Improv4.5.0

About Us

Improv 4.5.0 Project

was founded by Serhii Velychanskyi, callsign "Сharismat"

Improv 4.5.0 is a recreational ART Therapy based on the principles of applied improvisation known as IMPROvision.Applied improvisation aims to create an atmosphere of personal transformation through improvisational exercises. There is also entertainment-based comedic improvisation, which aims to entertain the audience. We use both approaches to ensure the process of personal transformation happens with humor and positivity.
During improvisation, a person:● Trains their brain muscles and forms new neural connections, leading to constructive and effective thinking.● Gains valuable insights into established beliefs and behavioral patterns with the potential for correction (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy).● Sharpens their wit and creative thinking (imagination) – "Creativity is not about finding a new joke but seeing an exit door where others don’t."● Experiments with emotions.● Develops collaboration and synergy skills.● Cultivates proactive thinking (taking responsibility for oneself and situations) – "A proactive person carries their own weather with them" (Stephen Covey).● Learns to listen and truly hear others.● Trains effective communication skills.● Adopts a proactive attitude toward new life circumstances – "The problem isn't in the situation, it's our reaction to it that matters."● Most importantly, shapes a core life paradigm: "Life isn’t what it could or should have been, but what it is now! Turn it into something sweet!"
Adults love to play just as much as children, though their approach is different. They open up and engage in play without even realizing it. This is transformation through play!
IMPROV 4.5.0 is a therapeutic community of like-minded individuals (veterans)! It’s a safe space of trust and mutual support, where we learn to:● Gain the strength to accept circumstances beyond our control.● Find the courage to change what is within our power.● Attain the wisdom to distinguish between the two!

Serhii “Charismat”

Since February 24, 2022, Serhii was a private in the 130th Territorial Defense Battalion, and alongside his comrades, he participated in the defense and liberation of Irpin and the Kharkiv region.In 2023, he became an officer and joined the 72nd Center for Moral and Psychological Support of the Territorial Defense Forces.Before the full-scale invasion, Serhii was involved in applied improvisation and was the first to create a community of comedy improvisation in Kyiv, founding “Improv Club”.Serhii has also authored a book titled "Path to Effectiveness" in which he explores the laws of Improv Comedy and how they can be applied in life.

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Kostyantyn Koshelenko

Deputy Minister of Social Policy of Ukraine for Digital Development, Digital Transformation, and Digitalization.

Anton Semenov

psychotherapist, founder of the volunteer project"How Are You, Brother?"

Yurii Hudymenko

Military of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, public political figure, and leader of the DemSokyra party.

Olena Nikolska

Psychotherapist, business coach, game practitioner, Hogan Assessment consultant,
Military psychologist, crisis interventionist.

Kseniia Voznytsyna

Director of the State Institution Center for Mental Health and Veteran Rehabilitation "Lisova Polyana" under the Ministry of Health of Ukraine.

Artem Bykovets

Founder and Agile coach at Simplesense. Guest lecturer at the Kyiv-Mohyla Business School (KMBS).

Oksana Horbunova

Co-founder of BazaIT and Veteran Legion.

Liubomyr Levytskyi

Film Director, producer.

Bohdan Butkevych

Journalist, musician, analyst.

Serhii Yakymenko

Military, member of parliament, scholar, public figure.

"You know that at the Center for Mental Health and Rehabilitation 'Lisova Polyana' under the Ministry of Health of Ukraine, we will never stop searching for new approaches, techniques, and methods to overcome invisible wounds!!! There are never too few of them, and this is our favorite #multimodal_approach in our own implementation!!!I see that the activities we started in 2022 are already spreading to other institutions, and it’s wonderful that we can share our experience. But we’ve come up with something new!!!This week, we have started a new program: twice a week, group sessions using improvisation with the amazing guru Serhii Velychanskyi, callsign 'Сharismat'!!!!This is again about effective recreational therapy. Through these sessions, we create a safe space for expressing emotions, form new identities, train communication skills, boost self-respect and self-esteem, and so much more!!!!!!

Kseniia Voznytsyna

Director of the Center for Mental Health and Rehabilitation "Lisova Polyana" under the Ministry of Health of Ukraine

"Although it's initially difficult to get into the process, eventually, when you open up to improvisation, you start to derive a certain kind of satisfaction and begin to think in a broader, more expansive way.
Yes, it’s true that at first this mindset only appears during the 'show,' but if you continue to develop the ideas and thinking you use during improv sessions, over time it becomes easier to apply even in everyday life.
This helps with adaptation, as well as with those frequent situations that, so to speak, throw us off balance. So, in our case, the takeaway is: don't stress and enjoy it!!!
Thank you to the project for a wonderful time spent with you."

Vlad

Active serviceman of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

"My name is Hennadii, and I’ve been a fan of the Improv 4.5.0 project from the moment it entered my life. Before that, I thought improvisation was difficult.
But even with my current physical and cognitive challenges, I still manage to make others laugh and laugh myself.
At the same time, I overcome daily challenges, grow, and enjoy life in general.
The guys and girls who come to us are incredibly cool and true professionals in their field.

I’m very grateful to 'Charismat' for bringing us all together."

Hennadii

Active serviceman of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

"Project 4.5.0 – for me, it’s an opportunity to change and learn to react to external factors in the world without aggression, impulsiveness, or apathy.
I really enjoyed the atmosphere, the actors, and the dynamics that 'Сharismat' and his colleagues bring.
Thanks to all the guys who care, who aren’t lazy, and who dared to take part in this project. And a special thanks to Serhii for simply saying to me in the corridor one day, 'Come, it’ll be fun.'

Now I’m writing this review and standing by every word—come, it’s worth it."

Callsign 'Hacker'

Active serviceman of the Armed Forces of Ukraine