"Yes, And...Improv!" with Dr. Robert Cochrane, a graduate of UNLV’s Integrated Health Sciences department.
He’s researching the effect of improvisation and storytelling on Parkinson’s disease.
Enjoy a dynamic presentation on how improv and storytelling can improve the quality of life for people with, affected by, and serving the Parkinson’s community!
A Parkinson's Community Los Angeles (PCLA) "Let's Talk Parkinson's" online live program from January 11, 2024. www.pcla.org.
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Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
01:05 Meet the Speaker
03:52 Intro to “Yes, And…Exercise”
05:26 Improvisation & Storytelling Promote Freedom (Jon Batiste - FREEDOM Music Video)
08:30 Freedom in Association with PD
09:44 A few things we know for sure about PD
13:11 Game 1: Mirror
15:05 Reflect on game 1
16:27 What is Improvisation?
17:42 Game 2: Blurt
23:44 How Improvisation makes us feel
24:11 “Yes, And” words and why they matter in PD
25:19 Play over Performance
26:33 Game 3: You!
28:14 Reflect on game 3
30:00 What’s a laugh worth?
31:41 Three Pillars of PD Health
32:07 Improv? Not for me…
33:43 Emotional Rescue
36:14 Storytelling Program Update
37:02 A story of joy
38:20 Improv can help!
39:33 Mind the gap
41:32 Our mission
42:34 Where can I play?
43:13 Q&A
50:24 Outro
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