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Improvisational theatre, often called improvisation or improv, is the form of theatre, often comedy, in which most or all of what is performed is unplanned or unscripted, created spontaneously by the performers.
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An improvisational comedy group performing onstage. Improvisational theatre companies, also known as improv troupes or improv groups, are the primary practitioners of improvisational theater. Modern companies exist around the world and at a range of skill levels.
A Guide to Keith Johnstone's Theatresports (2017). Published by the International Theatresports Institute, Calgary, Canada. [1] Keith Johnstone on the origins of Theatresports and how a typical show runs. "Theatre, English-Language". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Historica Foundation of Canada, 2006. Clark, Andrew (1999). "Comedians Without a Net".
The Compass Players (or Compass Theater) was an improvisational theatre revue active from 1955 to 1958 in Chicago and St. Louis. [1] Founded by David Shepherd and Paul Sills , it is considered to be the first improvisational theater in the United States.
Improvisational-theater festivals, also known as improv-comedy festivals or improv festivals, are venues where multiple improvisational-theater groups perform. They are usually not limited by improvisational style, though they may limit entrants to professional-only or collegiate-only.
[3] [1] The form was further developed by improv teachers Del Close and Charna Halpern, as well as the Upright Citizens Brigade. When The Committee disbanded in 1972, improv company Improvisation, Inc. was the only company in America continuing to perform the group's "original" Harold: a 45-minute free-form piece that would seamlessly move from ...
The newly named Bristol Improv Marathon was hosted for the second year running at the Bristol Improv Theatre, once again in association with Closer Each Day Company and various improv groups from around the South-West. The title was "Ride on Time" and the plot was centred around the re-opening of the fictional theme park "Fantastic Planet of Fun".