Method & philosophy
Physical. Attentive. Interpretive. Decisive.
Impro Supreme comes out of twenty years of practice, research and teaching – built on physical acting, improvisation, clown and mime.
The method reconnects the imagination and the body. Its aim is simple: to train a way of working that is clear and honest. From there, meaning takes shape moment by moment.
Four ways of working
Together, they shape how the training runs – in the studio, in rehearsal, on stage.
1. The body is the source
Everything begins physically. Movement is where clarity and presence begin. Without the body, improvisation quickly turns into a game of ideas without weight.
2. Attention is the practice
What you notice determines what you create. Attention is what allows you to see what is there. Improvisation depends on seeing and understanding what is happening.
3. Interpretation is physical
The imagination gives direction, but meaning appears through action. Interpretation must be acted, embodied and clear – otherwise it does not exist on stage.
4. Choice is the craft
Improvisation is the art of choosing, moment by moment. Technique gives you real options; clarity allows you to choose and commit. Your decisions are what shape the work and make it visible.
Together, these four ways of working form a simple progression:
physical → attentive → interpretive → decisive.
The method in practice
The training brings together four complementary sources: the clarity of physical acting, the freedom of clowning, the intelligence of improvisation, and the perception of dance and mime.
The aim is clarity: a body that supports the imagination, an imagination connected to physical reality, and a presence readable moment to moment.
The same training runs through four distinct areas – each with its own demands, its own questions, its own challenges:
Why I teach this
I teach this work because I love it. And because I need it.
It creates meaning in the simplest and most direct way. Not through ideas or predefined narratives, but right where we are: in how we move, what we notice, and the choices we make in response to what is happening in the space.
Theatre begins before performance. It begins in the body, in what we pay attention to, in the willingness to be present without knowing what comes next. That is how most things worth doing begin.
Training the body sharpens the imagination. Training perception deepens expression. And learning to choose – clearly, physically, without hiding – produces a kind of freedom that no technique alone can give.
That is what the training is for.
Explore the training
→ Workshops – train in person, in a live setting
→ My story – how the training took shape
→ Articles – reflections on improvisation, physical acting and clowning