1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:07,474 *preroll music* 2 00:00:09,334 --> 00:00:12,669 Gregor Ruttner: Hello everybody, I'm really excited to be here today 3 00:00:12,669 --> 00:00:16,940 as this is not only my first congress as a speaker but also a visitor 4 00:00:16,940 --> 00:00:21,230 so I'm really stunned by what I've seen in the last couple of days 5 00:00:21,230 --> 00:00:28,030 So, I will talk about the art of failure taught by improv theatre 6 00:00:28,030 --> 00:00:32,770 and before I do that I will talk about theate in general 7 00:00:32,770 --> 00:00:35,129 First, you heard a bit about my profession 8 00:00:35,129 --> 00:00:37,559 I work as a youth theatre leader, 9 00:00:37,559 --> 00:00:44,909 so everyday I meet young people from the age of 5 to 20, young adult, 10 00:00:44,909 --> 00:00:48,499 and together we create a piece of theatre 11 00:00:48,499 --> 00:00:52,050 And when you work with young people in the field of youth theatre 12 00:00:52,050 --> 00:00:55,979 you borrow loads of methods of the improv theatre 13 00:00:55,979 --> 00:01:00,560 and improv theatre give you a very special mindset 14 00:01:00,560 --> 00:01:03,990 about how to fuse certain things in life 15 00:01:03,990 --> 00:01:06,370 and about how to handle mistakes. 16 00:01:06,370 --> 00:01:07,860 But as I said first, what is theatre? 17 00:01:08,860 --> 00:01:12,890 So, theatre is, of course, like this. 18 00:01:12,890 --> 00:01:18,640 So, it's loads of impressions, loads of expressions, loads of emotion, 19 00:01:18,640 --> 00:01:20,350 it's very dramatic. 20 00:01:20,350 --> 00:01:24,530 This is also where the word dramatic comes from: drama, theatre. 21 00:01:24,530 --> 00:01:29,840 But when you look behind the curtain, theatre is sometimes like this: 22 00:01:29,840 --> 00:01:35,370 So, you come to rehearsal, best prepared, and you're full of energy 23 00:01:35,370 --> 00:01:37,600 and you want to give your best 24 00:01:37,600 --> 00:01:42,500 and then there're all the others in the rehearsal and you think like: 25 00:01:42,500 --> 00:01:46,640 why are they not here, 100%? Where is the energy? 26 00:01:46,640 --> 00:01:53,000 Why didn't they learn the text? And, am I the only one in here, who wants to work seriously? 27 00:01:53,000 --> 00:01:58,070 What I can tell you is that the others in your theatre group think the same, and also 28 00:01:58,070 --> 00:01:59,100 about you 29 00:01:59,100 --> 00:02:07,320 So, this is something in theatre that sometimes, or most of the times, is because of this: 30 00:02:07,320 --> 00:02:11,390 So, theatre is loads about text and memorizing lines 31 00:02:11,390 --> 00:02:14,530 and I can talk about myself when I have acting jobs 32 00:02:14,530 --> 00:02:18,260 So, it's quite easy to remember the lines at home 33 00:02:18,260 --> 00:02:20,750 when you're on your own and all all alone 34 00:02:20,750 --> 00:02:25,910 and you know when to stop and then you know that another person will say something 35 00:02:25,910 --> 00:02:28,480 but you don't remember what the person will say 36 00:02:28,480 --> 00:02:34,020 So, you don't know where to start again and then your partner thinks, like, 37 00:02:34,020 --> 00:02:38,700 he's not prepared. Like I'm waiting for you, where is your line? 38 00:02:38,700 --> 00:02:42,980 So, you gonna have a bad time. 39 00:02:42,980 --> 00:02:46,180 And theatre is about collaboration, about cooperation 40 00:02:46,180 --> 00:02:47,540 about doing something together 41 00:02:47,540 --> 00:02:54,069 and this is very important and we will come back to that in a few minutes again. 42 00:02:54,069 --> 00:03:00,240 But first the last picture, because this is like the most important rule in theatre, 43 00:03:00,240 --> 00:03:03,349 don't ever argue with the director. 44 00:03:03,349 --> 00:03:07,430 Directors are... let's say, very special kind of people 45 00:03:07,430 --> 00:03:11,930 They have a certain idea of what it should look like on stage in their head 46 00:03:11,930 --> 00:03:14,630 and they want you to put that on the stage 47 00:03:14,630 --> 00:03:17,599 and of course you're not inside the head of the director 48 00:03:17,599 --> 00:03:19,810 so you cannot ever succeed. 49 00:03:19,810 --> 00:03:24,630 So, if the director says, you have to stand there, just stand there. 50 00:03:24,630 --> 00:03:27,019 And don't say: but here I think it would be better. 51 00:03:27,019 --> 00:03:28,830 Just don't do it. 52 00:03:28,830 --> 00:03:35,209 But, this is a very strict image of theatre and this is of course traditional theatre 53 00:03:35,209 --> 00:03:42,540 So, in the 20th century people came up with the idea of improv theatre. 54 00:03:42,540 --> 00:03:46,200 And this cannot happen to you when you do improv theatre 55 00:03:46,200 --> 00:03:52,540 So you cannot forget your lines, because improv theatre is about doing something spontaneously, 56 00:03:52,540 --> 00:03:58,629 create something great out of something that hasn't been there a few seconds ago. 57 00:03:58,629 --> 00:04:03,129 And, Improvtheatre is trained and not rehearsed 58 00:04:03,129 --> 00:04:07,910 so, you call it an improv training and not an improv rehearsal 59 00:04:07,910 --> 00:04:13,450 because you have some games that you get to know and then you train them with your partners 60 00:04:13,450 --> 00:04:17,199 and later you will present them on the stage. 61 00:04:17,199 --> 00:04:23,910 And, to giv you a short example of improv theatre, I will play a video of an improv group 62 00:04:24,350 --> 00:04:27,020 and they will play a game called "I am a tree" 63 00:04:27,020 --> 00:04:31,600 and the game is called "I am a tree", because at the start the person enters the stage and says: 64 00:04:31,940 --> 00:04:35,130 I'm a tree, and becomes the tree with the whole body 65 00:04:35,130 --> 00:04:38,090 and then a second person enters the stage immediately after that 66 00:04:38,090 --> 00:04:41,660 so with the first thought he or she has, and says for example: 67 00:04:41,660 --> 00:04:43,710 I'm an apple, becomes the apple 68 00:04:43,710 --> 00:04:47,180 and then a third person enters the stage with, like, I'm a worm. 69 00:04:47,180 --> 00:04:54,130 So we have tree, apple, worm. And then the tree person chooses one other person and says, 70 00:04:54,130 --> 00:04:55,030 I take it. 71 00:04:55,030 --> 00:04:57,370 So for example, says: I take the worm. 72 00:04:57,370 --> 00:05:01,240 And then the tree and the worm leave the stage and the apple is all alone on the stage 73 00:05:01,240 --> 00:05:03,820 and again repeats it: I'm an apple. 74 00:05:03,820 --> 00:05:08,130 And then some people in the improv group, when they think of apple they don't think 75 00:05:08,130 --> 00:05:10,500 of the fruit, but of the computer company 76 00:05:10,500 --> 00:05:15,050 so they say, like, I'm an iPhone, and make themselves very thin 77 00:05:15,050 --> 00:05:18,260 and then a third person comes and says, I'm a bad battery life, 78 00:05:18,260 --> 00:05:19,139 and is dying 79 00:05:19,139 --> 00:05:21,630 Thank you for that (*laughs*) 80 00:05:21,630 --> 00:05:25,729 Okay, but now let's have a look onto the video. 81 00:05:25,729 --> 00:05:29,609 *Applause* 82 00:05:29,609 --> 00:05:32,960 - Hi everybody, where gonna do some improv for you 83 00:05:32,960 --> 00:05:36,290 it's completely unscripted created on the spot, 84 00:05:36,290 --> 00:05:39,300 never to be seen again and never seen before. 85 00:05:39,300 --> 00:05:43,410 - I am a tree makes dinging sound 86 00:05:43,410 --> 00:05:45,350 Audience: *Laughter* 87 00:05:45,350 --> 00:05:48,160 - I'm a tree! - I'm a butterfly 88 00:05:48,160 --> 00:05:50,250 - I'm a tyre swing 89 00:05:50,250 --> 00:05:52,590 - I'll take the tyre swing! 90 00:05:52,590 --> 00:05:55,790 - I'm a butterfly - I'm a branch 91 00:05:55,790 --> 00:05:59,550 - I'm a falling leaf - I'll take the falling leaf 92 00:05:59,550 --> 00:06:02,620 - I'm a branch - I'm a banker 93 00:06:02,620 --> 00:06:05,310 - I'm a bowl of mints 94 00:06:05,310 --> 00:06:07,930 - I'll take the banker! - I'm a bowl of mints 95 00:06:07,930 --> 00:06:13,210 - I'm a mint spoon - I'm an awkward silence 96 00:06:13,210 --> 00:06:14,400 - I'll take the mint spoon 97 00:06:14,400 --> 00:06:18,330 - I'm an awkward silence - I'm a boyfriend 98 00:06:18,330 --> 00:06:19,790 - I'm a racoon 99 00:06:19,790 --> 00:06:22,150 - I'll take the racoon 100 00:06:22,150 --> 00:06:24,790 - I'm a boyfriend - I'm a girlfriend 101 00:06:24,790 --> 00:06:27,110 - I'm an engagement ring on the floor 102 00:06:27,110 --> 00:06:28,880 - (laughs) I'll take the engagement ring 103 00:06:28,880 --> 00:06:33,370 - I'm a girlfriend - I'm a little extra pounded 104 00:06:33,370 --> 00:06:37,700 - I'm a tote bag - I'll take the tote bag 105 00:06:37,700 --> 00:06:43,580 - I'm a little extra pounded - I'm a Nascar fan 106 00:06:43,580 --> 00:06:44,449 Laughter 107 00:06:44,449 --> 00:06:48,710 - I'm arthritis - I take the Nascar fan 108 00:06:48,710 --> 00:06:52,569 - I'm arthritis - I'm an aspirin 109 00:06:52,569 --> 00:06:54,780 - I'm a person with a mouth 110 00:06:54,780 --> 00:06:57,550 - I'll take the aspirin - I'm a person with a mouth 111 00:06:57,550 --> 00:07:02,960 - I'm a person with an ear - I'm a person with neither of these things 112 00:07:02,960 --> 00:07:05,870 - I take the person with the ear 113 00:07:05,870 --> 00:07:08,900 - I'm a person with neiter of these things - I am a giant bag of money 114 00:07:08,900 --> 00:07:10,960 - I'm a burglar 115 00:07:10,960 --> 00:07:14,900 - I take the bag of money - I'm a burglar 116 00:07:14,900 --> 00:07:19,150 - I'm an open window - I'm a priceless antiquity 117 00:07:19,150 --> 00:07:22,200 - I take the priceleyy antiquity - I'm an open window 118 00:07:22,200 --> 00:07:26,530 - I'm an escaping teen - I'm a curtain blowing in the wind 119 00:07:26,530 --> 00:07:28,919 - I take the curtain - I'm an escaping teen 120 00:07:28,919 --> 00:07:33,960 - I'm a tree *Laughter* 121 00:07:33,960 --> 00:07:35,520 *Cheering* 122 00:07:35,520 --> 00:07:37,080 *Applause* 123 00:07:37,080 --> 00:07:41,389 Ruttner: So we see the game ends where there's the tree again 124 00:07:41,389 --> 00:07:45,080 so shouldn't last for more than 3 minutes as we've seen here 125 00:07:45,080 --> 00:07:49,550 but, why this also is a good example is, because we've seen at some points 126 00:07:49,550 --> 00:07:53,740 that 2 or even more people wanted to enter the stage at the same time 127 00:07:53,740 --> 00:07:56,730 but they managed that just one person did. 128 00:07:56,730 --> 00:07:58,580 And this is very important, as I said. 129 00:07:58,580 --> 00:08:01,819 Theatre is about collaboration, about team work 130 00:08:01,819 --> 00:08:05,670 so, this is what you train in improv training. 131 00:08:05,670 --> 00:08:09,260 At this point of the talk there will be a quote, so there it is. 132 00:08:09,780 --> 00:08:12,229 It's a quote from Keith Johnston 133 00:08:12,229 --> 00:08:16,330 Keith Johnstone is like the godfather of improv theatre 134 00:08:16,330 --> 00:08:19,599 He created the format of theatre sports 135 00:08:19,599 --> 00:08:22,819 which is when 2 improv theatre groups come together 136 00:08:22,819 --> 00:08:27,380 and play some special kinds of games against each other 137 00:08:27,380 --> 00:08:32,760 and then the audience decides which group did a better job and then the winner wins a small price 138 00:08:32,890 --> 00:08:37,809 And he also invented most of the games that are played in todays improve scene 139 00:08:37,809 --> 00:08:39,349 For eample this "I am a Tree" game 140 00:08:39,349 --> 00:08:43,990 So, and he says: "Good improvisors seem telepathic; 141 00:08:43,990 --> 00:08:45,870 everything looks pre-arranged, 142 00:08:45,870 --> 00:08:48,100 this is because they accept all offers made -- 143 00:08:48,100 --> 00:08:51,130 which is something no 'normal' person would do." 144 00:08:51,130 --> 00:08:55,920 So, and this is like the basic idea of improv theatre: 145 00:08:55,920 --> 00:09:00,690 take every change you get, take all offers made. 146 00:09:00,690 --> 00:09:03,410 Now we see another short video 147 00:09:03,410 --> 00:09:08,930 This is a Google Tech Talk where Tina Fey was invited by Eric Schmidt 148 00:09:08,930 --> 00:09:13,360 who was at that time the CEO of Google, now is the CEO of Alphabet, you know the stories 149 00:09:13,360 --> 00:09:21,850 and he talks with Tina Fey, she's a very famous American actress, writer, director and comedian 150 00:09:21,850 --> 00:09:23,430 I'm sure most of you know her 151 00:09:23,430 --> 00:09:29,810 And she explains in a very good way the basic rules of improv 152 00:09:29,810 --> 00:09:30,730 So let's have a look! 153 00:09:30,730 --> 00:09:34,020 Eric Schmidt: It has a lot of lessons in it. So for example, 154 00:09:34,020 --> 00:09:36,279 Stop! I've got a gun! 155 00:09:36,279 --> 00:09:39,630 Tina Fey: The gun, the gun I gave you for our wedding anniversary, Eric? 156 00:09:39,630 --> 00:09:40,600 How could you? 157 00:09:40,600 --> 00:09:44,610 Schmidt: We're not married! Fey: Aha! We're not married is a denial, 158 00:09:44,610 --> 00:09:46,260 we've learned our first improv lesson 159 00:09:46,260 --> 00:09:49,409 *Laughter* 160 00:09:49,409 --> 00:09:53,760 Fey: It's very hard, it takes a long time to learn 161 00:09:53,760 --> 00:09:56,470 Schmidt: This is the problem with an engineer trying to learn 162 00:09:56,470 --> 00:09:57,980 Fey: *laughs* 163 00:09:57,980 --> 00:10:01,290 Fey: It takes a long time to learn those basic rules of improv 164 00:10:01,290 --> 00:10:04,239 Schmidt: So why don't you take us through them, they're in the book 165 00:10:04,239 --> 00:10:07,630 Fey: Sure, they're in the book, cause I have visited improviser at Second City, and a place 166 00:10:07,630 --> 00:10:10,390 called Improv Olympic in Chicago 167 00:10:10,390 --> 00:10:15,450 and I talk in the book about improv having really kind of changed my professional life 168 00:10:15,450 --> 00:10:18,290 and even sort of my world view a bit 169 00:10:18,290 --> 00:10:22,690 There're some basic rules of improvisation when you're creating something out of nothing 170 00:10:22,690 --> 00:10:26,570 The first rule is to agree, which is to say yes 171 00:10:26,570 --> 00:10:28,410 which we didn't do that successfully 172 00:10:28,410 --> 00:10:33,140 You said the phrase, I have a gun. And I didn't say: That's not a gun, that's your finger 173 00:10:33,140 --> 00:10:33,980 *Laughter* 174 00:10:33,980 --> 00:10:36,140 Schmidt: Which is what a Google person would say 175 00:10:36,140 --> 00:10:38,890 Fey: Yeah, well I don't know *Laughter* 176 00:10:38,890 --> 00:10:44,060 Fey: And we agreed. And next rule is: Yes, and... 177 00:10:44,060 --> 00:10:47,630 Which is to add-on to what you have already agreed upon 178 00:10:47,630 --> 00:10:50,250 So: The gun, the gun I gave you for our wedding anniversary? 179 00:10:50,250 --> 00:10:52,140 How could you? 180 00:10:52,140 --> 00:10:53,370 And then we hit a brick wall, Eric 181 00:10:53,370 --> 00:10:54,179 *Laughter* 182 00:10:54,179 --> 00:10:58,589 But it's a very, you know... it's funny, because some very famous comedians have... 183 00:10:58,589 --> 00:11:04,920 there is an old story about Joan Rivers was a The Second City briefly in 1959 ... 1960 184 00:11:04,920 --> 00:11:07,430 and they used this in class at Second City all the time 185 00:11:07,430 --> 00:11:08,990 that there was someone came in. you know 186 00:11:08,990 --> 00:11:11,600 "I want a divorce" was the beginning of the scene 187 00:11:11,600 --> 00:11:14,810 She said: I want a divorce. And whoever was with her would say: But what about the children? 188 00:11:14,810 --> 00:11:17,160 And she said: We don't have any children 189 00:11:17,160 --> 00:11:19,510 Which in the moment got a big laugh 190 00:11:19,510 --> 00:11:21,410 Schmidt: Which stops it. Fey: but killed the scene. 191 00:11:21,410 --> 00:11:24,480 And so that's a... It's a very... Schmidt: My response would be... 192 00:11:24,480 --> 00:11:26,450 Fey: Human Instinct Schmidt: Yes, we have children, I just didn't tell you 193 00:11:26,450 --> 00:11:28,380 that's why we're getting divorced Fey: Yes, yes! 194 00:11:28,380 --> 00:11:31,870 Fey: I have some other children... Schmidt: Yes 195 00:11:31,870 --> 00:11:34,670 Fey: This is exactly what, yeah 196 00:11:34,670 --> 00:11:38,010 Ruttner: So at least Eric Schmidt learned very fast 197 00:11:38,010 --> 00:11:42,100 Okay, let's have a look onto the 4 rules she said 198 00:11:42,100 --> 00:11:45,010 So, the first one is to agree, to say yes 199 00:11:45,010 --> 00:11:50,610 So, when I say, for example: Look what I've got here, it's the brand new iPhone 7 200 00:11:50,610 --> 00:11:54,730 It has an astonishing battery life. It finally lasts for a whole day 201 00:11:54,730 --> 00:11:59,669 then please don't say: That's never possible, that must be a Samsung Galaxy 202 00:12:00,329 --> 00:12:05,140 Don't say that, just say: Oh cool 203 00:12:05,140 --> 00:12:07,690 And then add something, this is the 2nd rule 204 00:12:07,690 --> 00:12:09,529 Not only say "yes", say "yes, and...". 205 00:12:09,529 --> 00:12:14,750 So, for example: Oh cool, but I see you had to buy now this 206 00:12:14,750 --> 00:12:17,550 fancy apple leather backpack to carry it with you 207 00:12:17,550 --> 00:12:22,320 because now it is four times thicker than before and it just cost, what did you say, 208 00:12:22,320 --> 00:12:23,199 a 1000 Euros? 209 00:12:23,199 --> 00:12:27,490 - Yes, now I can spend 2000 Euros for my phone, isn't this amazing? 210 00:12:27,490 --> 00:12:29,339 So, something like this. 211 00:12:29,339 --> 00:12:33,089 The 3rd rule is: Make statements, so give something to play with 212 00:12:33,089 --> 00:12:35,260 Don't say: Look what I've got here! 213 00:12:35,260 --> 00:12:40,690 Then this person can just say: Wow. What is it. 214 00:12:40,690 --> 00:12:41,160 *Laughter* 215 00:12:41,160 --> 00:12:45,050 And number 4 is: There are no mistakes, only opportunities, 216 00:12:45,050 --> 00:12:47,380 which brings us back to the topic of this talk 217 00:12:47,380 --> 00:12:53,269 So, when I say, look what I've got here, brand new iPhone 7, astonishing battery life... 218 00:12:53,269 --> 00:12:57,089 don't say, no, that must be a Samsung Galaxy, as I just said. 219 00:12:57,089 --> 00:12:59,930 But the person did. So what to do now? 220 00:12:59,930 --> 00:13:04,190 Then, you can help, you see there was a mistake, take it as an opportunity and say: 221 00:13:04,190 --> 00:13:09,050 Oh, they are really good now at copying Apple's design, even put an apple on the backside. 222 00:13:09,050 --> 00:13:10,910 Something like this. 223 00:13:10,910 --> 00:13:16,170 So, these are the four rules of improv by Tine Fey and the last one, there are no mistakes, 224 00:13:16,170 --> 00:13:17,190 only opportunities 225 00:13:17,190 --> 00:13:20,419 So, what does that say to us? 226 00:13:20,419 --> 00:13:24,669 Has it something to do with this very infamous quote, "It's not a bug, it's a feature"? 227 00:13:24,669 --> 00:13:27,710 Well, let's see 228 00:13:27,710 --> 00:13:31,050 Important thing is to take every chance you get, this is important 229 00:13:31,050 --> 00:13:37,350 So, when you play improv theatre with another person, then really take every chance you get 230 00:13:37,360 --> 00:13:43,300 So, I give the person loads of stuff, like it's the iPhone 7, it's brand new, 231 00:13:43,300 --> 00:13:44,839 astonishing battery life and so on 232 00:13:44,839 --> 00:13:47,930 So this person has many choices to play with now 233 00:13:47,930 --> 00:13:53,709 Second, if something goes wrong, try to make the best out of it, without pretend that it 234 00:13:53,709 --> 00:13:54,480 didn't happen at all 235 00:13:54,480 --> 00:13:58,990 So, everybody would figure out that he made a mistake when he said, no, this must be a 236 00:13:58,990 --> 00:14:02,459 samsung galaxy, oh, ah, I mean... yeah, nice iPhone 237 00:14:02,459 --> 00:14:06,320 So, this is bad he wanted to pretend that it didn't happen 238 00:14:06,320 --> 00:14:10,630 So when we look onto it's not a bug, it's a feature, we could rather say, like, 239 00:14:10,630 --> 00:14:15,290 Yeah, it's a bug, and we even implemented 10 bugs and the person who finds all 10 of 240 00:14:15,290 --> 00:14:16,540 them gets a very fancy price 241 00:14:16,540 --> 00:14:20,660 So, something like this would be out of the mind of improv theatre 242 00:14:21,400 --> 00:14:26,310 And, the last point, most of the times there is somebody to support you 243 00:14:26,310 --> 00:14:29,959 I say most of the times, in improv theatre always there is someone to support you 244 00:14:29,959 --> 00:14:34,050 In life, yeah we know there are situations where there isn't somebody to support you 245 00:14:34,050 --> 00:14:38,019 But, if we have a closer look, in many situations there would be somebody. 246 00:14:38,019 --> 00:14:42,290 So in improv theatre, that means, like, when I say: no, this is a Samsung Galaxy 247 00:14:42,290 --> 00:14:45,200 And then this person stays, like, oh, what to do now? 248 00:14:45,200 --> 00:14:49,040 Then, a third person could enter the stage of the improv group and says, like, 249 00:14:49,040 --> 00:14:53,600 I'm a very fancy patent lawyer, I know all the stuff about Samsung and Apple, so let 250 00:14:53,600 --> 00:14:55,300 me have a look 251 00:14:55,300 --> 00:15:02,339 So then it would be 3 people and at that time the other 2 could think about it 252 00:15:02,339 --> 00:15:05,079 Now we have a look onto Del Close's 11 Commandments 253 00:15:05,079 --> 00:15:06,800 So he has not 4 rules, but 11 254 00:15:06,800 --> 00:15:18,690 Del Close was a very famous and very popular coach on improv for actors and for comedians 255 00:15:18,690 --> 00:15:21,050 And he had these 11 commandments 256 00:15:21,050 --> 00:15:24,519 So let us have a look onto number 1, it's: 257 00:15:24,519 --> 00:15:26,910 "You are all supporting actors" 258 00:15:26,910 --> 00:15:31,370 Again, theatre is about collaboration, it's team work based 259 00:15:31,370 --> 00:15:36,790 So, when you work in a team don't try to be the best in the team, because then you are 260 00:15:36,790 --> 00:15:38,760 not a team, then you are against each other 261 00:15:38,760 --> 00:15:43,880 So, when you work in a team, do it a a team, you are all supporting actors, this is number 1 262 00:15:43,880 --> 00:15:46,220 Number 2: Always check your impulses 263 00:15:46,220 --> 00:15:51,990 So, when you want to take every chance you get, you have to look out for them, so, where 264 00:15:51,990 --> 00:15:53,250 could be a chance to get? 265 00:15:53,250 --> 00:15:55,880 So be aware all the time. 266 00:15:55,880 --> 00:15:59,959 Number 3: Never enter a scene unless you are needed. 267 00:15:59,959 --> 00:16:04,769 This is very important, especially for example for me, when I work with young people every day 268 00:16:04,779 --> 00:16:09,420 So, of course there will be some situations where we think: 269 00:16:09,420 --> 00:16:11,360 Yeah, the young people won't manage to do it, 270 00:16:11,360 --> 00:16:15,839 I have to step in now and help them, but most of the times that's not necessary 271 00:16:15,839 --> 00:16:22,290 and as we heard, at Jugend Hackt today, like, of course they do mistakes, but they learn 272 00:16:22,290 --> 00:16:24,740 somethings of the mistakes 273 00:16:24,740 --> 00:16:28,289 So, really, just enter the scene when you are needed 274 00:16:28,289 --> 00:16:31,449 and not few seconds before 275 00:16:31,449 --> 00:16:35,370 And this is very hard to manage and you have to train that also 276 00:16:35,370 --> 00:16:40,410 because when you're doing improv theatre you always want to be on the stage of course 277 00:16:40,410 --> 00:16:44,529 so, be sure to just enter the stage when you're needed 278 00:16:44,529 --> 00:16:48,240 Number 4: Save your fellow actor, don't worry about the piece 279 00:16:48,240 --> 00:16:53,770 This is also important, when you work in a team, and somebody needs help, 280 00:16:53,770 --> 00:16:55,180 or struggles a bit around 281 00:16:55,180 --> 00:17:00,660 like this no, this must be Samsung Galaxy, don't think, oh, you have ruined the scene, 282 00:17:00,660 --> 00:17:02,710 what can we do now? 283 00:17:02,710 --> 00:17:07,859 Just do something to help your partner and the piece will be good again 284 00:17:07,859 --> 00:17:12,169 Number 5: Your prime responsibility is to support 285 00:17:12,169 --> 00:17:14,769 As we just heard, so you all work in a team 286 00:17:14,769 --> 00:17:18,759 so don't play against each other, play together 287 00:17:18,759 --> 00:17:23,989 support each other and then the outcome will be much more nicer 288 00:17:23,989 --> 00:17:27,579 Number 6: Work at the top of your brains at all times 289 00:17:27,579 --> 00:17:31,200 This is the important thing, act out your first thought 290 00:17:31,200 --> 00:17:36,399 So when we look back on this I am a Tree thing, like, the person first enters the stage 291 00:17:36,399 --> 00:17:37,450 I am a Tree 292 00:17:37,450 --> 00:17:41,509 and the other is like, hm, tree, this could be in a forest, 293 00:17:41,509 --> 00:17:42,429 this could be garden 294 00:17:42,429 --> 00:17:46,789 oh, it's christmas at the moment, I could do something about christmas trees... 295 00:17:46,789 --> 00:17:49,340 The audience doesn't get your thoughts, they just see what you do 296 00:17:49,340 --> 00:17:55,549 So, in reality nothing would happen in this 10 seconds while the person thinks 297 00:17:55,549 --> 00:18:00,479 So when your first thought is tree, forest, then do something in a forest and don't think 298 00:18:00,479 --> 00:18:01,940 too much about it 299 00:18:01,940 --> 00:18:05,989 Number 7: Never underestimate or condescend to your audience 300 00:18:05,989 --> 00:18:09,200 So, when you have an idea, just do it 301 00:18:09,200 --> 00:18:12,120 you can think later, when the piece is over, 302 00:18:12,120 --> 00:18:14,679 did the audience get what I wanted to tell them 303 00:18:14,679 --> 00:18:18,189 Because of course at least one person will get 304 00:18:18,189 --> 00:18:23,799 what you want to show and most of the times everybody got it 305 00:18:23,799 --> 00:18:27,389 Number 8: No jokes unless it is tipped in front that it is a joke 306 00:18:27,389 --> 00:18:31,700 So, if you want to be funny, it's always good not to try to be funny 307 00:18:31,700 --> 00:18:35,260 So, the most funniest situations on the stage come out 308 00:18:35,260 --> 00:18:37,950 when you don't prepare a joke and want to do something 309 00:18:37,950 --> 00:18:39,619 just act in the moment and then 310 00:18:39,619 --> 00:18:42,619 the most funniest situations will come up 311 00:18:42,619 --> 00:18:46,220 and of course when you enter the stage: "Do you want to hear a joke?" 312 00:18:46,220 --> 00:18:48,030 and the other person says yes, 313 00:18:48,030 --> 00:18:50,410 then don't say, no, I'm not allowed, 314 00:18:50,410 --> 00:18:53,410 but then tell your damn joke but then continue the scene 315 00:18:53,410 --> 00:18:56,240 Number 9: Trust is very important 316 00:18:56,240 --> 00:18:59,779 Trust your fellow actors to support you, trust them to come through 317 00:18:59,779 --> 00:19:01,330 if you lay something heavy on them 318 00:19:01,330 --> 00:19:03,409 and trust yourself is also important 319 00:19:03,409 --> 00:19:07,549 To be able to trust my partners I have to trust myself at the very beginning 320 00:19:07,549 --> 00:19:10,529 then we can trust each other as a group and we can rely on each other 321 00:19:10,529 --> 00:19:12,210 So, again, team work. 322 00:19:12,210 --> 00:19:14,099 When we do something as a team, 323 00:19:14,099 --> 00:19:17,599 everybody in the team has to be sure that what will come out 324 00:19:17,599 --> 00:19:20,789 will come out in a very good way because we're a very good team 325 00:19:20,789 --> 00:19:25,600 and this is why we are a team, because we help each other and support each other 326 00:19:25,930 --> 00:19:28,940 Number 10: Avoid judging what is going down 327 00:19:28,940 --> 00:19:31,919 This is very important. Don't be on the stage and think all the time, 328 00:19:31,919 --> 00:19:36,529 no, he broke one of these rules this is very bad 329 00:19:36,529 --> 00:19:41,070 Just do something, because when you start looking for mistakes, you will find them 330 00:19:41,070 --> 00:19:46,549 and this is something I'm sure everybody of you have seen that in your own life 331 00:19:46,549 --> 00:19:48,899 when you start to look for mistakes you will find them 332 00:19:48,899 --> 00:19:53,049 So in improv theatre this is the rule, don't look for mistakes, then you won't find any 333 00:19:53,049 --> 00:19:57,840 because every mistake is an opportunity, don't look for mistakes, but for opportunities 334 00:19:57,840 --> 00:20:00,700 And the last commandment is: Listen 335 00:20:00,700 --> 00:20:04,950 So again, when you work in a team, you have to listen to each other 336 00:20:04,950 --> 00:20:08,320 It's like spot every chance you get, listen to each other 337 00:20:08,320 --> 00:20:12,299 when I do something, the other has to know about that. 338 00:20:12,299 --> 00:20:16,519 Whichs brings us to a second quote: 339 00:20:16,519 --> 00:20:19,159 Again, one of Keith Johnstone's quotes 340 00:20:19,159 --> 00:20:25,269 "There are people you prefer to say 'yes' and there are people who prefer to say 'no'. 341 00:20:25,269 --> 00:20:28,019 Those you say 'yes' are rewarded by the adventures they have. 342 00:20:28,019 --> 00:20:31,220 Those who say 'no' are rewarded by the safety they attain." 343 00:20:31,220 --> 00:20:35,609 And this brings us to the motto of this congress, Gated Communities. 344 00:20:35,609 --> 00:20:39,999 Of course you can stay in your community and maybe, or for sure, 345 00:20:39,999 --> 00:20:43,519 this is very comfortable and nothing will happen to you 346 00:20:43,519 --> 00:20:45,459 and you are protected in your community 347 00:20:45,459 --> 00:20:48,209 but you will miss so many things that are out there 348 00:20:48,209 --> 00:20:50,459 when you step out of your community 349 00:20:50,459 --> 00:20:54,599 So, say Yes and then you get new adventures 350 00:20:54,599 --> 00:21:01,070 So, this is what I want to end with because this is also the motto of this congress, 351 00:21:01,070 --> 00:21:04,150 break the borders, break the rules, stay hungry 352 00:21:04,150 --> 00:21:05,770 Thank you very much 353 00:21:05,770 --> 00:21:17,169 *Applause* 354 00:21:17,169 --> 00:21:19,320 Herald: Thanks very much for the talk 355 00:21:19,320 --> 00:21:23,650 So if you have any questions, please line up at the microphones 356 00:21:23,650 --> 00:21:29,349 and we will get you answers to that 357 00:21:29,349 --> 00:21:31,330 No questions from the internet... 358 00:21:31,330 --> 00:21:36,070 Oh there is a questions over there at mic number 7 359 00:21:36,070 --> 00:21:42,139 Q: Do you practice your talk or do you improvise? 360 00:21:42,139 --> 00:21:47,909 Ruttner: Very good question, I'm sure you heard it, I'm not a native english speaker 361 00:21:47,909 --> 00:21:53,720 so I said in the beginning when we had a quick chat before, like, when I would have done 362 00:21:53,720 --> 00:21:57,159 the talk in German I would have improvised 363 00:21:57,159 --> 00:22:02,219 As it is in English, I improvised it once, tried to remember it, this was 3 days ago, 364 00:22:02,219 --> 00:22:03,729 at home 365 00:22:03,729 --> 00:22:07,359 and then yesterday and today I repeated it again 366 00:22:07,359 --> 00:22:13,039 so, like again, not a rehearsal, I didn't have notes or anything, I just tried to repeat 367 00:22:13,039 --> 00:22:15,149 it and to train it 368 00:22:15,149 --> 00:22:17,099 so, yeah, kind of 369 00:22:17,099 --> 00:22:20,239 Engel: Okay, mic number 2 370 00:22:20,239 --> 00:22:23,940 Q: I once had an improv course and I definitely want to do it again 371 00:22:23,940 --> 00:22:28,570 especially after just seeing your talk, so thanks for the opportunity 372 00:22:28,570 --> 00:22:29,720 Ruttner: Thank you 373 00:22:29,720 --> 00:22:33,759 Q: What I wondered about, I have another friend at another conference or so, 374 00:22:33,759 --> 00:22:37,379 and he also did improv theatre and during the conference they actually just played with 375 00:22:37,379 --> 00:22:39,039 each other a bit 376 00:22:39,039 --> 00:22:44,379 Do you know about these real life, like... you know there is the improv theatre thing, 377 00:22:44,379 --> 00:22:45,759 where you just are in some room 378 00:22:45,759 --> 00:22:48,549 and you meet for the games and all that stuff 379 00:22:48,549 --> 00:22:52,039 but the interaction like in reality 380 00:22:52,039 --> 00:22:56,830 like even up to a game where you go like, okay let's go to the hotel and try to get 381 00:22:56,830 --> 00:22:59,019 a booked room, or something, you know? 382 00:22:59,019 --> 00:23:02,710 Ruttner: Yeah, this is more like a training for improv, it is like one of those shows 383 00:23:02,710 --> 00:23:06,090 so it is a very good training of course, let's try something out in the real world 384 00:23:06,090 --> 00:23:09,549 so, this is called the hidden theatre 385 00:23:09,549 --> 00:23:15,039 This could be improvised, because you don't know what will happen when you are in a public space 386 00:23:15,039 --> 00:23:18,690 what will the other people say, when you don't tell them the hidden theatre 387 00:23:18,690 --> 00:23:20,840 so of course you have to train improv for that 388 00:23:20,840 --> 00:23:23,159 but this genre is called hidden theatre 389 00:23:23,159 --> 00:23:25,849 Q: But it is also part of the improve theme, basically 390 00:23:25,849 --> 00:23:28,499 Ruttner: Yeah, you can train improv by doing it 391 00:23:28,499 --> 00:23:29,679 Q: Okay, thanks 392 00:23:29,679 --> 00:23:30,859 Ruttner: You're welcome 393 00:23:30,859 --> 00:23:33,909 Engel: Next question from mic number 1 please 394 00:23:33,909 --> 00:23:37,279 Q: I don't know anything about improv until now 395 00:23:37,279 --> 00:23:41,129 but I'm very excited about that I am a Tree game, and want to play it later 396 00:23:41,129 --> 00:23:44,549 can you also maybe recommend another improv game for noobs? 397 00:23:44,549 --> 00:23:49,519 Ruttner: Yeah, I can definitely send you some written down, so we can meet afterwards 398 00:23:49,519 --> 00:23:53,289 I also wrote into the talk describtion that there will be a workshop 399 00:23:53,289 --> 00:23:58,519 this was very optimistic because I wanted to do the talk first and then want to know 400 00:23:58,519 --> 00:24:00,700 who would be interested in a workshop 401 00:24:00,700 --> 00:24:05,179 so, if you find me after this talk and we are more than 3 people who say I want to do the workshop 402 00:24:05,179 --> 00:24:07,029 we can do something together tomorrow 403 00:24:07,029 --> 00:24:09,840 *Applause* 404 00:24:09,840 --> 00:24:18,649 Ruttner: (*laughing*) More than 3 but not more than 20 please 405 00:24:18,649 --> 00:24:22,529 Engel: Okay, so thanks very much for attending the talk 406 00:24:22,529 --> 00:24:24,210 Thanks very much for giving the talk 407 00:24:24,210 --> 00:24:30,320 If you have any more questions to Gregor, please find him in the foyer in front of the 408 00:24:30,320 --> 00:24:32,969 Hall 2. Thank you 409 00:24:33,144 --> 00:24:38,444 *postroll music*