Shaun's Info
Shaun Fisher has over 9 years experience performing and teaching long form Hip Hop improv. Shaun, a UCB trained improviser and long time performer on New York's premier Hip Hop improv team NORTH COAST, has since moved the form to the West Coast and can be seen around town doing standup, beat-boxing and performing with the LA Hip Hop improv teams, DopeTown3000 and 808. He has performed Hip Hop Improv to packed crowds at Festivals in New York, Boston, North Carolina, Chicago, Washington D.C., Tucson, Los Angeles and Vancouver.His coaching focuses on playing with confidence, high energy, the importance of emotional investment and quick decision making through exercises that highlight the similarities between rap and comedy.
"Shaun’s enthusiasm for his work is infectious. He is able to take what seems impossible and support his students through a process that allows them to not only access the work, but find something within themselves they didn’t know was there. Watching students connect with what Shaun is teaching is magical – it is clear he loves teaching them as much as they love learning from him." -
"I have taken Shaun’s beatboxing workshop twice. The first time I took it I signed up to do something that totally scared me. The second time I took it I signed up to do something I totally love. Shaun is a master at turning something intimidating into something within your reach. His classes are supportive, comfortable, and mind-blowing. You walk away with new skills and a new confidence that goes beyond the skills you learned in the room." -
"I’ve taken several improv workshops and this was the best. Before this weekend I didn’t have a good feel for how rapping would apply broadly to improv, aside from short form rap games and adding an interesting rap to a scene when it would fit. I was amazed how the workshop reinforced basic concepts of hyper-listening, agreement, support of your scene partner, development of group mind, etc." -