions such as \u201cWhat surprised me about myself today?\u201d and \u201cWhat was I able to do that I thought I could not?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Ryutaro Tomomatsu<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

PhD student<\/p>\n\n\n\n

School of Science, Institute of Science Tokyo<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Contact Faculty<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Yuri Matsuzaki
\ud83d\udce9 matsuzaki.y.77a9 [at] m.isct.ac.jp<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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