Thoughts on contemporary improvisational art (written for the magazine ‘Het Orgel’) A few years ago I was part of a group of teachers in a workweek on church music and improvisation in Hildesheim, Germany. One of the other teachers was Franz Danksagmüller, who is best known for his experimental improvisations, sometimes combined with electronics. As […]| Sietze de Vries
(This article is re-published and re-edited from a previous version written on December 2004) People are often amazed by musicians who play by ear, such as pianists who can just pick up melodies an…| Earth...Brains...Technology...Design
De noodzaak van het improvisatie-ambacht Op het programma van het internationale improvisatiesymposium dat het Orgelpark in 2011 organiseerde, stond onder meer een zitting gewijd aan ervaringen van specialisten in het improviseren in historische stijlen. Eén van de sprekers was Sietze de Vries, als organist inmiddels wereldwijd bekend vanwege zijn improvisaties in met name de stijl […]| Sietze de Vries
Quick ways to revamp a fairy tale – or any story or topic - through improvisation and discussion!| Drama Resource
In pairs, create a still image where one of you has a higher status than the other and let others guess who is "high" and who is "low".| Drama Resource
Learn about “Unlocking the Creative Mind” from creativity experts Keith Sawyer and Sheena Iyengar at the Aspen Ideas Festival.| The Creativity Guru
