The Webinar on Theatrical Improvisation and Mathematics took place on Thursday, April 8th, 2021 from 2 pm until 3:30 pm, with Pedro Morales-Almazan, Professor of Mathematics at the University of California, Santa Cruz, as our invited speaker. This virtual event was free and open to the general public.
The invited speaker started the virtual event by defining what improvisation is and what theatrical improvisation refers to. Pedro Morales-Almazan described that the characteristics of theatrical improvisation are that it is spontaneous, is without script, is in the moment and is unforeseen. The speaker highlighted that the abilities that are developed with theatrical improvisation include being present, collaborating, listening, accepting failure, observing and not judging, searching for what is relevant and focusing on the relation. Pedro Morales-Almazan also performed three improv games with participants from the audience and connected them to mathematics.
