Improv Weekend Intensives - Duo-prov & Getting Closer

Workshop Overview

Step into the world beyond words with Finnish improv artist and teacher Kaisa Kokko-Palmer in this immersive weekend intensive.

Across two interconnected days, you’ll explore how time, space, and sound can transform your improv into expressive, theatrical storytelling.

Each day can be taken on its own — or together for a full creative journey.

🩵 Day 1 – Duo-prov (Saturday)
It is wonderful to witness an effortlessly flowing story when two people are connected and trusting each other to go deeper and get a little more vulnerable in their work. This often evokes a variety of emotions on stage as well as in the audience. Duo improv can go beyond our wildest imagination as long as we trust it and each other.

This workshop will be about connecting with a duo partner, creating dynamic scenes with two people (and multiple characters), exploring different worlds, editing techniques, stage pictures and the overall style of a duo show.

(You can take this workshop with an existing duo partner*, sign up with a future duo partner or sign up solo and explore the possibilities and the world of duo improv with fellow workshop participants!) We will start from duo improv basics!

*If people sign up for the workshop with an existing duo, they should think in advance what they want to develop / which things they'd like help with.

🎶 Day 2 – Getting Closer (Sunday)
We see wonderful scenes in films and on theater stages portraying (romantic) love, but for several reasons this rarely happens in improv. How is it possible to create these stories on stage in a way that is safe, comfortable, trusting and honoring boundaries when we don't have a script? How can we express deep believable feelings on stage and get the audience to "aww" with us?

This workshop concentrates on honing our skills in love scenes, experiencing and exploring closeness on stage and sharing our fears, insights and ideas on the theme. By creating a safe environment, we have a wonderful possibility to learn more about getting closer.

Agenda
(Each workshop is 6 hours: 11:00-18:00 with a 1 -hr lunch break):

Saturday:

• 10:45 arrivals
• 11:00-14:00 morning session
• 14:00-15:00 lunch break
• 15:00-18:00 afternoon session

Sunday:

• 10:45 arrivals
• 11:00-14:00 morning session
• 14:00-15:00 lunch break
• 15:00-18:00 afternoon session

🧘 How to Show Up

• Arrive early: please plan to arrive 10 minutes before class so we can start and end on time.
• Dress comfortably: wear movement-friendly clothes that cover you fully (we’ll be moving throughout the space).
• Bring water: a reusable water bottle is encouraged — hydration fuels creativity!

🎟️ Prerequisites

We recommend participants have completed Improv 101 (Intro to Improv) or attended several drop-in sessions of equivalent experience.
Ages 16 and up.

👩‍🏫 About Kaisa Kokko-Palmer (she/her)

Kaisa Kokko-Palmer is an improviser, actor, and teacher from Finland with two decades of experience performing and teaching improv around the world.
She is the founder of Impro Helsinki and performs internationally with Crocodile Paws, Stella Polaris, and Improvokaatio.

Known for her joyful teaching style and ability to bring ensembles together, Kaisa leads improvisers toward creative discovery and expressive stagecraft — combining rigor, warmth, and artistic play.

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Prices

• 1-day workshop: Earlybird* €50 /Regular €65
• 2-day workshop: Earlybird* €90 / Regular €115

*Earlybird expires 24th Jan, 2026

What have our past students said ?

" A part of me didn't want the class to finish. It was such great experience and it really helped me to explore the different area of my brain."

" Thanks for the class, it was so muchlies fun."

" Really so grateful that I hopped into this class - the learning has been great and this has been some much needed joy, silliness and connection with new pals."

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