Have you ever been super melodramatic in a show, and felt you could still dial it up to 11? Do you find yourself constrained by the realities of normal life?

In this course, we will focus on the format of FilmFarsi (literally: Persian Movie), with its own flavour of overacting, plot twists, music transitions, and action sequences! You will work on how to let go, and be that little bit more extra.

Tanine directed this format for the closing night of IMPRO Amsterdam 2023 and it was extremely well received. If you enjoy the thought of being in your own Soap Opera, or to feature in a Telanovela, you will love this course!

In this course we will explore our bodies to find the way (different for every person) that develops trust and peace in us while moving. We’ll train to control our bodies, in order to use them in our favour.

We will use the time to develop our sixth sense: the proprioception. Do we know where’s our foot placed without looking? Can we always sense that? Or, do we know where are others with whom we share the space? Can we guess by sensing them without looking directly? If we’re conscious of our own body, and we develop control with it, then we will have the chance of taking responsibilities. If we wake up our consciousness enough to be able to be precise about the space that we fill physically, we contribute to a safer and better environment. It’s a win-win: as individuals we stop being strangers within ourselves, and as a collective, we gain space for communication and care.

The Coen Brothers make stories based on ordinary people trying to get ahead in extraordinary fashion and often failing spectacularly.

In this course we will learn how to build unique characters that feel real and push them into extreme situations to see how they react. You will learn how to improvise tension, violence and environments that feel real and full of character.

We will also borrow liberally from other stories with similar themes such as the Breaking Bad TV show and the films of Tarantino to create a story with your unique personality.

Written lines is all about words! And more specifically written words. A part of theatre that improvisers are not likely to get acquainted to.

But in this course you’ll get loads of them! We will work with classic monologues from film and theatre and will write our own lines. We will dive into techniques for text treatment, like articulation and diction. We will explore the characters behind the lines. And we will develop our writing skills. But most of all we will play and improvise and have fun with all those written lines.

This beginner’s course serves as an introduction to the basics of improv.

In these sessions, you will focus on letting your brain rest, learning to let go and trusting your instincts.

You will work on unlearning “Think before you speak”, as you let fun, intuition and trust in your fellow players take over instead.

The class will be taught by Guru in English. No need to be fluent: the group mostly consists of players for whom English is their second language.

Wednesday May 10 to Jun 28 (Showcase on 02/07 as a matinee + evening) — no class on May 31

ONE EVENING, TWO SHOWS

Match d’impro

The most famous and successful French improvised show is coming to Amsterdam! In a ruthless competition, two teams are facing each other to offer the best of what they have on stage. Under the sharp eye of the referee, the audience will have the power to vote at the end of each scene for one or the other player, and ultimately to determine which team will be crowned champion of the night!

Just Play, by Anananas & Pampamplemousse

Just Play is a freeform show, full of energy and variations, in which the inspiration will come from objects picked in the audience, the music, the lights, the bodies, and everything that might happen in the moment.