In the words of the great philosopher J. Krishnamurti, "Self-knowledge is the beginning of understanding; without self-knowledge, contradiction and conflict will continue. To know the whole process, the totality of oneself, does not require any expert, any authority. The pursuit of authority only breeds fear. No expert, no specialist, can show us how to understand the process of the self. One has to study it for oneself. You and I can help each other by talking about it, but none can unfold it for us, no specialist, no teacher, can explore it for us." (The First and Last Freedom, New York: Harper, 1954, p. 75)
So self-awareness can only come out of each of us engaging in improvisational play. This is the purpose of creative improvisational performance workshops. This is what I do.
Abhay Burjor Ghiara
Abhay has had fun teaching and performing improv drama, a form of improvised theater that he created, for over twenty-five years.
He has taught improv drama workshops to a wide range of participants, including artists, nuns, and engineering students.
Abhay is a Fulbright Scholar in performance art and has taught in four continents. He is an evaluator / peer-reviewer for the Fulbright Commission, New Delhi. He was trained at Second City in Chicago and has a Master of Arts degree from Northwestern University.
Photo: Maritstar.
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