Learn poetic improvisation & how to "freestyle with finesse" with spoken word poet & teaching artist Christian Perfas, aka. "Soul Stuf"!

Does your mic work need work? Looking to gain more confidence and creativity when speaking candidly to an audience? Or just trying to find a way to break out of that creative slump and change the way you approach your work? Well, you've come to the right place.

In this one hour workshop, seasoned spoken word poet and teaching artist Christian Perfas will guide you through his carefully crafted process of poetic improvisation and show you how to "freestyle with finesse." With his deep background in theatre, long form improv, and hip-hop, Christian meticulously and systematically breaks down the beast of "improv" and shows how utilizing a game-based mindset on stage can ease that enormous pressure we often put on ourselves as high-achieving artists. Join your fellow patrons of poetic play in a series of writing exercises, group work, and personalized constructive feedback and hopefully you too will leave with a bigger and better toolkit for making things up like a pro!

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About The Instructor:

Christian Perfas is a man of many poetic hats— he has studied improv for over ten years, owing a lot of his foundation to the Upright Citizens Brigade of Los Angeles and has been a guest performer on numerous musical shows, including Not Hamilton, Asian AF, and Nick Cannon's Wild 'N Out. He has taught students of all ages with the likes of Young Storytellers, Story Pirates, Creative Acts, and Get Lit— Words Ignite and is constantly developing his teaching and curriculum acumen. Lastly, Christian is also an officially published author and his debut collection, Play: A Reclamation of Soul is available online at https://www.worldstagepress.org/product/play-by-christian-perfas/.