WHO IS BEHIND CREATIO EX IMPROV?

Behind Creatio Ex Improv you find Jenifer Yáñez Villahermosa. 

Jenifer is a professional musician, improv trainer and researcher based in Groningen (NL) whose passion is creating things from scratch and developing playful and creative practices for and with groups. 

Using improvisational theatre as a basis, Jenifer focuses her practice as educator/researcher on developing modules to implement in Higher Education which facilitate the development of skills such as stage presence, communication, expressiveness, as well as a more positive and resilient mindset. Some of these modules are currently implemented at Prins Claus Conservatorium and the Honours College of the University of Groningen.

She has been running creative educational workshops nationally and internationally working in Spain, the Netherlands and China. You can also find her on stage and behind the piano as an actress and the resident pianist of the improv comedy group Stranger Things Have Happened.

 

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WHAT PEOPLE SAY...

Jenifer was very helpful for us when we were preparing for a big concert. With her enthusiasm and experience, she taught us how to present ourselves and how to increase our self-confidence on stage. We had a lovely afternoon, we learned a lot and we laughed a lot! Our concert was a great success, thanks to Jenifer (among other things of course 😊)​
Klarinetkwartet Marlimasa​
Klarinetkwartet Marlimasa​Participants of coaching on Stage presence & Innovative performances
It is always enjoyable and fruitful to collaborate with such and creative, responsible, considerate yet humorous personality! She has an open mind, and a loving heart.
Yanjun Shi
Yanjun ShiPianist and Workshop leader - Collaboration in Creative educational workshop
This course was both challenging and fun. I loved how the improv games help you improvise even though they are not right away on the instruments and the fact that all of them are focused on a different skill. It helped us understand how everything is connected and that we can apply the same skills playing our instrument.
Greta Gutuleac
Greta GutuleacPianist - Participant of 'Improv(e) your playing​'
Jeny's amazing musical skills form a very exciting basis for her rehearsals, during which I had so much fun! She provided me with a new perspective on improv, and I would wholeheartedly recommend her as an improv trainer.
Julian Rengers
Julian RengersPhD Candidate in Sociology - Participant of 'Musical-Improv training'
After the exercises done during this course, I realize that I am getting unlocked internally, and I begin to enjoy much more when I am playing. Now, when I have the piece assembled and memorized, I focus much more on the story I want to tell. Already just the fact of thinking about the story, makes me forget about possible wrong notes. I am more at the disposal of the music.
Bea Galán
Bea GalánPianist - Participant of 'Musician as an Actor'
At the end of the course it was easier for me to receive input from the others and make it mine. As a classical musician, it was great to have 2 hours per week were you would not make mistake, as we were in the process of improvising and there was not really right or wrong.​
Francesca Puscceddu
Francesca Puscceddu Singer - Participant of 'Improv(e) your playing'
Before taking your class I would never ever sing in public, improvise or act! Now I feel way more comfortable in my own skin doing it, and just not being scared of what might happen in unexpected (non rehearsed) situations...
Maja Pankovic
Maja PankovicCellist - Participant of 'Improv(e) your playing'
For me, this course was an eye-opener. Before starting to write a story for the piece I was working on, I was really out of inspiration. But when I actually took my notebook, I began to come up with lots of ideas and suddenly this piece became really interesting to me. Since then, I realized I am able to play any piece in an expressive way,.
Andreea Chirpac
Andreea Chirpac Bassoonist - Participant of 'Musician as an actor'
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