ImprovPainting

Soundpainting is the universal multidisciplinary live composing sign language for musicians, actors, dancers, and visual Artists. Presently (2015) the language comprises more than 1200 gestures that are signed by the Soundpainter (composer) to indicate the type of material desired of the performers. The creation of the composition is realized, by the Soundpainter, through the parameters of each set of signed gestures. The Soundpainting language was created by Walter Thompson in Woodstock, New York in 1974.

The Soundpainter (the composer) standing in front (usually) of the group communicates a series of signs using hand and body gestures indicating specific and/or aleatoric material to be performed by the group. The Soundpainter develops the responses of the performers, molding and shaping them into the composition then signs another series of gestures, a phrase, and continues in this process of composing the piece.

Based on the Soundpainting sign language, we are going to explorer Improv, combining the skills and talent of dancers, singers, musicians, visual artists, DJs etc in a live stage composition, we will be part of a multidisciplinary theater experience where all the senses will be involved.

Outline:
- Introduction to the Sounpainting and Impropainting language.
- Identifier Gestures.
- Content Gestures.
- Modifiers.
- Go Gestures.
- Performance.

Length: Student Cap: Difficulty:	8 hours 30 students Advanced
Instructor: Blad Moreno