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List of improvisational theater festivals

Improvisational-theater festivals, also known as improv-comedy festivals or improv festivals, are venues where multiple improvisational-theater groups perform.

The I.O. West theater, the site of the Los Angeles Improv Comedy Festival.

They are usually not limited by improvisational style, though they may limit entrants to professional-only or collegiate-only.

Most improvisational-theater festivals are hosted by a single troupe, but others are hosted by conglomerations of troupes or a company set up solely for that given festival.

Festivals

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Name Host Location Date Established Reference
The Del Close Marathon Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre New York City, New York 1999 [1][2]
Fracas! Improv Festival Second Nature Improv Los Angeles, California 2004 [3]
Gainesville Improv Festival Florida Improv, Inc. Gainesville, Florida 2005 [4]
Twin Cities Improv Festival HUGE Improv Theater & Five Man Job Minneapolis, MN 2006 [5]
Baltimore Improv Festival Baltimore Improv Group Baltimore, Maryland 2006 [6][7][8]
New Zealand Improv Festival New Zealand Improv Trust Wellington, New Zealand 2008 [9]
Manila Improv Festival SPIT & Third World Improv Manila, Philippines 2012 [10][11][12]
Salento Impro Festival Improvvisart Gallipoli, Italy 2010 [13]
Welcome International Improv Festival i Bugiardini Rome, Italy 2013 [14]
Festival Impulsez La Bulle Carree Toulouse, France 2013 [15]
Sweden International Improv Festival Teater Prego Uppsala, Sweden 2015 [16]
IMPRONEUF Festival Les Pigallo-Romains Paris, France 2016
Warsaw Improv Festival Klancyk Foundation Archived October 21, 2016, at the Wayback Machine Warsaw, Poland 2017 [17]
Oslo Impro Festival Impro Neuf Oslo, Norway 2017 [18][19][20]
Hoopla Improv Marathon Hoopla Impro London, United Kingdom 2017 [21][22][23]
Hoopla UK & Ireland Improv Festival Hoopla Impro London, United Kingdom 2019 [24][25][26]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Ryzik, Melena (August 8, 2008). "Del Close Marathon". The New York Times.
  2. ^ Deixler, Lyle (August 19, 2001). "Theater; Honoring a Mentor with Laughter". The New York Times.
  3. ^ Georges, Amanda (April 12, 2007). "USC's Second Nature Improv Throws Renowned Festival" Archived November 26, 2007, at the Wayback Machine. Daily Trojan. Retrieved October 22, 2007.
  4. ^ Gainesville Improv Festival website
  5. ^ Twin Cities Improv Festival website
  6. ^ "Baltimore Improv Festival 2020". Baltimore Improv Group (BIG). Retrieved March 10, 2020.
  7. ^ BWW News Desk. "Comedy At The 2020 Baltimore Improv Festival To Include Shows From New York City, Philadelphia, Washington, DC, and Baltimore". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved March 10, 2020.
  8. ^ "Nine Great Improv Scenes from around the Country". pastemagazine.com. February 3, 2019. Retrieved March 10, 2020.
  9. ^ Salter, Caitlin (September 28, 2015). "NZ Improv Festival brings music to life". Dominion Post. Retrieved August 31, 2019.
  10. ^ "Biggest improv comedy festival in Asia returns". The Manila Times. February 24, 2019.
  11. ^ "PETA Theater to host a week of improv goodness". March 19, 2019.
  12. ^ Mercado, Gabe (March 19, 2019). "Five reasons you should check out The Manila Improv Festival". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved January 21, 2024.
  13. ^ Improvvisart website
  14. ^ Welcome International Improv Festival website
  15. ^ Festival Impulsez website
  16. ^ Sweden International Improv Festival website
  17. ^ Warsaw Improv Festival website
  18. ^ "Impro-workshop blir til festival". Journalen (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved February 6, 2019.
  19. ^ "Oslo Impro Festival". Oslo Impro Festival. Retrieved February 6, 2019.
  20. ^ "Oslo Impro Festival". Aktiv I Oslo.no. Retrieved February 6, 2019.
  21. ^ Holmes, Paul (October 17, 2017). "Hoopla Improv Marathon". The Velvet Onion. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
  22. ^ "Hoopla! to launch dedicated London improv venue with 50-hour marathon". British Comedy Guide. September 11, 2017. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
  23. ^ "The Hoopla Improv Marathon". Hoopla Impro. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
  24. ^ "Improv has got big!". British Comedy Guide. April 25, 2019. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
  25. ^ "The Hoopla UK and Ireland Improv Festival set to take over London". Theatre News. March 28, 2019. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
  26. ^ "Hoopla's UK & Ireland Improv Festival 2019!". Hoopla Impro. December 14, 2018. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
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