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Ella is an Australian actress and improviser who has been studying, performing and teaching theatre for over 17 years. She earned a B.A. in Theatre Studies at Monash University, Melbourne and her performance experience ranges from improvised and musical theatre to voice, theatre in education, and dance. Since joining BIG in 2012 she has trained with some of the most renowned improv teachers and coaches in the world and has studied, performed, taught, and directed in improv schools and festivals around Europe. Ella co-designed the unique tiered curriculum at BIG to train committed, joyful and well-rounded improvisers. She teaches students of all levels in weekly classes, emboldening beginners and experienced improvisers alike to produce rich, vibrant and committed improv. Her improvisation style centres around bold, emotional play and uses the full extent of her theatrical background, implicating the body and voice to create scenes and shows that are dynamic and filled with joyful imagination and play. Her teaching style is energetic and supportive, and aims to unleash the unique potential of every improviser and scene.

Joanna is an award-winning singer, composer and pianist. She recently moved to Barcelona after two years of living New York where she was performing her music and collaborating with singers, actors and improvisers from Magnet Theatre and UCB as a pianist. Joanna ranks as one of Poland’s top musical directors having worked with the Warsaw Comedy Club, Improv School, Vocal Group Jazz City Choir and The National Puppet Theatre in Warsaw. She is one of the founders of the first musical improv group in Poland ("Musical Improwizowany". As a specialist in her field she has taught numerous master classes in singing and musical improv. She received her Master of Music from Karol Szymanowski Academy and Bachelor of Music at the Fryderyk Chopin Music University in Warsaw, Poland. Joanna recently received 2nd prize at the prestigious Instant Composer Contest during “Translantyk Film Festival” in Lodz, Poland. She has won multiple esteemed jazz competitions for singing in Poland, Romania, Estonia, Latvia including Riga Jazz Fest, Nomme Jazz and Voicingers Festival.