Help Me Improvise a Song! - Workshop with Baby Wants Candy

Are you ready to have your improv mind blown?! Join us for a workshop with Baby Wants Candy from NYC and LA!

The Renegade Saints are excited to continue their tradition of bringing the highest quality improv trainers to Geneva. Baby Wants Candy are among the most amazing improvisers performing worldwide today, and they are coming to Geneva!

We are pumped to welcome Baby Wants Candy for four open workshops for the Geneva (and Swiss) improv community.

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Help Me Improvise a Song!

(no experience needed - good for beginner improvisers and singers!)

Two amazing improvisors and musicians, Adrien Pellerin and Derek Demkowitz, will spend their evening teaching you how to improvise a song!

This workshop is perfect for those with little or no musical improv experience, whether or not you think you can “sing”. Baby Wants Candy has taught beginner musical improv for literally thousands of students, and by the end of this workshop you WILL be able to improvise songs! No experience necessary.

Baby Wants Candy draws upon its years of experience, with over 4,000 improvised musicals and counting, for its workshops. Our style combines what we consider are the best parts of UCB and iO, both institutions at which we performed and taught for years. We have also lead workshops for thousands of students worldwide, for all skill levels, and we can't wait to work with the awesome improvisors of Switzerland again. Baby Wants Candy and their spinoff show Shamilton just enjoyed a completely sold-out month long run at the Edinburgh Fringe, and Derek and Adrien will be coming off a two-week tour of the UK with Shamilton.

Space is limited so sign up early.

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Cost: 100 CHF. 

Cancellation policy: We understand that plans change, but no-shows deprive other folks of a chance to learn and makes it hard for us to pay our amazing trainers. We can offer a 50% refund if you cancel by 11pm on Tuesday, 10 September. If you cancel your registration after 11pm on Tuesday, 10 September or do not show up for the workshop, you will be charged full price (or you may find a replacement who can take your place).

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Don't miss Baby Wants Candy's other public workshops:

Hip Hop: The Swagger, on Friday, 20 September. More info here.

Finding the Joy in Musical Improv: Weekend Intensive, Sat-Sun, 21-22 September. More info here.

Story! Unforgettable Improv Narratives, on Monday, 23 September. More info here.

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BIOS

Derek (BWC Cast) and Adrien (BWC Musical Director) are so excited to teach and perform for the fine folks of Switzerland! Both were part of BWC and Shamilton's fully sold-out run at Edinburgh Fringe in 2023 and are currently performing in our sold-out runs in 2024. They've also led Baby Wants Candy musical and non-musical improv workshops for all levels of skills for thousands of students. Derek is part of BWC's Chicago cast and Adrien is our NYC Musical Director.

Derek Demkowicz is an LA-based actor, improviser, and musician. He joined Baby Wants Candy and Shamilton cast in Chicago, where he also trained and performed at Second City, io and a variety of Chicago comedy theatres. You can catch him in feature films (Camp Manna, Dinner in America), national commercials (5-Hour Energy), and performing improv comedy in Shamilton (UCB), Baby Wants Candy (UCB). Derek also performs at Mission IMPROVable (Westside Comedy Theater).

Adrien Pellerin is an NYC-based actor, improviser, producer and musical director. He has served as musical director for Baby Wants Candy and Shamilton all over the world for many years, including for BWC's scripted hit show Thrones! as well as our runs at Adelaide Fringe, Edinburgh Fringe, the Kennedy Center and in New York City at UCB, BCC and Caveat. His work has appeared on Comedy Central, Adult Swim and Funny or Die. He performs sketch comedy and musical improv regularly in New York City and at festivals around the world. Adrien returns for his third trip to Switzerland. Derek and Adrien will be on Shamilton's UK tour post Fringe 2024 prior to arriving in Switzerland.

BABY WANTS CANDY is one of the most popular and celebrated comedy ensembles in the world. Currently, BWC has open runs in Los Angeles, New York City, and Chicago, as well as an international touring company. BWC has performed and led workshops for thousands in the US, Asia, Europe and Australia, our scripted shows have been translated into 11 languages (including French and German!), and have enjoyed 9 fully sold out Edinburgh Fringe runs. Both BWC and their spinoff show Shamilton fully sold out their EdFringe run in 2023 and is currently enjoying a fully sold-out run at EdFringe 2024. We can't wait to see you in Switzerland soon!

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