FLIEGENDE FUNKEN IMPROFESTIVAL 2026 - AGAINST THE DRIFT

Resistance: Saying Yes to the Tension, Saying Yes to Reality “Yes, and” for Adults

Improvisation is theatre, and audiences come with expectations: they want to recognise themselves, their struggles, and their relationships on stage. In real life, people resist change. They hesitate, deny, delay, and try to remain balanced even when transformation is inevitable. That resistance—when played truthfully—is where tension lives, and where scenes gain weight, meaning, and emotional impact.

Resistance is an intensive workshop focused on developing the skills that allow performers to say yes to tension rather than bypass it. Participants learn how to stretch moments of uncertainty, reluctance, and internal conflict instead of resolving them too quickly. By resisting certain opportunities and allowing them to mature, actors create higher stakes and more satisfying breakthroughs.

The work sharpens ensemble awareness, narrative sense, and audience sensitivity, reframing “Yes, and” as an agreement with what is obvious: feelings, impulses, circumstance, and truth. The workshop includes physical and musical warm-ups to explore the bodily experience of tension, alongside focused scene work with clear, constructive feedback.