2: Kaisa Kokko-Palmer Talks About Why Silence is Golden

Improv Town Podcast

Welcome to Improv Town, the podcast where I interview my favorite improvisers from Rhode Island and a far about an improv topic I think they’re great at. Today’s episode is an interview I got to do with Finish improviser Kaisa Kokko while she was in Rhode Island teaching and performing at the Ocean State Improv Festival. Kaisa Kokko is an improviser, director and communication skills instructor from Finland. She’s studied music, special education, and has masters in Education. Kaisa has studied improv at iO Chicago, Unexpected Productions in Seattle, as well as under a bunch of other great teachers from around the world. In addition to her home country of Finland, Kaisa has taught and performed improv all over Europe and the United States, as well as places like Costa Rica and Peru. In this episode, we talk about teaching and touring internationally, doing improv in your second language, and her appreciation for silence in improv. We recorded this episode outside on the back deck of the Contemporary Theater in Wakefield right on the banks of the Saugatucket River. We were trying to capture the soundscape of Wakefield in June and we managed to pick up some pretty sweet bird sounds, but there are a few times where we also picked up some wind so there are two of three points where things get choppy for a few seconds, but it’s pretty short-lived so don’t freak out or anything ‘cause it’s a great interview As always, don’t forget to rate and review us on iTunes, now on to the interview!