AIN Paris 2018

In a Trump/Brexit world, the skills derived from improv create more powerful and strident activists with the uniquely powerful ability to observe ‘power relationships’, build activist coalitions, communicate persuasive stories, and create revolutionary positive change.
Improvisation in life encourages creative behavior. Activism promotes direct social, political, economic, or environmental reform improving society, governments and communities of those traditionally oppressed peoples. Forms of activism include engaging politicians, issues campaigning, boycotts, rallies, marches, strikes, and sit-ins. And improvisational theater with regard to power relationships, active engagement, and emotionally intelligent communications. Combining improv and activism is “improv artivism”.