About the Course

What happens when we put comedy to the side and let the truth and drama of our scenes take center stage? In this course, we’ll be creating scenes and stories that could have a place on the dramatic stage. Leave laughter behind and discover the joy of making the audience sigh, gasp, and cry with dramatic scenes,

Play for real - We’ll explore naturalistic acting techniques that create true-to-life characters and stories the audience can recognise and relate to. Play close to self, and discover the subtle art of every day drama.

Be a playwright - A dramatic scene needs dynamics, changes, and evolution even more than a comedic one. Take your audience on a journey by guiding your scene and text through a variety of emotions, stakes, and revelations.

Play scenes about - Love, loss, relationships, struggles, redemption, the beauty of the mundane, the passing of time, societal pressures and powers, and any other true-to-life existential question you can imagine.

Theatrical Toolkit - Use silence, staging, dynamics, physicality, beat structure, and lighting to tell your story.

Important Information

• To respect everyone’s time, we ask everyone to arrive between 7:15pm and 7:25pm so that the class may start on time. The doors will be locked at 7:30pm sharp so that the teachers can begin the class. At 8:00pm the doors will open once more, for anyone who has arrived late. Arrival after 8:00pm means you will have to miss the class, except in exceptional circumstances by previous arrangement.

• This course includes a 30% discount on all Big shows and jams, and a 50% discount on Big Sunday Drop-In workshops for the duration of your course! Discount codes will be sent out in the first week of term.

• Full payment is due on the first day of class, or in instalments by previous arrangement with the school. We do not pro-rate classes. Every student pays the same tuition regardless of attendance.

• Signing up is a commitment to taking the course and there are no make up classes. Please inform the teacher if you are unable to attend a class or are arriving late.

• Didn’t register in time? Don’t fret, just email us to join our waiting list and you will be notified of any spots open. If enough people join the waiting list, a second class may be offered.

• By signing up to a course with BIG, you agree to abide by our Code of Conduct

If you have any questions that this page did not answer, please email us at classes@barcelonaimprovgroup.com.