If you improvise with, or teach, more than 10 people then you’ve probably done improv with someone that experiences alexithymia, which involves processing emotions
Alexithymia involves how a person identifies and experiences emotions, so it has a lot to do with an improv practice.
Part one of this two part series explores what alexithymia is, how it affects improv, and suggests some ways to practice improv if you experience it .
Part two covers some ideas of what students can do if they approach exercises with assigned emotions, and what teachers can do to make their classes and exercises more inclusive for those with alexithymia.
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Created and episode written by Jen deHaan, an autistic + ADHD improviser.
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Neurodiversity & Improv: Giving Notes (part 3) – Ep #17
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