Improv theatre is a performance art form where players create situations, characters and stories without any script or pre-existing plot. Improvisation is an incredibly powerful tool of self-expression, creativity, and collective thinking.
With founding principles such acceptance, support, presence and listening, improv equips individuals to eventually be better teammate, partners, friends, and citizens. It is also a great medium for trained actors to unleash their creativity and freedom on and off-stage

Here’s our favorite improv-related content. Delivered by the SPARK improv nerding taskforce.

Improv comes in all shapes and sizes. There are as many genres, sub-genres, styles, formats as there are players. Chances are you will quickly discover what you love – as a player and as an improv audience!

French improv group ‘ La Carpe Haute’ shows improv is not only about verbal wit and performs rich and hilarious silent improv show
ABC’S cult show ‘Who’s line is it anyway‘ popularized short form to a large audience!
All-star cast with some of the world’s best improv teacher improvise an hour-long rom com. Long form is a popular improv genre where players create recurring environments and characters and work on collectively developing a plot.
Improv, but make it musical!
Long-form duoprov Middleditch & Schwartz brought improv to Netflix.
Salome’s personal favorite
‘Armando’-style show. Improv show inspired by a monologue.
Off-stage, improv can be incorporated into late-show segments or internet gameshows, here with collegehumor’s Game Changers
Improvisation exists all across artistic genres, from music to spoken words.

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