Laughter Throwdown-The First Laughter Competition

A ring!  A roaring crowd! Two competitors!…But nary a punch thrown? What WAS this? It was the first televised laughing competition! During October 2010, Canal D broadcast an event of combative hilarity. In front of spectators and viewers at home, the laugh-off pit pairs of guffawers to spar. Awards were given to the longest and …

Talking with Solo Performer and SuperGenius Ann Randolph

Ann Randolph is a briliant and inspiring solo performer, comic actor, writer, and teacher in the theater world.  I first saw her show Squeezebox at The Marsh a couple of years ago and last year saw her new show, Loveland this last year. Her work is honest, imaginative, and quirky, with liberal doses of subversiveness and …

Letting Go of Your Inner Censor to Encourage Creativity

I'm just watching this great TED Talk with Tim Brown on creativity.  He's the CEO of Innovation and Design at IDEO and has some amazing information to share about creativity, mescaline, prototyping toys, preschool, the loss of playful thinking that happens through formal education.  It's got me buzzing!  via www.creativeheartcoaching.com