workshop Rhinebeck, NY

The Transformative Power of Improv & Humor

Building Skills to Connect, Play & Heal

With Don Waisanen.
Dates

Jun 28 – Jul 3, 2026

Tuition

Member: $480.00

Standard: $535.00

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Discover Don Waisanen's improv workshop and build creativity, confidence, and joy in everyday life through fun, supportive performance exercises.

This workshop is part of Arts Week.

Ready to destress and reconnect back with joy? Don Waisanen invites you into a journey of self-reflection and growth through improv.

Unlock your creativity with Don Waisanen in a fun, interactive week of improv and self-discovery that inspires flexibility and joy.

Don's approach bridges insights from the fields of communication and leadership to highlight the practical applications of improv in our personal and professional lives. Participants work on mindfulness and humor practices to help cut through stress, shift their mindset, and connect with joy in day-to-day life.

This 5-day retreat combines the on-your-feet hilarity and inclusive spirit of improv comedy with insights into how to build trust, develop superhuman people skills, and heal our world together. Discover a comprehensive framework of tools from improv and comedy to create the conditions for empathy, understanding, and the development of thriving communities.

Through a series of engaging exercises, discussions, reflections, and meaningful practices, you learn to:

  • Bond, laugh a lot, and have one of the most fun weeks you've had in a long time
  • Develop new insights and hands-on skills for communication, leadership, and work that seek to heal our world
  • Broaden the roles and performances you play in life
  • Engage new process tools that open spaces for generating ideas and being more creative
  • Promote healthy relationships, inclusive practices, and productive approaches for building ensembles and communities

You leave with a new philosophy and concrete applications for becoming more creative, heightening awareness, building confidence, and operating flexibly—energized and with a smile on your face.

Workshop Rhinebeck, NY

Jun 28 – Jul 3, 2026

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The Transformative Power of Improv & Humor

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    Don Waisanen

    Don Waisanen, PhD, teaches, researches, and consults in the area of strategic and leadership...