Join us for another in-person Improv for Brain Health workshop, where you will connect with others, exercise your brain, and share some laughs! Through fun games and exercises, participants will learn improv skills and explore how they can be applied to life and fostering wellness. No improv experience is required, everyone is welcome!
Details
When: Friday, June 5, from 11:15 AM to 12:45 PM
Location: Douglas Park Community Centre, 801 W 22nd Ave, Vancouver, BC V5Z 0E1
Cost: $10 (to be paid at workshop in cash or via cheque addressed to ‘UBC BC Brain Wellness Program’)
Registration for this workshop will be done on another platform called Jane instead of Omnify. If you do not yet have an account for Jane, please create an account in order to successfully register for the class. Please contact our office at 604-827-4386 or email brain.wellness@ubc.ca for help setting up.
About the Instructor: Dan Dumsha & Rosemary Morrison
Dan Dumsha
Dan's passion is to bring learners into the moment together, where co-creation can happen. A graduate of Queen's University Drama (B.A.H) and Artist in Community Education (B.Ed), Dan has been performing and teaching theatre and improv for over twenty years.
Using his background as a high school teacher and corporate trainer, Dan loves to apply the concepts of improv to the way teams work together. He has been training professionals in applied improv for the workplace since 2014. As a facilitator with Improv for Business, he has led successful and impactful training for teams from VanCity, Telus, PCL, ReThink, Microsoft, YVR, BC Children’s Hospital, Amazon, and many more organizations in BC and across North America.
Dan trained and went on to perform as a mainstage ensemble player at Vancouver Theatresports for seven years and taught improv on the faculty of the Improv Comedy Institute. In 2015, Dan moved to New York City with his husband Jonathan and studied improv with UCB and Annoyance Theatre. There he founded the Dirty Little Secrets Improv Show, which still runs monthly in the East Village of Manhattan. Returning to Vancouver, Dan co-founded Momentous Comedy and continues to produce improv shows across the city.
Rosemary Morrison
Rosemary Morrison (she/her) is a performing artist, facilitator, administrator and producer. A recent grad of Simon Fraser University's Theatre and Performance program, Rosemary is passionate about creative collaboration and community building. She is the Improv for Wellness Manager with Improv for Work and Wellness, and the Education Director with Queerprov. Rosemary also runs a weekly Dungeons & Dragons program for pre-teens. With 10 years of experience as an improviser, she is grateful for the opportunity to continue sharing all the benefits that improv can offer!