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Spectacles of improvisation

The improvisation as a theatrical technique but especially as a spectacle is used more and more in France and in the world.

There exist several basic formulas for the spectacles of improvisation: most known in the French-speaking world is the match of improvisation.

Derived from matches

To the Quebec (and elsewhere in the remainder of the Francophonie), of the experimental matches gave place to interesting alternatives. In 1991 the LIM, the league of Montréalaise improvisation try out new formulas. The referee of the match of improvisation implies himself directly as director, the sound, the musicians and lighting is put at contribution during the performances of the actors. Several categories are innovated and make school: Impro shooting, with musical support, caucus interchanged, impro dictionary etc Lim was founded in 1991 per the actor and author Stephan E. Roy and exists always today. In the wake of the LIM, it there with the Lemonade, the League of Grapefruits, and it strongly inspired the National and the World one of impro of the Festival Right Rire.

BOUND, for example, played of the matches under the following formats: eliminimpro (style " Survivor"), writing of the public, multi-media impro-theater, and impro.

The LOLITA (Open and Free League of Theatrical Improvisation Amateur) of practical Strasbourg the improvisation in the form of matches with 5 players per team on an adventure playground on several scenic levels (4 cumulable and removable heights).

Currently, the French-speaking Switzerland practical of many different formats: under the impulse of the League Genevese and of Vaud, the most various concepts were born, with very different successes.

Theater workshop

The theatrical improvisation is not limited only to the match. As of the years 1990, French-speaking improvisers started to seek in other directions to create other formats.

Many a Spectacle S of Improvisation is not at all based on the Compétition or any models sporting. Thus for example, former members of the L.I.F, Ligue French Improvisation created on the initiative of Christian SINNIGER the Circle of the liars where the goal is not to gain on a Adversaire but to present a Spectacle improvisation with a setting in original scene.

Companies like And company, New theater or Impro.infini mix with happiness the theater, the music and/or the dance for surprising and original results, always in total improvisation.

Here an example of improvisation given by the LIDY in the Theater workshop kind:
During approximately one hour, five actors improvise on topics written beforehand by the public or suggested on line. They are accompanied by a musician who ensures the transitions but can also intervene in the improvisations. This spectacle supports a real exchange with the public which is solicited for the spectacle by proposing the topics.

Deus ex machina

In 2000, Québécois actors coming from the leagues of Impro of Total of Montreal and from the MILK of co. Hyacinthe brought back, in their luggage, the new shape of cabaret of improvisation: deus ex machina.

The idea was simple: to play, starting from two drawn words randomly by the public, two 45 minutes improvisations different each one. To facilitate the exercise, a presenter in slide could constantly intervene in the history, stop it or give him another direction by giving indications to the actors present on scene: to make, to some extent, of the setting in scene on line…

The first French grinding of this spectacle was presented to Rennes with a Quebec French team, without musician nor manager light, with only some accessories and a book of pocket to draw a word randomly… The public left charmed, the filled actors.

Since, the Troop of Improvisation Of Rennes and the Company Watering-can developed this concept and program this spectacle regularly…

Impro Wrestling

Musicalement Yours

Spectacle of improvisation where musicians, singer and actor take up the challenge to create on line.

The meeting of three musicians, a singer and an actor for creation, on line, of tale of fantasies, drolatic or moving.

The improvisation Amateur and Professional

For several years, tens of leagues or association of improvisation have been created everywhere in France. The purpose of they are very to learn the techniques from the improvisation within the framework of workshops and also to organize spectacles. Thus in 1996 were born the reserved improvisadesrencontres of improvisation with coeds teams and companies which proceed each year since in Ile de France from January to June.

In 2000, the French Professional Leagues practitioner only the match of improvisation created a network entitled " LIF PRO".

Many other professional companies of improvisation were create by actors resulting from leagues amateurs. These companies mainly produce spectacles of Café-théâtre of improvisation of which the format more is adapted to professionalism.

The improvisation Junior

There exist also leagues of improvisation juniors open to the teenagers enters 14 and 20 years. These young people learn as the pros within the framework from workshops like that of the Game library of Boulogne in the Hauts de Seine. They regularly organize matches or meetings of improvisation. For example, the league of improvisation junior of Seals counts three to four home matches, per annum, for its team junior (more the return matches in displacement).

See too

External bond

lni.ca National league of improvisation rested by the creators of the concept match of impro, Robert Gravel and Yvon Leduc
Dramaction.qc.ca Exercises of improvisation and theater bound for the teachers
impro.ch/tripotes/index_fichiers/history.htm Graph of the history of the theatrical improvisation.
the blog of the theatrical improvisation in video
the blog of an organizer of workshop of theatrical improvisation

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