What do queer women wear in improvisation classes and performances? –

I’ve been in high school for the last five months or so, and it’s the first time I’ve re-entered improvisation. (I’m 32 years old, so I’m in high school although Now now! )

Yes – literally Year Say I want to do this, I want to take improvisation classes again. Specifically, music impromptu. Make up the songs and broadcast them live in front of people. Yes, it sounds horrible! ! However, it also feels like what I need now: I have a good time every week and try something, Play. (This definitely helped my teachers and classmates too.)

I know I found the improvisational part daunting, but it wasn’t until the first day of class that I realized how daunting the task was Get dressed impromptu. one a lot of My super queer queer wardrobe doesn’t fit it at all because of the reason I’ll get into this post 4 Rules for Improvisational WearI learned it from coaches, teachers and ordinary coaches experience over the years.

For example, the above picture is Rule #1: Solid color is the best.

Have you ever been to a show where a performer wore an undeniable shirt – maybe it features a band name, a rude slogan or a cartoon animal – you find yourself unable to focus entirely on anything else because this shirt is so distracted? Yes, it’s really not ideal for improvisation. You want the audience to focus on you explain (or sing!), not what you wear. Even if your riffer is distracted by what you wear, it can affect the scene you end up doing – so to avoid all of this I try to wear clothes without obvious logos/slogans or wild patterns. Just a basic solid color. (Even if they happen to be pink.)

What I wear:

•Pink knitted hat-only
•Blue cashmere cardigan-gap
•Pink modal vest-Old Navy
•Jeans – Everlane (They will appear again in this post because as mentioned before, I am a female and don’t have a lot of pants, period )
•Pink Leather Doc Martens
•Little pink leather bag – Coach (gift from my wife)

I took the latest round of courses in a cold Canadian winter so I became more aware Rule 2: Comfortable to wear.

In improvisation, you are making split decisions based on the shortest impulse. Losing your thoughts in the middle sentence (or middle) will make you look bad, make your scene partner look bad, and make the audience suspect you are a performer – so you have to wear clothes and don’t distract you Anyway.

This means: Nothing itchy, nothing too restrictive, no vertical earrings, where the belt may fall off or the buttons may open, you think you look terrible…Nothing can mess up your body temperature. In my case, we are practicing and performing, in the space that keeps cold – so I go to class almost every week in a sweater and a sweater because trying to sing when teeth tremble is suck!

What I wear:

•Green beanie-only
•Blue cashmere sweater-J. Crew
•Jess – Everlane
•Black Leather Doc Martens

This is the show I wore at the December exhibition for Beginners Music Improvisation. I was nervous and I thought I might be breaking down on the stage! (I don’t.) But you know me no nervous? slip. That’s because I’m following Rule 3: Wear footwear and you can be agile.

Don’t get me wrong; there are female improvisers out there, their high heels performing. I’ve seen some of them do it and I appreciate their otherworldly tenacity. But for the rest of us, if we were to piece it together on stage, we needed to wear shoes made.

For example, you’ll notice that in all these photos, I’m wearing Doc Martens or Converse sneakers. They have a hairy base at the bottom (oh, the name of the gay bar if you need it!), so I know I won’t glide on the stage. They are also comfortable enough that I can be on them for at least a few hours and my feet are hurt too much.

What I wear:

• White T-shirt – Gift
•Black Dress – Bettie Page from a few years ago I wore Halloween
•Black Leggings-H&M
• Black Leather Converse Chuck Taylor Sneakers
•Apple Watch with Hermes Band

These pictures are the latest and are my latest showcase and advanced courses. (I sing the Murder Mountain and the Last Pizza, among other things.) The Smiley is on the stage, just before my first time solo Musically improvised songs. I’m not even nervous! wild! Improvisational lessons are magic!

When I dressed for the show, I thought of when my high school improvisation coach told us we weren’t allowed to wear skirts or dresses. Another queer on the team (many of us) was piped: “Why not?” Our coach shook his head slowly and said: “I’ve seen some shit.”

There is no doubt that he has. Improvisation can take you to some weird places and I’ll definitely see occasional mistakes in certain physically active scenes with a flash of hips or panties, which is why I firmly believe Rule 4: Prevent wardrobe failure.

This is a sex-positive blog, so let me make it clear that I have no problem with nudity or body itself – if you improvise at the swingers club or naked beach, be sure to wear the slightest provocative outfit, or not at all! but most Rushing will avoid such slips; they can be embarrassing, can make the audience weird and (at least) distract from both the audience and the performer. For this reason, I never wear it only Dresses or skirts for improvisation or performances – In this case, I wear leggings and long-sleeved shirts under my clothes, and in the summer I may wear a regular bra and some bike shorts underneath. I really don’t want to think about my tits when I improvise, thanks.

What I wear:

•Black Long Sleeve Shirt – My Mom’s Gift
• Blue floral print wrap dress – Tommy Bahama; gift from my spouse (originally purchased last December to wear her birthday party)
•Black Leggings-American Eagle
•Black Leather Doc Martens
•Yellow Bag – Kate Spade

Any other improvised person wants to weigh in on feminine outfits in the comments? I’m thinking about buying a pair of denim work clothes next…

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