From impulse to meaning
Physical improvisation and acting training
Impro Supreme is a physical approach to improvisation and acting, rooted in clown, mime and dance. It connects body and imagination so you can perform with clarity, courage and freedom.
Who this is for
Impro Supreme is for performers who want more than tricks or quick reactions.
Actors, improvisers, dancers, clowns — anyone committed to developing a refined, embodied and honest stage presence.
This isn’t for those seeking shortcuts, easy laughs or surface-level confidence.
If you want clarity, discipline, imagination and presence, you’re in the right place.
What Impro Supreme stands for
Improvisation is what you pay attention to and what you make of it. Everything begins in the body — that’s where meaning comes from. Not from ideas, but from noticing what appears and interpreting it with clarity.
Impro Supreme is built on discipline, presence and choices, not tricks or clever reflexes. The work is simple but not easy: you train your attention, refine your impulses and let the imagination work through the body — from your feet to your fingertips.
The goal is not to be interesting. The goal is to make the moment make sense — honestly, precisely, without forcing. This is the craft.
What you can expect
Start again from the ground up — every time
Feel your body
Take time to sense your movements and gestures. Notice weight, balance and rhythm. Be here physically before you begin.
Respond for real
Pay attention to how you’re doing what you’re doing. Let your choices speak instead of performing them. Interpret what appears — honestly, precisely.
Create freely
Let something rise from within, or from the moment. Give it form without forcing it. Make the moment make sense.
What performers say
Straightforward words from people who’ve trained with Impro Supreme.
This method changes your whole outlook on improvisation and the creative process. Improv at its most exciting, fresh and deep level.
Koenraad Coel
Improv actor & musician
Impro Supreme has been most useful to me in terms of knowing new methods of work, acquiring new skills and mostly identifying my weak spots that need work and improvement.
Corneliu Dragomirescu
Actor
About Impro Supreme
A clear physical method for performers
Founded in Paris in 2010 by performer and teacher Caspar Schjelbred, Impro Supreme brings together clown, mime, dance and improvisation into a clear physical method. The approach is simple: start in the body, stay attentive and let the imagination inform your choices.
Caspar teaches internationally and works with performers who want a more grounded, perceptive and fully embodied stage presence. His training focuses on what matters most: clarity, imagination and shaping the moment.
Writings
On improvisation and creative practice
Thoughts and reflections on improvisation, physical acting, clowning and creative life.
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You don’t understand, until you understand
A quiet reflection on the moment when understanding suddenly appears — and how it changes the way we see the world.
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Improv emotions: what improvisers really feel
A practical mini-dictionary of improv emotions that uncovers what improvisers really feel on stage – and how those feelings shape their improvisation.
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Listen for the heart of things
When the world becomes too loud, we stop noticing what’s alive. A piece about returning to quiet attention — through movement, poetry and listening for what matters.
Newsletter
A note for serious improvisers
A monthly email with insights on improvisation, creative practice and the connection between body and imagination.
This is the international, English-language edition.