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L-Erbgħa 16 ta' Settembru - Is-Sibt 19 ta' Settembru 2026

Improvizza! huwa festival biennali ta’ teatru improvizzat ibbażat f’Malta, imwaqqaf fl-2022. Organizzat ġewwa Spazju Kreattiv, il-festival jiġbor flimkien improvizzaturi lokali u internazzjonali għal erbat ijiem ta’ spettakli, workshops u esperjenzi kreattivi.

Il-programm jinkludi sensiela ta’ spettakli improvizzati kull filgħaxija, li juru varjetà ta’ stili minn artisti internazzjonali ta’ esperjenza. Minbarra l-ispettakli, il-parteċipanti jistgħu jieħdu sehem ukoll f’workshops prattiċi mmexxija minn għalliema magħrufa, li joffru opportunitajiet biex jiżviluppaw ħiliet ġodda, japprofondixxu l-prattika tagħhom u joħolqu rabtiet ma’ komunità kreattiva globali. Għalkemm ibbażati fuq l-improvizzazzjoni, dawn il-workshops huma wkoll ta’ valur għal artisti u performers minn dixxiplini oħra li jixtiequ jespandu l-għodda kreattiva tagħhom u jesploraw approċċi ġodda għall-irreċtar.

Improvizza! jiċċelebra l-improvizzazzjoni kemm bħala forma ta’ arti kif ukoll bħala prattika kollaborattiva, u joħloq spazju fejn artisti u udjenzi jistgħu jiskopru teatru spontanju, impenjattiv u maħluq kompletament fil-mument.


Workshops

L-Erbgħa, 16 ta' Settembru

Funny Heist

  • Mgħallem minn: Velvet Wells
  • Dati: nhar l-Erbgħa 16 u l-Ħamis 17 ta' Settembru
  • Ħin: 10:00 - 12:30, 14:00 - 16:30
  • Tul tal-Workshop: 10 sigħat
  • Post: Teatru
  • Numru Minimu/Massimu ta' Parteċipanti: 6/12
  • Livell: Intermedju
  • Prezz: Normali €135. Early Bird (sal-31 ta’ Mejju) €115

Deskrizzjoni tal-Workshop

Serqiet b’elementi tad-daħk (caper heists) u l-improvizzazzjoni fit-tul għandhom tliet affarijiet komuni biex isegwu d-divertiment:

  1. karattri b’opinjonijiet fissi li jaħdmu flimkien;
  2. speċifiċità fid-dettalji verbali u fiżiċi; u
  3. tegħlib ta' elementi tal-istorja li ma jistgħux jiġu mbassra
Fl-10 sigħat tagħna flimkien, se niżviluppaw karattri tal-kriminalità li juru l-ħiliet favoriti tagħna relatati mas-serq. Se nagħmlu brainstorming u nwettqu pjanijiet kreattivi għas-soluzzjoni tal-problemi.

Kumplikazzjonijiet, konsegwenzi, xeni ta' insegwiment? Se jkollna minnhom ukoll!

Hemm xi ħaġa għal kulħadd – għal dawk li jħobbu l-ġeneru u għal dawk li lesti biex dan il-ġeneru jisirqilhom qalbhom!

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L-istudenti se jkollhom l-opportunità li jieħdu sehem f’showcase nhar il-Ġimgħa 18 ta' Settembru

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Velvet (huma) għallmu f’festivals madwar l-Amerika ta' Fuq, online, u aktar riċenti, fir-Robin Hood International Improv Festival. Velvet huma aġenti ta' għoti tas-setgħa, li joħolqu kurrikuli u joffru workshops li jagħtu lill-persuni spazju biex jiżviluppaw il-kompetenza, il-kuxjenza u l-awtoeffikaċja tagħhom, u biex joħolqu konnessjonijiet pożittivi.

Huma ggradwaw mis-Second City Toronto Musical Conservatory, kif ukoll minn studji avvanzati ta' improvizzazzjoni ma' għalliema internazzjonali.


Getting In and Out Of Trouble

  • Mgħallem minn: Mark Jane
  • Data: nhar l-Erbgħa 16 ta' Settembru
  • Ħin: 10:00 - 12:30, 14:00 - 16:30
  • Tul tal-Workshop: 5 sigħat
  • Post: Studio A
  • Numru Minimu/Massimu ta' Parteċipanti: 6/12
  • Livell: Miftuħ
  • Prezz: Normali €65. Early Bird (sal-31 ta’ Mejju) €55

Deskrizzjoni tal-Workshop

Aħna fuq il-palk biex “nilagħbu” mal-imsieħba tagħna fis-sensi kollha tat-terminu. Dan il-workshop jiżviluppa l-kunċett ta' relazzjoni tal-logħob bejn l-atturi. Se nippruvaw ninku l-imsieħba tagħna billi ndaħħluhom fl-inkwiet u nippruvaw niddestabbilizzawhom. L-għan huwa li noħolqu inċidenti u sorpriżi li jistgħu jinbidlu f'rigali mhux mistennija għall-kreattività tagħna. L-istrateġiji kollha huma milqugħa meta niġu għall-praspar: għid “le”, injora l-imsieħeb tiegħek, ġib ruħek b'mod stramb… Dan il-workshop se juri kif l-ikreh ħolm tiegħek dwar l-improvizzazzjoni jista' fil-fatt ikun sors ta' ispirazzjoni li jista' jġedded il-prestazzjoni tiegħek.

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Bijografija

Mark Jane ilu jispeċjalizza fl-irreċtar, id-direzzjoni u t-tagħlim tat-teatru improvviżat mill-1994. Oriġinarjament mill-Ingilterra, huwa mar jgħix Pariġi fl-1996 fejn kompla l-karriera tiegħu bħala attur. Fl-2016 ingħaqad mal-grupp tal-improvizzazzjoni EUX f'Pariġi u issa jieħu sehem fl-ispettakli ta' suċċess tagħhom tal-improvizzazzjoni kull ġimgħa fil-belt kapitali Franċiża. Fl-2021 ippubblika “Creating Improvised Theatre: Tools, Techniques, and Theories for Short form and Narrative improvisation.”


Monologues & Confidences - Direct Address, Emotional Truth & Intimate Storytelling

  • Mgħallem minn: Heyfa Limam
  • Dati: nhar l-Erbgħa 16 ta' Settembru
  • Ħin: 10:00 - 13:00
  • Tul tal-Workshop: 3 sigħat
  • Post: Studio B
  • Numru Minimu/Massimu ta' Parteċipanti: 6/12
  • Livell: Intermedju
  • Prezz: Normali €40. Early Bird (sal-31 ta’ Mejju) €35

Deskrizzjoni tal-Workshop

Workshop iffukat fuq il-ħolqien ta' monoloġi awtentiċi u t-tagħlim ta’ kif tinżamm l-attenzjoni tal-udjenza permezz tal-preżenza, id-differenzi sottili u l-profondità emozzjonali. Il-parteċipanti jesploraw forom differenti ta' monoloġi (interni, esterni, indirizzati direttament lejn l-udjenza jew indiretti). Il-ħidma tiżviluppa wkoll tensjoni narrattiva u preċiżjoni emozzjonali u tgħin lill-artisti jittrasformaw stejjer personali jew fittizji f'mumenti teatrali konvinċenti. Permezz ta' eżerċizzji ggwidati, jitgħallmu jirfinaw dak li jipproġettaw u kif il-pubbliku jipperċepih, filwaqt li jsaħħu l-vulnerabbiltà, ir-ritmu u l-impatt ġenerali tal-istejjer tagħhom.

Il-parteċipanti se jesploraw:

  • Kif tibni rabta mal-udjenza permezz ta' indirizzar dirett jew indirett.
  • Tekniki biex tikseb profondità emozzjonali mingħajr ma tisforza jew tesaġera.
  • Modi kif tinbena tensjoni narrattiva f'monologu.
  • In-nifs, is-silenzju u l-kwiet bħala għodod għall-istejjer.
  • Kif timmaniġġja r-relazzjoni bejn dak li jipproġetta l-artist u dak li jiġi perċepit mill-udjenza.
  • Il-bilanċ bejn il-vulnerabbiltà, il-preżenza u ċ-ċarezza tal-intenzjoni.

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Heyfa ilha tipprattika l-improvizzazzjoni mill-2009. Hija kkofundat Les Kontrefaçons f'Pariġi u issa tagħmel prestazzjonijiet f'diversi formati, inkluż DIXIT Impro, b'enfasi qawwi fuq Trouble, wirja feminista li tinteressaha ħafna. Bħala trejner tal-improv, hi tmexxi workshops dwar ir-rakkuntar tal-istejjer, l-istatus u d-dekostruzzjoni tal-isterjotipi tal-ġeneru fuq il-palk. Hija tagħmel parti wkoll minn Sabir, kollettiv Mediterranju li jippromwovi d-diversità kulturali fl-improvizzazzjoni.


Feel It to Believe It: Emotion as the Magic Ingredient

  • Mgħallem minn: Diana Brown
  • Dati: nhar l-Erbgħa 16 ta' Settembru
  • Ħin: 14:00 - 17:00
  • Tul tal-Workshop: 3 sigħat
  • Post: Studio B
  • Numru Minimu/Massimu ta' Parteċipanti: 6/12
  • Livell: Miftuħ
  • Prezz: Normali €40. Early Bird (sal-31 ta’ Mejju) €35

Deskrizzjoni tal-Workshop

F’dan il-workshop emozzjonalment rikk u profondament divertenti, se nesploraw kif sentiment awtentiku jittrasforma l-improvizzazzjoni minn intelliġenti għal affaxxinanti. L-emozzjoni mhijiex biss għodda—hija l-ingredjent maġiku li jagħti aktar sustanza lill-karattri tiegħek, piż lir-relazzjonijiet tiegħek u qalb lill-kummiedja tiegħek. F’dan il-workshop, permezz ta’ eżerċizzji ffukati u xogħol dinamiku tax-xena, titgħallem tuża l-verità emozzjonali tiegħek, tirrispondi b’mod istintiv, u tħalli impressjoni dejjiema fuq il-palk.

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Bijografija

Diana Brown hija artista tal-improv, attriċi, direttriċi, produttriċi u artista għalliema magħrufa għal xogħol teatrali fit-tul (long form) ibbażat fuq l-emozzjonijiet, ispirat mill-karattri, immexxi mill-ġeneru. Xogħolha jinsab f’salib it-toroq bejn il-profondità emozzjonali u l-kummiedja ferrieħa — minn forma twila ispirata minn Tennessee Williams għal kummedja tal-improvizzazzjoni ta' festival fuq skala kbira. Hija ġiet magħżula bħala waħda mill-Għalliema ta’ Sudden Impact tal-2025 ta’ The Improv Boost.


Il-Ħamis, 17 ta' Settembru

(Il-Workshop ta' jumejn ta’ Velvet Wells, Funny Heist, huwa deskritt hawn fuq)

Devised World Creation: Building Living Theatrical Ecosystems

  • Mgħallem minn: Diana Brown
  • Data: nhar il-Ħamis 17 ta' Settembru
  • Ħin: 10:00 - 12:30, 14:00 - 16:30
  • Tul tal-Workshop: 5 sigħat
  • Post: Studio A
  • Numru Minimu/Massimu ta' Parteċipanti: 6/12
  • Livell: Intermedju
  • Prezz: Normali €65. Early Bird (sal-31 ta’ Mejju) €55

Deskrizzjoni tal-Workshop

Idħol fir-rwol ta' perit teatrali hekk kif int u l-improvizzaturi sħabek b'mod kollaborattiv toħolqu dinjiet għonja u li jistgħu jiġu interpretati mill-bidu nett. L-istorja hija magħrufa, id-djalogu kollu huwa improvizzat. Skopri kif toħloq ambjenti oriġinali li b'mod naturali jipproduċu karattru, relazzjoni u storja, u b'hekk jagħtuk pedament b'saħħtu għal improvizzazzjoni fit-tul u maħsuba.

Flimkien, intom se:

  • Tiskopru modi prattiċi kif tagħżlu u tiddefinixxu dinja li ta' min jesploraha
  • Tirfinaw u tipprattikaw kif tippreżentaw il-kunċett tagħkom
  • Timlewh b’karattri li se tkun eċċitat li terġa’ lura għalihom u tirreċtahom
  • Tfasslu r-relazzjonijiet, l-istejjer u t-tensjonijiet li jagħtu l-ħajja lid-dinja
  • Tirreċtaw fi ħdan id-dinja biex tesperjenzaw kif din tagħti spinta organika lix-xeni u lin-narrattiva

Se titlaq b’għodod konkreti li tista’ tuża waqt il-provi, fil-klassijiet u fl-ispettakli. Flimkien ma' esperjenza kondiviża tal-ħolqien ta' dinja li turi kemm ensemble jista' joħloq malajr univers teatrali vividu.

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Bijografija

Diana Brown hija artista tal-improv, attriċi, direttriċi, produttriċi u artista għalliema magħrufa għal xogħol teatrali fit-tul (long form) ibbażat fuq l-emozzjonijiet, ispirat mill-karattri, immexxi mill-ġeneru. Xogħolha jinsab f’salib it-toroq bejn il-profondità emozzjonali u l-kummiedja ferrieħa — minn forma twila ispirata minn Tennessee Williams għal kummiedja tal-improvizzazzjoni ta' festival fuq skala kbira. Hija ġiet magħżula bħala waħda mill-Għalliema ta’ Sudden Impact tal-2025 ta’ The Improv Boost.


Brave Play: Turning Fear into Fuel

  • Mgħallem minn: Ahmed Achrafi
  • Dati: nhar il-Ħamis 17 ta' Settembru
  • Ħin: 10:00 - 13:00
  • Tul tal-Workshop: 3 sigħat
  • Post: Studio B
  • Numru Minimu/Massimu ta' Parteċipanti: 6/12
  • Livell: Miftuħ
  • Prezz: Normali €40. Early Bird (sal-31 ta’ Mejju) €35

Deskrizzjoni tal-Workshop

Dan il-workshop jindirizza t-tensjoni li ħafna improvizzaturi jħossu madwar ir-riskju, l-iżbalji u l-vulnerabbiltà. Minflok ma jippruvaw jeliminaw il-biża', il-parteċipanti se jitgħallmu kif jaħdmu magħha bħala sors ta' enerġija. Permezz ta' eżerċizzji ta' appoġġ u sfidi divertenti, l-improvizzaturi se jiġu mħeġġa jaħdmu flimkien mal-biża' tagħhom u jesploraw b'kuraġġ fi spazju sigur u ggwidat. Se neżaminaw kif l-inċertezza u l-iskumdità jistgħu jwasslu għal konnessjoni aktar b’saħħitha, għażliet aktar kuraġġużi, u prestazzjonijiet li jinħassu aktar ħajjin. Il-parteċipanti se jiskopru modi prattiċi kif jibdlu l-falliment perċepit f'possibbiltà kreattiva, billi jħaddnu r-riskju biex iżidu l-preżenza, iqawwu l-istinti, u jagħmlu x-xeni aktar kuraġġużi, dinamiċi u veri.

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Bijografija

Ahmed Achrafi huwa attur, improvizzatur, żeffien, direttur u għalliem multidixxiplinarju li ilu jaħdem fuq livell internazzjonali mill-2011. Ix-xogħol tiegħu jgħaqqad flimkien ir-reċtar, it-teatru fiżiku, iż-żfin kontemporanju u l-improvizzazzjoni, iffurmat minn sfond multikulturali u rakkontar ta' stejjer bilingwi bl-Għarbi u bl-Ingliż. Gradwat mill-Akkademja tal-Arti tal-Ispettaklu ta’ Sharjah u miċ-Ċentru taż-Żfin Kontemporanju tal-Kajr, kien membru fundatur tal-ewwel grupp tal-improvizzazzjoni fl-Eġittu u aktar tard waqqaf l-ewwel ensemble bilingwi ta’ Dubai, magħruf għall-prestazzjonijiet tiegħu mmexxija mill-udjenza u bbażati fuq it-tradizzjonijiet tal-istejjer tal-Lvant Nofsani. Minbarra li jagħmel tours internazzjonali bil-ħidma tiegħu waħdu u f’duos, huwa jgħallem madwar id-dinja u jgħix f'Dubai,fejn jirreċta, iħarreġ gruppi varji u jikkollabora fl-oqsma tat-teatru, taż-żfin u tal-iskrin.


Feel "At Home" with your Duo Partner

  • Mgħallem minn: Jodyanne Fletcher Richardson u Owen Scrivens
  • Dati: nhar il-Ħamis 17 ta' Settembru
  • Ħin: 14:00 - 17:00
  • Tul tal-Workshop: 3 sigħat
  • Post: Studio B
  • Numru Minimu/Massimu ta' Parteċipanti: 6/12
  • Livell: Miftuħ
  • Prezz: Normali €40. Early Bird (sal-31 ta’ Mejju) €35

Deskrizzjoni tal-Workshop

Trid tkun taf kif tħossok komdu f'duo? Dan il-workshop ma' Jen u Owen se jagħtik suġġerimenti, għodod u pariri biex jgħinuk fix-xeni u l-ispettakli ta' żewġ persuni sabiex tkunu tistgħu tibnu dinjiet sħaħ flimkien b'karattri dinamiċi u sentimenti reali!

M’għandekx għalfejn tkun f’duo biex issegwi dan il-workshop, iżda jekk inti f’duo, tistgħu taħdmu flimkien!

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Bijografiji

Jodyanne Fletcher Richardson

Jodyanne FR hija attriċi u kreattiva mwielda fl-Awstralja, imrobbija f'Hong Kong, u tgħix f'Londra. Hi qabdet il-vizzju tal-improvizzazzjoni fl-università fixing mument fis-seklu li għadda. Minn dakinhar, ħadmet ma' bosta gruppi ta' improvizzazzjoni biex tipproduċi xogħlijiet kemm komiċi kif ukoll drammatiċi. Hi tuża l-improvizzazzjoni ukoll fix-xogħol tagħha ta' attriċi għal riċerka u żvilupp, żvilupp ta' skripts u dramaturġija. Hija taħdem regolarment ma' Derek's MoJo, Pirates' Prov, Extreme Improv u Noises From the Attic u għallmet kemm fl-Awstralja kif ukoll fir-Renju Unit. Għal Jodyanne, kollox huwa dwar l-esperjenza tar-rakkont tal-istejjer, l-imħabba intrinsika kondiviża għan-narrattiva (kemm jekk tkun forma twila jew qasira) li tgħaqqad il-bnedmin flimkien u tagħmilna wieħed b'enfasi qawwija fuq is-sengħa tal-palk.

Owen Scrivens

Owen ilu jimprovizza għal aktar minn 20 sena. Matul dak iż-żmien, kien fortunat li tgħallem minn u rreċta ma' improvizzaturi kbar mir-Renju Unit u l-bqija tad-dinja. Minħabba li qatt ma tgħallem “skola tal-ħsieb” speċifika, Owen iħobb l-improvizzazzjoni li hija teatrali u emozzjonali, iżda mingħajr ma jinsew qatt il-pjaċir tal-improvizzazzjoni komika.

Owen kien ko-direttur tal-Open Heart Theatre f'Newcastle, huwa ko-direttur tal-Playing Dead Theatre, u aktar riċenti waqqaf SaSS improv f'Sheffield. Huwa rreċta waħdu f’musical improvviżat, għamel improvviżazzjoni bl-istil tal-logħob u improvviżazzjoni tal-ġeneru ma' The Hang f'Newcastle, u rreċta/dderieġa Living. Dying. Dead – spettaklu teatrali tal-improvizzazzjoni uniku dwar il-mewt.

Barra mill-improvizzazzjoni, Owen huwa tabib tal-Mediċina tal-Kura Intensiva b'diploma postgradwata fl-edukazzjoni. Huwa jħobb ukoll l-Eurovision u wasal sal-finali nazzjonali f'kompetizzjoni tat-tisjir tal-kafè.


Il-Ġimgħa 18 ta' Settembru

Move - Discover The World of Non-Verbal Impro

  • Mgħallem minn: Anne Rab
  • Dati: nhar il-Ġimgħa 18 u s-Sibt 19 ta' Settembru
  • Ħin: 10:00 - 12:30, 14:00 - 16:30
  • Tul tal-Workshop: 10 sigħat
  • Post: Teatru
  • Numru Minimu/Massimu ta' Parteċipanti: 6/12
  • Livell: Avvanzat
  • Prezz: Normali €135. Early Bird (sal-31 ta’ Mejju) €115

Deskrizzjoni

Ġisimna huwa l-unika ħaġa li dejjem ikollna magħna. Aħna nimlewh b'ideat u ispirazzjoni, u mbagħad nibagħtuh fuq il-palk biex jimprovizza. Niftħu ħalqna u noħolqu djalogi, monologi, mimlija ħsibijiet profondi, kanzunetti u logħob bil-kliem umoristiku. Imma x'jiġri jekk tħalli barra l-lingwa, twaqqaf id-diskors, u tafda biss f'ġismek?

Dan il-workshop huwa kollu dwar kif tirrakkonta l-istejjer b'ġismek: Agħmel monologu fiżiku! Ingħaqad mal-imsieħeb tiegħek fi djalogu tal-ġisem! Permezz tal-mima, ix-xogħol ta' Laban u l-clowning, se nesperimentaw kif nistgħu nużaw il-ġisem tagħna biex niskopru u nesprimu stampi, emozzjonijiet u stejjer, kollha mingħajr ma nużaw il-kliem!

L-istudenti se jkollhom l-opportunità li jieħdu sehem f’showcase nhar is-Sibt 19 ta' Settembru

Bijografija

Anne hija attriċi, għalliema u direttriċi minn Vjenna. Twieldet u trabbiet fil-Ġermanja, għandha sfond fil-clowning, fil-bodywork u fl-edukazzjoni tat-teatru għat-tfal u l-adolexxenti. Tħobb tivvjaġġa madwar id-dinja biex tgħallem u tirreċta u tiltaqa' ma' ħafna ImproNerds oħra.

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Long Form Laboratory: An Introduction

  • Mgħallem minn: Jim Libby
  • Dati: nhar il-Ġimgħa 18 u s-Sibt 19 ta' Settembru
  • Ħin: 10:00 - 12:30, 14:00 - 16:30
  • Tul tal-Workshop: 10 sigħat
  • Post: Studio A
  • Numru Minimu/Massimu ta' Parteċipanti: 6/12
  • Livell: Miftuħ
  • Prezz: Normali €135. Early Bird (sal-31 ta’ Mejju) €115

Deskrizzjoni

Tħobb timprovizza. Inti lgħabt il-logħob, ħassejt l-eċċitament, imma issa qed tistaqsi, x’jiġri wara?

F’dan il-workshop, se nidħlu fl-arti tal-Improvizzazzjoni f’Forma Twila (Long Form): Xogħol flimkien, rakkontar tal-istejjer maqsum bejn il-parteċipanti u l-filosofiji kreattivi li jagħtu lill-improvizzazzjoni l-profondità u l-enerġija tagħha. Flimkien, se nesploraw kif jaħdmu l-forom twal klassiċi u fejn nistgħu noħduhom minn hawn ’l quddiem.

Se titlaq b’għodod ġodda, ispirazzjoni mġedda u sens aktar profond ta’ x’inhuma l-istejjer. Merħba lil kulmin għandu moħħ kurjuż u qalb miftuħa.

Ejja ilgħab, esplora u skopri mill-ġdid x’jista’ jseħħ meta l-istejjer jitwalu!

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Jim Libby huwa attur, direttur u għalliem b'aktar minn tliet deċennji ta' esperjenza fit-teatru, it-televiżjoni u l-films, kemm dawk improvizzati kif ukoll dawk bi skript. Huwa membru fundatur tal-English Lovers, għamel tours madwar id-dinja mar-Rocket Sugar Factory, u huwa magħruf għall-ħolqien ta' xogħlijiet kuraġġużi u intelliġenti fuq il-palk u fuq l-iskrin. Jim jgħallem lill-artisti kif jgħaqqdu l-istruttura, il-preżenza u l-logħob mingħajr biża' biex joħolqu prestazzjonijiet ċari u konvinċenti.


Directing Impro

  • Mgħallem minn: Mark Jane
  • Data: nhar il-Ġimgħa 18 ta' Settembru
  • Ħin: 10:00 - 12:30, 14:00 - 16:30
  • Tul tal-Workshop: 5 sigħat
  • Post: Kamra 3A, Teatru Manoel, 81, Triq iz-Zekka, Valletta
  • Numru Minimu/Massimu ta' Parteċipanti: 6/12
  • Livell: Miftuħ
  • Prezz: Normali €65. Early Bird (sal-31 ta’ Mejju) €55

Deskrizzjoni tal-Workshop

Dan il-workshop iwieġeb il-mistoqsija sempliċi “Kif tiddireġġi xena tal-improvizzazzjoni?” L-għan tiegħu huwa li jippermetti lid-diretturi jilliberaw lilhom infushom mill-pressjoni tad-direzzjoni u jippermettilhom jiffaċilitaw l-improvizzazzjoni tal-attur b'mod kreattiv. Direttur tajjeb jista' b'mod effiċjenti jagħmel dak li hemm bżonn biex jippermetti lill-atturi jiksbu l-potenzjal sħiħ mill-ideat kbar li diġà huma preżenti fix-xena tagħhom. Huwa mod fantastiku kif jinħolqu prestazzjonijiet b’xeni ddireġuti kif ukoll għodda b’saħħitha għall-għalliema f’kuntest ta’ workshop.

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Mark Jane ilu jispeċjalizza fl-irreċtar, id-direzzjoni u t-tagħlim tat-teatru improvviżat mill-1994. Oriġinarjament mill-Ingilterra, huwa mar jgħix Pariġi fl-1996 fejn kompla l-karriera tiegħu bħala attur. Fl-2016 ingħaqad mal-grupp tal-improvizzazzjoni EUX f'Pariġi u issa jieħu sehem fl-ispettakli ta' suċċess tagħhom tal-improvizzazzjoni kull ġimgħa fil-belt kapitali Franċiża. Fl-2021 ippubblika “Creating Improvised Theatre: Tools, Techniques, and Theories for Short form and Narrative improvisation.”


Teatru tal-Playback

  • Mgħallem minn: Ferran Luengo
  • Dati: nhar il-Ġimgħa 18 ta' Settembru
  • Ħin: 10:00 - 13:00
  • Tul tal-Workshop: 3 sigħat
  • Post: Studio B
  • Numru Minimu/Massimu ta' Parteċipanti: 6/12
  • Livell: Avvanzat
  • Prezz: Normali €40. Early Bird (sal-31 ta’ Mejju) €35

Deskrizzjoni tal-Workshop

Playback Theatre jgħaqqad l-improvizzazzjoni, it-teatru sperimentali, ir-rakkont tal-istejjer u d-drama-terapija biex jaħdem mal-komunitajiet, u joffrilhom l-opportunità li jaqsmu l-istejjer tagħhom biex jerġgħu jiġu ppreżentati fuq il-palk. Billi jqajjem kuxjenza dwar suġġett partikolari u jagħti leħen lil dawk li normalment leħen m'għandhomx, dan il-workshop se jiffoka fuq l-użu tal-improv biex stejjer sinifikanti mill-udjenza jieħdu l-ħajja fuq il-palk, filwaqt li jitfa' dawl fuq l-aspett soċjali li fihom.

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Ferran Luengo huwa attur Spanjol, rakkontatur tal-istejjer u faċilitatur tat-teatru applikat ibbażat f'Londra. Minn meta għadda mit-teatru bi skript għall-improvizzazzjoni fl-2006, huwa tħarreġ internazzjonalment, inkluż f’The Annoyance Theatre ta’ Chicago. Bħala ko-fundatur tal-Valencia Improv Playground, issa jidher ma’ Acaprov, Not GCSE Drama u Shuffle ta’ Londra. Ferran huwa trainer akkreditat ma' The Centre for Playback Theatre (l-Istati Uniti tal-Amerka) u artist regolari ma' London Playback u True Heart Theatre. Impenjat għat-Teatru fl-Edukazzjoni, huwa mexxa workshops f'aktar minn mitt skola u kulleġġ madwar ir-Renju Unit u lil hinn minnu.


Intro to A Cappella Impro

  • Mgħallem minn: Lisa Lynn
  • Dati: nhar il-Ġimgħa 18 ta' Settembru
  • Ħin: 14:00 - 17:00
  • Tul tal-Workshop: 3 sigħat
  • Post: Studio B
  • Numru Minimu/Massimu ta' Parteċipanti: 6/12
  • Livell: Miftuħ
  • Prezz: Normali €40. Early Bird (sal-31 ta’ Mejju) €35

Deskrizzjoni tal-Workshop

Improvizzazzjoni A Cappella għal Prinċipjanti: F'dan il-kors intensiv għal prinċipjanti tal-a cappella se titgħallem kif tkun il-mużika wara l-lirika; kif tenfasizza kwalunkwe xena; u kif twassal l-improvizzazzjoni mużikali tiegħek għal livell ogħla (anke f'każ li jinqata’ d-dawl!)

Aħdem fuq il-beatboxing, il-perkussjoni tal-ġisem, ir-rap, iż-żfin, l-irreċtar, id-direzzjoni mużikali u l-kant tiegħek; żid dawn mal-esperjenza tal-improvizzazzjoni tiegħek - u jkollok it-8 pilastri tal-Acaprov: Il-Musical A Cappella Improvizzat.

Dan il-kors huwa l-aktar adattat għal improvizzaturi mużikali, rappers freestyle u kantanti li għadhom ma ppruvawx jagħmlu dan a cappella, u lesti biex jagħmlu l-pass li jmiss. Jekk tħobb timprovizza l-musicals iżda m'intix il-kantant l-aktar kunfidenti, tinkwetax, il-pitching mhuwiex essenzjali peress li dawk li mhumiex kantanti jistgħu jitkellmu-jkantaw, jirreppjaw u jagħmlu l-perkussjoni biex jmexxu il-workshop billi jaħdmu skont il-qawwiet tagħhom. Huwa spazju ta’ sostenn.

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Lisa Lynn hija improvizzatriċi, attriċi, kantanta u direttriċi professjonali magħrufa mad-dinja kollha u rebbieħa ta' premjijiet. Għandha wkoll lawrja fit-tagħlim, u tħarreġ timijiet kemm fuq livell nazzjonali kif ukoll internazzjonali. Lisa tispeċjalizza fl-irreċtar naturalistiku, fit-teatru fiżiku, fis-sitcom, fix-Shakespeare improvizzat u fl-improvizzazzjoni mużikali. Bħalissa qed tieħu sehem f'Acaprov, Not GCSE Drama, Lost in Translation impro u kemm fis-Southend kif ukoll fil-Cambridge improvathons. Hija kuntenta ħafna li se tkun qed iżżur Malta ma' Acaprov.


Is-Sibt, 19 ta' Settembru

(L-informazzjoni dwar il-workshops ta’ jumejn inklużi mal-Ġimgħa 18 ta' Settembru)

Stop Playing the Cliché: Challenging Gender Stereotypes in Improv

  • Mgħallem minn: Heyfa Limam
  • Data: nhar is-Sibt 19 ta' Settembru
  • Ħin: 10:00 - 12:30, 14:00 - 16:30
  • Tul tal-Workshop: 5 sigħat
  • Post: Kamra 3A, Teatru Manoel, 81, Triq iz-Zekka, Valletta
  • Numru Minimu/Massimu ta' Parteċipanti: 6/12
  • Livell: Intermedju
  • Prezz: Normali €65. Early Bird (sal-31 ta’ Mejju) €55

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L-improvizzazzjoni hija mibnija fuq għażliet, għażliet mgħaġġla, istintivi u divertenti. Iżda xi kultant, mingħajr ma nindunaw, naqgħu f'mudelli familjari: shortcuts tal-ġeneru, clichés kulturali, karattri prevedibbli. Dan il-workshop jistieden lill-artisti biex ibiddlu l-perspettiva tagħhom, jikkontestaw drawwiet awtomatiċi u jiftħu mogħdijiet kreattivi ġodda.

F'dan il-workshop, il-parteċipanti se:

  • Jiddentifikaw clichés komuni dwar il-ġeneru li jidhru fl-improvizzazzjoni;
  • Jipprattikaw il-tibdil, it-tidwir jew it-tfixkil ta' rwoli sterjotipiċi;
  • Jibnu karattri mill-fiżikalità, l-intenzjoni jew l-emozzjoni aktar milli mill-clichés;
  • Jitgħallmu jappoġġjaw lill-imsieħba fil-ħolqien ta' xena dinamika, inklużiva u varjata
  • Jesploraw għodod ta' improvizzazzjoni li jrawmu s-sottilezzi, l-azzjoni u d-diversità fuq il-palk.

L-għan mhuwiex li tiġi limitata l-kreattività, iżda li tinfetaħ firxa kreattiva akbar, li tmur lil hinn minn dak li hu prevedibbli biex jiġu skoperti karattri u stejjer li jinħassu friski, onesti u eċċitanti.

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Heyfa ilha tipprattika l-improvizzazzjoni mill-2009. Hija kkofundat Les Kontrefaçons f'Pariġi u issa tagħmel prestazzjonijiet f'diversi formati, inkluż DIXIT Impro, b'enfasi qawwi fuq Trouble, wirja feminista li tinteressaha ħafna. Bħala trejner tal-improv, hi tmexxi workshops dwar ir-rakkuntar tal-istejjer, l-istatus u d-dekostruzzjoni tal-isterjotipi tal-ġeneru fuq il-palk. Hija tagħmel parti wkoll minn Sabir, kollettiv Mediterranju li jippromwovi d-diversità kulturali fl-improvizzazzjoni.


Attitude

  • Mgħallem minn: Alessio Granato
  • Dati: nhar is-Sibt 19 ta' Settembru
  • Ħin: 10:00 - 13:00
  • Tul tal-Workshop: 3 sigħat
  • Post: Studio B
  • Numru Minimu/Massimu ta' Parteċipanti: 6/12
  • Livell: Miftuħ
  • Prezz: Normali €40. Early Bird (sal-31 ta’ Mejju) €35

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Mhumiex meħtieġa ħiliet jew għarfien mużikali għal dan il-workshop. Se nesploraw kif ċerti “kapaċitajiet” nitwieldu bihom fina u dejjem kienu parti minna, filwaqt li niskopru wkoll l-importanza tas-silenzju, il-pawżi, ir-ritmu u s-smigħ – elementi fundamentali fil-proċess kreattiv tal-improvizzatur, kemm individwalment kif ukoll bħala grupp, billi nsegwu l-fluss emozzjonali li joħroġ mill-mużika.

Il-mużika tista' tbikkina, tqanqalna, iddaħħakna, kultant saħansitra nagħjtu għajta, naqbżu jew niżfnu. Tinkoraġġina u terġa' tagħtina l-enerġija. Ħafna drabi, twassalna għall-imħabba. Il-mużika hija ġabra ta' emozzjonijiet li għandhom jiġu esperjenzati u skoperti—u l-emozzjonijiet huma element essenzjali fil-bini ta' xena improvizzata. Għalhekk, il-mużika se tkun parti attiva u integrali mill-workshop, inklużi eżerċizzji dwar ir-ritmu u l-involviment fiżiku u emozzjonali, li jippermettu lill-parteċipanti jimprovizzaw filwaqt li jkunu mmexxija mill-enerġija ġġenerata mill-mużika.

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Il-passjoni ta’ Alessio għat-teatru bdiet fit-tfulija. Fl-2007 beda l-vjaġġ tiegħu fl-improvizzazzjoni mal-Compagnia Maia f'Latina, fejn ta' kemm prestazzjonijiet qosra kif ukoll twal u aktar tard ħadem bħala għalliem. Jaħdem internazzjonalment bħala mużiċist tal-improvizzazzjoni, attur u għalliem, u jikkollabora ma' kumpaniji bħal Appiccicaticci u i Bugiardini, u jidher f’prestazzjonijiet fosthom “B.L.U.E. Il Musical Completamente Improvvisato” u “Shhh! An Improvised Silent Movie”, li deher fil-Fringe Festival ta' Edinburgh. Huwa mużiċist u għalliem regolari f'festivals internazzjonali fosthom Welcome! Improvvisazioni dal Mondo, Pandora Improv Festival u Improvizza! (Malta), u jikkollabora ma' diversi kumpaniji tal-improvizzazzjoni madwar l-Italja.


The Best of Both Worlds: Where Scripted Craft Meets Improvised Freedom - An Improv Workshop Blending Theatrical Structure with Spontaneity

  • Mgħallem minn: ImprompTwo (Kathy Rinaldi u Joe Rinaldi)
  • Dati: nhar is-Sibt 19 ta' Settembru
  • Ħin: 14:00 - 17:00
  • Tul tal-Workshop: 3 sigħat
  • Post: Studio B
  • Numru Minimu/Massimu ta' Parteċipanti: 6/12
  • Livell: Intermedju
  • Prezz: Normali €40. Early Bird (sal-31 ta’ Mejju) €35

Deskrizzjoni tal-Workshop

X’jiġri jekk ix-xeni improvizzati jkollhom il-profondità emozzjonali, il-pass u l-intenzjoni tat-teatru bi skript—mingħajr ma jitilfu l-eċċitament tal-mhux magħruf? F’dan il-workshop dinamiku ispirat mill-istil karatteristiku ta’ ImprompTwo, l-improvizzaturi se jesploraw il-prinċipji komuni b’saħħithom bejn it-tekniki tal-irreċtar bi skript u t-teatru tal-improvizzazzjoni. Dan il-workshop, ibbażat fuq l-irrakkuntar teatrali, il-ħidma fuq il-karattri u l-għarfien tal-ensemble, jgħin lill-improvizzaturi joħolqu xeni li jinħassu li huma miktuba kompletament fil-mument – b'ħafna sottotesti, intenzjoni u loġika emozzjonali.

Il-parteċipanti se jitgħallmu kif l-għodod komuni tal-prestazzjonijiet bi skript, bħall-beats, l-objettivi, is-silenzju u l-istaging fiżiku, jistgħu jagħmlu x-xeni improvizzati aktar profondi, aktar realistiċi, aktar sorprendenti u aktar sodisfaċenti teatralment.

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Kathy u Joe Rinaldi jwasslu għexieren ta' snin ta' esperjenza fit-teatru u l-ispettaklu minn New York sal-Kanada, u jgħaqqdu għarfien profond tal-istejjer ma' approċċ teatrali vibranti għall-improvizzazzjoni. Joe Rinaldi huwa attur veteran tas-SAG/AFTRA/AEA li l-karriera tiegħu tkopri t-televiżjoni, il-films u t-teatru professjonali madwar il-Grigal u l-Puntent Nofsani tal-Amerka, kif ukoll New England. Huwa kien produttur u direttur artistiku ta' Firedrake Productions (NYC), u membru fundatur ta' diversi ensembles tal-improvviżazzjoni magħrufa, inklużi Come What Will (improvviżazzjoni Shakespearejana), Unconsciously Coupled u ImprompTwo. Kathy Rinaldi, membru fundatur ta' ImprompTwo u Unconsciously Coupled, hija kittieba tad-drammi u direttriċi tat-teatru professjonali b'esperjenza f'Toronto, New York u Florida. L-isfond teatrali wiesa' tagħha jinkludi d-direzzjoni, il-produzzjoni u s-servizz fi rwoli ta' tmexxija ma' kumpaniji tat-teatru madwar il-Kanada u l-Istati Uniti. ImprompTwo dan l-aħħar espandiet il-kumpanija tagħha għal ImprompTwo & Co.


Spettakli tal-Filgħaxija

Kull serata ser ikun hemm tliet spettakli improvizzati b’intervall. Biljett wieħed jagħti lill-udjenzi aċċess għall-programm sħiħ ta’ filgħaxija.

  • Ħin: 19:30 – madwar 22:15
  • Post: Teatru Spazju Kreattiv
  • Lingwa: L-ispettakli huma primarjament bl-Ingliż
  • Prezzijiet: Dħul Ġenerali €15 · Konċessjoni €12 · Parteċipanti tal-Workshops €10 (b’kodiċi ta’ skont)

L-Erbgħa 16 ta' Settembru

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Spettaklu 1 – At Home

Owen Scrivens u Jodyanne Fletcher Richardson iħobbu jimprovizzaw il-karattri. F'dan l-ispettaklu intimu bejn żewġ persuni, huma jesploraw il-ħajja ta' kuljum ta' żewġ personalitajiet.

Ispirat mit-teatru tas-seklu 20 u mis-sitcoms klassiċi ta' kamra waħda, At Home jgħaqqad l-umoriżmu u l-qalb ma' nota ta' assurdità. Aħseb fid-dinjiet ta' Willy Russell, John Osborne u Alan Bennett, miżjuda b'eki ta' Beckett u Pinter – kollha maħluqa kompletament fil-mument.

Ippreżentat minn:

Owen Scrivens u Jodyanne Fletcher Richardson

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Bejniethom, Jodyanne u Owen għandhom għarfien għani dwar l-improvizzazzjoni peress li t-tnejn għallmu, tgħallmu minn, u pparteċipaw ma', improvizzaturi globali ta' kull stil. L-ewwel darba li ħadmu flimkien kien fil-Festival ta’ Edinburgh ma’ Living, Dying Dead ta’ Playing Dead Theatre fejn skoprew passjoni komuni biex jesploraw l-umoriżmu u l-imħabba li jinsabu fl-interazzjonijiet umani aktar mistura li l-improvizzazzjoni tal-kummiedja tradizzjonali normalment tevita.

Owen ħa sehem fil-ħolqien ta' At Home, li se titwassal waqt Improvizza!, speċifikament bħala spettaklu li jippermetti lil duo jsib enerġija komuni flimkien filwaqt li Jodyanne għandha esperjenza fl-iżvilupp ta' two-prov magħqud permezz tax-xogħol tagħha ma' Monica Gaga fuq Derek's MoJo (kif deher f'Improvizza! 2024).

Flimkien jistennew bil-ħerqa li jaqsmu l-għarfien tagħhom dwar il-ħolqien ta' xeni dinamiċi ta' żewġ persuni mal-komunità Maltija.

Artisti:

Owen Scrivens, Jodyanne Fletcher Richardson

Direttur:

Owen Scrivens

Spettaklu 2 – The Best Thing Tonight!

The Messengers jippreżentaw The Best Thing Tonight! – serata affaxxinanti mimlija mużika, poeżija, daħk u mħabba li gradwalment tiżvela x'kien verament l-aħjar ħaġa dwar il-lejla tal-lum.

Ippreżentat minn:

The Messengers

Bijografija tal-grupp:

Jim Libby u Anne Rab huma atturi professjonali ddedikati għall-iżvilupp ta' forom u tekniki ta' prestazzjoni ġodda għall-improvizzazzjoni, filwaqt li jaqsmu l-passjoni tagħhom għall-arti, l-iskoperta, il-logħob u l-komunità ma' udjenzi madwar id-dinja.

Artisti:

Anne Rab, Jim Libby

Intervall

Spettaklu 3 – Six Degrees

Kull ħajja tmiss ħajja oħra. Ħarsa ta' barrani, ferrovija mitlufa, daħka maqsuma ma' ħaddieħor. Mumenti żgħar jinfirxu 'l barra b'modi li rarament naraw. Six Degrees huwa vjaġġ spirituż u li jistimula l-ħsieb permezz tal-ħjut inviżibbli li jorbtuna minkejja d-distanza, id-differenza u ż-żmien. Mimli sorpriżi, umanità u rivelazzjoni kwieta, jistiednek terġa' tħares lejn in-nies ta' madwarek u forsi lejk innifsek.

Ippreżentat minn:

Improvizza! Ensemble

Direttur:

Jim Libby


Il-Ħamis 17 ta' Settembru

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Spettaklu 1 – Duett: Achrafi u Fadil

Ispirati minn stejjer u suġġerimenti tal-udjenza, Ahmed Achrafi u Ahmed El Fadil joħolqu esperjenza teatrali kompletament improvizzata li fiha kull karattru, relazzjoni u narrattiva jitkixfu spontanjament quddiem għajnejk.

Permezz ta' smigħ attent, espressjoni fiżika u rakkontar ta' stejjer kollaborattiv, kull prestazzjoni hija kompletament unika, imfassla mill-udjenza u mis-sħubija kreattiva tal-artisti.

Ippreżentat minn:

3albaraka Improv (عالبَركَة)

Bijografija tal-grupp:

3albaraka Improv (عالبَركَة) huwa l-ewwel ensemble ta' improvizzazzjoni bilingwi tal-Emirati Għarab Magħquda, speċjalizzata f'wirjiet immexxija mill-udjenza li jgħaqqdu bla xkiel id-djaletti Għarab u l-Ingliż. Imwaqqfa fl-2023 f'Dubai mid-direttur, l-attur u l-improvizzatur Ahmed Achrafi, il-grupp ħareġ mill-komunità teatrali li qed tikber fil-belt u żviluppa approċċ distintiv għall-improvizzazzjoni bbażat fuq perspettivi kulturali tal-Lvant Nofsani.

Artisti:

Ahmed Achrafi, Ahmed El Fadil

Direttur:

Ahmed Achrafi

Spettaklu 2 – A Touching Affair

Jibda b'oġġett sentimentali, A Touching Affair jiżviluppa f’musical kompletament improvizzat mimli xeni mill-qalb, emozzjonijiet kuraġġużi, kanzunetti memorabbli u l-ammont eżatt ta' kaos glorjuż.

Tliet improvizzaturi u mużiċist jgħaqqdu flimkien stejjer ta' memorja, tifsira u għażliet tal-ħajja dubjużi f'wirja li hija kemm li tolqtok, umoristika u kompletament imprevedibbli.

Ippreżentat minn:

A Touching Affair

Bijografija tal-grupp:

A Touching Affair huwa triju ta' improvizzazzjoni mużikali magħmul minn Betsy Soukup, Lisa Thauvette u Madison Meter. Billi jgħaqqdu l-istil tat-teatru mużikali, il-vuċi eterika bħal dik ta' Enya, u l-istil jazz, dawn it-tliet improvizzaturi li ilhom għal ħafna żmien, joħolqu kanzunetti u xeni spontanji mimlija qalb—u l-aktar divertenti. Imnissla minn Traverse City, u Full Tilt Comedy ta' Michigan, il-prestazzjonijiet tagħhom huma dejjem affari li tmiss lill-qalb.

Artisti:

Betsy Soukup, Lisa Thauvette, Madison Meter

Intervall

Spettaklu 3 – Trio

Attur wieħed. Żewġ membri tal-udjenza. L-istorja tagħhom.

Mark Jane jikser waħda mir-regoli mhux miktuba tat-teatru billi jistieden lil żewġ voluntiera mill-udjenza biex jibqgħu fuq il-palk għall-prestazzjoni sħiħa. Huwa jirrakkonta, jidderieġi u jinterpreta l-karattri l-oħra kollha hu stess u jittrasforma lill-voluntiera fl-eroj ta' avventura mhux ippjanata u li ma tintesiex.

Ippreżentat minn:

Mark Jane

Mark Jane ilu speċjalizzat fl-irreċtar, id-direzzjoni u t-tagħlim tat-teatru improvizzat mill-1994. Oriġinarjament mill-Ingilterra, huwa mar jgħix f'Pariġi fl-1996 fejn kompla l-karriera tiegħu bħala attur. Fl-2016 ingħaqad mal-grupp tal-improvizzazzjoni EUX f'Pariġi u issa jirreċta fl-ispettakli ta' improvizzazzjoni ta' suċċess tagħhom kull ġimgħa fil-belt kapitali Franċiża. Fl-2021 ippubblika il-ktieb “Creating Improvised Theatre: Tools, Techniques, and Theories for Short form and Narrative improvisation.”

Artisti:

Mark Jane

Direttur:

Mark Jane


Il-Ġimgħa 18 ta' Settembru

Ikklikkja hawn għall-biljetti

Spettaklu 1 – Funny Heist Showcase

Il-grupp għandu għajnejh fuq premju finali impossibbli. Biex iwettqu s-serqa perfetta se jkollhom bżonn moħħ, kuraġġ, azzjonijiet kuraġġużi u ħafna improvizzazzjoni. Se jirnexxielhom jew se jkun l-Antagonist li joħroġ rebbieħ?

Dan is-showcase huwa l-kulminazzjoni ta' workshop intensiv ta' jumejn f'Improvizza! Taħt il-gwida ta' Velvet Wells, grupp internazzjonali ta' improvizzaturi ngħaqad flimkien biex jesplora d-dinja tal-ġeneru tas-serq u joħloq spettaklu improvizzat oriġinali. Stenna għażliet kuraġġużi, rakkontar ta' stejjer divertenti u l-eċitament li tara tim ġdid fjamant jirnexxielu jagħmel l-impossibbli.

Direttur:

Velvet Wells

Spettaklu 2 – From Dawn to Dusk

Ambjentat fil-Midwest Amerikan tas-snin 60, From Dawn to Dusk jesplora dinja ffurmata minn bidla soċjali, ħolm li jisparixxi u konnessjonijiet umani fraġli.

Ispirat mill-kittieba tad-drammi Amerikani kbar, ImprompTwo joħloqu storja kompletament improvizzata fejn kull silenzju jkollu tifsira u kull prestazzjoni teżisti għal lejl wieħed biss.

Ippreżentat minn:

ImprompTwo

Bijografija tal-grupp:

Kathy u Joe Rinaldi jġibu għexieren ta' snin ta' esperjenza fit-teatru u l-ispettaklu minn New York sal-Kanada u jgħaqqdu flimkien fehim profond tal-istejjer ma' approċċ teatrali vibranti għall-improvizzazzjoni. Joe Rinaldi huwa attur veteran ta' SAG/AFTRA/AEA li l-karriera tiegħu tkopri t-televiżjoni, iċ-ċinema u t-teatru professjonali madwar il-Grigal, il-Punent tan-Nofs u New England. Huwa eks produttur u direttur artistiku ta' Firedrake Productions (NYC) u membru fundatur ta' diversi ensembles ta' improvviżazzjoni akklamati, inklużi Come What Will (improvviżazzjoni Shakespeareana), Unconsciously Coupled u ImprompTwo. Kathy Rinaldi, membru fundatur ta' ImprompTwo u Unconsciously Coupled, hija drammaturga professjonali u direttriċi tat-teatru b'krediti f'Toronto, New York u Florida. L-isfond teatrali wiesa' tagħha jinkludi d-direzzjoni, il-produzzjoni u li sservi fi rwoli ta' tmexxija ma' kumpaniji tat-teatru madwar il-Kanada u l-Istati Uniti. ImprompTwo dan l-aħħar espandiet il-kumpanija tagħha għal ImprompTwo & Co.

Artisti:

Joe Rinaldi, Kathy Rinaldi

Intervall

Spettaklu 3 – All Request Radio

Ibda segwi hekk kif id-DJs ta' All Request Radio jwasslulek aġġornamenti dwar it-traffiku, rapporti dwar it-temp, aħbarijiet tal-aħħar u playlist indimentikabbli ta' kanzunetti li qatt ma kienu jeżistu qabel.

Ippreżentat minn:

Improvizza Ensemble

Direttur:

Velvet Wells


Is-Sibt 19 ta' Settembru

Ikklikkja hawn għall-biljetti

Spettaklu 1 – Move Showcase

Kif toħloq rabtiet mingħajr kliem? Kif toħloq xena mingħajr ma titkellem? Grupp ta' improvizzaturi qed jiffaċċja din l-isfida u se juri li kollox huwa possibbli f'dinja nonverbali!

Dan l-ispettaklu huwa l-punt kulminanti ta' workshop intensiv ta' jumejn f'Improvizza!. Taħt il-gwida ta' Anne Rab, grupp internazzjonali ta' improvizzaturi jesplora l-moviment, ir-rakkontar fiżiku u l-espressjoni nonverbali biex jinħoloq spettaklu improvizzat oriġinali. Ċelebrazzjoni ta' kollaborazzjoni, kreattività u l-possibbiltajiet li jitfaċċaw meta l-artisti jikkomunikaw lil hinn mill-kliem.

Direttur:

Anne Rab

Spettaklu 2 – Acaprov: The Improvised A Cappella Musical

Hamilton jiltaqa' ma' Pitch Perfect fi musical a cappella kompletament improvizzat.

Filwaqt li jiksbu l-ispirazzjoni minn post u titlu ssuġġeriti mill-udjenza, beatboxers, kantanti, rappers, atturi, żeffiena u perkussjonisti tal-ġisem joħolqu musical kompletament ġdid mill-bidu nett. Kull nota, lirika, karattru u storja huma maħluqa fuq il-post u b'hekk kull spettaklu jsir esperjenza verament unika.

Ippreżentat minn:

Acaprov

Bijografija tal-grupp:

Insegwu l-passi ta' SHOWSTOPPER! li rebaħ il-Premju Olivier b'wieħed mill-akbar kasts fl-improv; magħmul minn kantanti, atturi, rappers u improvizzaturi professjonali – se nwasslulek: ACAPROV – The Improvised A Cappella Musical (Il-Musical Improvizzat A Cappella).

Artisti:

Lisa Lynn, Beth Organ, Joe Kelsey, Jonathan Whittaker, Ineska Dabrowski, Ferran Luengo, Heather Hill, Ben Tailor-Hamblin, James Little, Barney Slater, Anjali Singh, Jemima Rosinski

Direttur:

Lisa Lynn

Intervall

Spettaklu 3 – A Weekend Away

Ħbieb antiki. Uċuħ ġodda. Tmiem il-ġimgħa li ma jintesiex.

Kemm jekk tkun kabina komda, dar fuq il-bajja jew loft stilizzat fil-belt magħżula mill-udjenza, il-mistiedna jaslu bil-bagalji—kemm litterali kif ukoll emozzjonali. Matul tmiem il-ġimgħa improvizzat, ir-relazzjonijiet jiġu ttestjati, joħorġu s-sigrieti u l-ħajjiet jistgħu jinbidlu għal dejjem.

Ippreżentat minn:

Improvizza Ensemble

Direttur:

Diana Brown

Dates
Wednesday 16th September - Saturday 19th September 2026

Improvizza! is a biennial improvisational theatre festival based in Malta, founded in 2022. Hosted at Spazju Kreattiv, the festival brings together local and international improvisers for four days of performances, workshops, and shared creative experiences.

The programme features a series of improvised shows each evening, showcasing a variety of styles performed by experienced international artists. Alongside the performances, participants can take part in hands-on workshops led by renowned teachers, offering opportunities to develop new skills, deepen existing practice, and connect with a global creative community. While rooted in improvisation, these workshops are also valuable for performers from other disciplines who wish to expand their creative toolkit and explore new approaches to performance.

Improvizza! celebrates improvisation as both an art form and a collaborative practice, creating a space where artists and audiences can discover theatre that is spontaneous, engaging, and created entirely in the moment.


Workshops

Wednesday 16th September

Funny Heist

  • Teacher: Velvet Wells
  • Dates: Wednesday 16th and Thursday 17th September
  • Time: 10:00 - 12:30, 14:00 - 16:30
  • Duration of Workshop: 10 hours
  • Venue: Theatre
  • Minimum/Maximum No. of Participants: 6/12
  • Level: Intermediate
  • Price: Regular €135. Early Bird (till 31st May) €115

Workshop Description

Caper heists and longform improvisation share three commonalities to follow the fun:

  1. characters with unwavering points of views working together;
  2. specificity in verbal and physical details; and
  3. overcoming unpredictable story elements
In our 10 hours together, we'll develop crime characters that show off our favourite heist-related skills. We'll brainstorm and execute creative problem-solving plans.

Complications, consequences, chase scenes? We'll play those too!

There's something for everybody - lovers of the genre and those ready for it to steal their hearts!

Students will have the opportunity to perform in a showcase on Friday 18th September

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Bio

Velvet Wells (they/them) facilitates at festivals across North America, online, and most recently, at Robin Hood International Improv Festival. Velvet is an agent of empowerment, creating curriculums and delivering workshops that give people space to develop their competence, consciousness, self-efficacy, and to create positive connections

They graduated from Second City Toronto Musical Conservatory, as well as advanced improvisational studies with international instructors.


Getting In and Out Of Trouble

  • Teacher: Mark Jane
  • Date: Wednesday 16th September
  • Time: 10:00 - 12:30, 14:00 - 16:30
  • Duration of Workshop: 5 hours
  • Venue: Studio A
  • Minimum/Maximum No. of Participants: 6/12
  • Level: Open
  • Price: Regular €65. Early Bird (till 31st May) €55

Workshop Description

We are onstage to "play" with our partners in every sense of the term. This workshop develops the notion of a playful relationship between actors. We will try and tease our partner by getting them in trouble and trying to destabilize them. The goal being to generate accidents and surprises that can be transformed into unexpected gifts for our creat

ivity. All strategies are welcome when it comes to playing with mischief: say "no", ignore your partner, play in a bizarre manner… This workshop will show how your worst impro nightmares can actually be sources of inspiration that can refresh your performance.

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Bio

Mark Jane has been specialised in acting, directing and teaching improvised theatre since 1994. Originally from England, he moved to Paris in 1996 where he pursued his acting career. In 2016 he joined the impro group EUX in Paris and now plays in their successful impro shows every week in the French capital. In 2021 he published “Creating Improvised Theatre: Tools, Techniques, and Theories for Short form and Narrative improvisation.”


Monologues & Confidences - Direct Address, Emotional Truth & Intimate Storytelling

  • Teacher: Heyfa Limam
  • Date: Wednesday 16th September
  • Time: 10:00 - 13:00
  • Duration of Workshop: 3 hours
  • Venue: Studio B
  • Minimum/Maximum No. of Participants: 6/12
  • Level: Intermediate
  • Price: Regular €40. Early Bird (till 31st May) €35

Workshop Description

A workshop focused on crafting authentic monologues and learning to hold the audience with presence, nuance, and emotional depth. Participants explore different forms of monologues ( internal, external, direct address to the audience or indirect). The work also develops narrative tension and emotional precision, helping performers transform personal or fictional stories into compelling theatrical moments. Through guided exercises, they learn to refine what they project and how the audience perceives it, enhancing vulnerability, rhythm, and the overall impact of their storytelling.

Participants will explore:

  • How to connect with an audience through direct or indirect address.
  • Techniques to access emotional depth without forcing or exaggeration.
  • Ways to build narrative tension inside a monologue.
  • Breath, silence, and stillness as storytelling tools.
  • How to manage the relationship between what a performer projects and what the audience perceives.
  • The balance between vulnerability, presence, and clarity of intention.

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Bio

Heyfa has been practicing improvisation since 2009. She co-founded Les Kontrefaçons in Paris and now performs various formats, including DIXIT Impro, with a strong focus on Trouble, a feminist show she deeply cares about. As an improv trainer, she leads workshops on storytelling, status, and the deconstruction of gender stereotypes on stage. She is also part of Sabir, a Mediterranean collective promoting cultural diversity in improv.


Feel It to Believe It: Emotion as the Magic Ingredient

  • Teacher: Diana Brown
  • Date: Wednesday 16th September
  • Time: 14:00 - 17:00
  • Duration of Workshop: 3 hours
  • Venue: Studio B
  • Minimum/Maximum No. of Participants: 6/12
  • Level: Open
  • Price: Regular €40. Early Bird (till 31st May) €35

Workshop Description

In this emotionally rich, playfully deep workshop, we’ll explore how authentic feeling transforms improv from clever to captivating. Emotion isn’t just a tool—it’s the magic ingredient that gives your characters depth, your relationships weight, and your comedy heart. In this workshop, through focused exercises and dynamic scene work, you’ll learn to Tap into your emotional truth, Respond instinctively, And leave a lasting impression on stage.

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Bio

Diana Brown is an improv artist, actor, director, producer, and teaching artist known for emotionally grounded, character inspired, genre-driven, and theatrical long-form work. Her work lives at the intersection of emotional depth and joyful comedy — from Tennessee Williams–inspired long-form to large-scale festival improv comedy. She was named one of The Improv Boost’s 2025 Sudden Impact Teachers.


Thursday 17th September

(Velvet Wells’ 2-day Funny Heist Workshop described above)

Devised World Creation: Building Living Theatrical Ecosystems

  • Teacher: Diana Brown
  • Date: Thursday 17th September
  • Time: 10:00 - 12:30, 14:00 - 16:30
  • Duration of Workshop: 5 hours
  • Venue: Studio A
  • Minimum/Maximum No. of Participants: 6/12
  • Level: Intermediate
  • Price: Regular €65. Early Bird (till 31st May) €55

Workshop Description

Step into the role of theatrical architects as you and your fellow improvisers collaboratively invent rich, playable worlds from the ground up. History is known, all dialogue is improvised. Explore how to generate original settings that naturally produce character, relationship, and story, giving you a powerful foundation for long-form and devised improvisation.

Together, you will:

  • Discover practical ways to choose and define a world worth exploring
  • Refine and practice pitching your concept
  • Populate it with characters you’ll be excited to return to and perform
  • Devise the relationships, histories, and tensions that bring the world to life
  • Play inside the world to experience how it organically fuels scenes and narrative

You’ll leave with concrete tools you can use in rehearsals, classrooms, and shows. Plus a shared world-building experience that demonstrates how quickly an ensemble can create a vivid theatrical universe.

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Bio

Diana Brown is an improv artist, actor, director, producer, and teaching artist known for emotionally grounded, character inspired, genre-driven, and theatrical long-form work. Her work lives at the intersection of emotional depth and joyful comedy — from Tennessee Williams–inspired long-form to large-scale festival improv comedy. She was named one of The Improv Boost’s 2025 Sudden Impact Teachers.


Brave Play: Turning Fear into Fuel

  • Teacher: Ahmed Achrafi
  • Date: Thursday 17th September
  • Time: 10:00 - 13:00
  • Duration of Workshop: 3 hours
  • Venue: Studio B
  • Minimum/Maximum No. of Participants: 6/12
  • Level: Open
  • Price: Regular €40. Early Bird (till 31st May) €35

Workshop Description

This workshop addresses the tension many improvisers feel around risk, mistakes, and vulnerability. Rather than trying to eliminate fear, participants will learn how to work with it as a source of energy. Through supportive exercises and playful challenges, improvisers will be encouraged to work alongside their fear and explore boldly within a safe, guided space. We’ll examine how uncertainty and discomfort can lead to a stronger connection, bolder choices, and performances that feel more alive. Participants will discover practical ways to turn perceived failure into creative possibility, embracing risk to heighten presence, sharpen instincts, and make scenes more daring, dynamic, and truthful.

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Bio

Ahmed Achrafi is a multi-disciplinary actor, improviser, dancer, director, and teacher working internationally since 2011. His work blends acting, physical theatre, contemporary dance, and improvisation, shaped by a multicultural background and bilingual storytelling in Arabic and English. A graduate of the Sharjah Performing Arts Academy and the Cairo Contemporary Dance Center, he was a founding member of Egypt’s first improv troupe and later established Dubai’s first bilingual ensemble, known for its audience-driven performances rooted in Middle Eastern storytelling traditions. Alongside touring his solo and duo work internationally, he teaches worldwide and is based in Dubai, where he performs, trains diverse groups, and collaborates across theatre, dance, and screen.


Feel "At Home" with your Duo Partner

  • Teachers: Jodyanne Fletcher Richardson and Owen Scrivens
  • Date: Thursday 17th September
  • Time: 14:00 - 17:00
  • Duration of Workshop: 3 hours
  • Venue: Studio B
  • Minimum/Maximum No. of Participants: 6/12
  • Level: Intermediate
  • Price: Regular €40. Early Bird (till 31st May) €35

Workshop Description

Want to know how to 'feel at home' in a duo? This workshop with Jen & Owen will give you tricks, tools and tips to help you in two-person scenes and shows so you can build whole worlds together with dynamic characters and real feeling!

You don’t have to be in a duo to follow this workshop, but if you are you’re welcome to work together!

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Bios

Jodyanne Fletcher Richardson

Jodyanne FR is an Australian born, Hong Kong bred, London living actor and creative who caught the improvisation bug at university sometime in the last century. Since then, she has worked with numerous improvisation groups to produce both comedic and dramatic works as well as using improv in her acting work for RnD, script development and dramaturgy. She regularly performs with Derek’s MoJo, Pirates’ Prov, Extreme Improv and Noises From the Attic and has taught in both Australia and the UK. For Jodyanne it is all about the story-telling experience, the innate shared love of narrative (be it long or short form) that draws humans together and makes us one with a strong emphasis on stage craft.

Owen Scrivens

Owen has been improvising for over 20 years. During that time, he has been lucky to learn from and perform with great improvisers from the UK and the rest of the world. Having never learned a specific “school of thinking” Owen loves improvisation that is theatrical and emotional, but without ever forgetting the joy of comic improv.

Owen was co-director of Open Heart Theatre in Newcastle, is co-director of Playing Dead Theatre, and most recently founded SaSS improv in Sheffield. He has performed solo as a one man improvised musical, performed game style improv and genre improv with The Hang in Newcastle, and performed/directed Living. Dying. Dead – a unique improv theatre show about death.

Outside of improvisation Owen is an Intensive Care Medicine doctor with a postgraduate diploma in education. He also loves Eurovision and has made a national final in a coffee-making contest


Friday 18th September

Move - Discover The World of Non-Verbal Impro

  • Teacher: Anne Rab
  • Dates: Friday 18th and Saturday 19th September
  • Time: 10:00 - 12:30, 14:00 - 16:30
  • Duration of Workshop: 10 hours
  • Venue: Theatre
  • Minimum/Maximum No. of Participants: 6/12
  • Level: Advanced
  • Price: Regular €135. Early Bird (till 31st May) €115

Description

Our body is the only thing we always have with us. We fill it with ideas and inspiration, and then send it out, onto the stage to improvise. We open our mouths and create dialogues, monologues, filled with deep thoughts, songs and funny wordplay. But what happens if you leave out the language, stop the speech, and trust only your body?

This workshop is all about telling stories with your body: Hold a physical monologue! Join your partner in a body dialogue! Using mime, the work of Laban and clowning, we'll experiment with how we can use our physical selves to discover and express pictures, emotions, and stories, all without using words!

Students will have the opportunity to perform in a showcase on Saturday 19th September

Bio

Anne is an actor, teacher and director from Vienna. Born and raised in Germany, she has a background in clowning, bodywork and theatre education for kids and teens. She loves travelling around the world to teach and perform and meet a bunch of other ImproNerds.

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Long Form Laboratory: An Introduction

  • Teacher: Jim Libby
  • Dates: Friday 18th and Saturday 19th September
  • Time: 10:00 - 12:30, 14:00 - 16:30
  • Duration of Workshop: 10 hours
  • Venue: Studio A
  • Minimum/Maximum No. of Participants: 6/12
  • Level: Open
  • Price: Regular €135. Early Bird (till 31st May) €115

Description

You love improvising. You’ve played the games, felt the rush, but now you’re asking, what comes next?

In this workshop, we’ll dive into the art of Long Form Improvisation: Ensemble work, shared storytelling, and the creative philosophies that give impro its depth and fire. Together, we’ll explore how classic long forms work and where we might take them next.

You’ll leave with new tools, fresh inspiration, and a deeper sense of what stories are. Everyone with curious minds and open hearts are welcome.

Come play, explore, and rediscover what’s possible when stories get long!

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Bio

Jim Libby is a performer, director, and teacher with more than three decades of experience in improvised and scripted theatre, television, and film. He is a founding member of the English Lovers, has toured the world with Rocket Sugar Factory, and is known for creating bold, intelligent works on stage and screen. Jim teaches performers to combine structure, presence, and fearless play to create clear, compelling performances.


Directing Impro

  • Teacher: Mark Jane
  • Date: Friday 18th September
  • Time: 10:00 - 12:30, 14:00 - 16:30
  • Duration of Workshop: 5 hours
  • Venue: Room 3A, Manoel Theatre Block, 81, Old Mint Street, Valletta
  • Minimum/Maximum No. of Participants: 6/12
  • Level: Open
  • Price: Regular €65. Early Bird (till 31st May) €55

Workshop Description

This workshop answers the simple question "How do you direct an impro scene?" Its goal is to allow the directors to liberate themselves from the pressure of directing and enable them to facilitate the actor's improvisation in a creative way. A good director can efficiently "press the right buttons" to allow the actors to get the full potential out of the great ideas that are already present in their scene. It’s a fantastic way of creating shows with directed scenes as well as being a powerful tool for teachers in a workshop context.

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Short Bio

Mark Jane has been specialised in acting, directing and teaching improvised theatre since 1994. Originally from England, he moved to Paris in 1996 where he pursued his acting career. In 2016 he joined the impro group EUX in Paris and now plays in their successful impro shows every week in the French capital. In 2021 he published “Creating Improvised Theatre: Tools, Techniques, and Theories for Short form and Narrative improvisation.”


Playback Theatre

  • Teacher: Ferran Luengo
  • Date: Friday 18th September
  • Time: 10:00 - 13:00
  • Duration of Workshop: 3 hours
  • Venue: Studio B
  • Minimum/Maximum No. of Participants: 6/12
  • Level: Advanced
  • Price: Regular €40. Early Bird (till 31st May) €35

Workshop Description

Playback Theatre combines improv, experimental theatre, storytelling and drama-therapy to work with communities, offering them the opportunity to share their stories, which are then reenacted on stage. Raising awareness on certain topics and giving voice to those who don't usually have it, this workshop will focus on the use of improv to reenact meaningful stories from the audience while bringing light into the social aspect within them.

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Bio

Ferran Luengo is a London-based Spanish actor, storyteller, and applied theatre facilitator. Since transitioning from scripted theatre to improv in 2006, he has trained internationally, including at Chicago’s The Annoyance Theatre. A co-founder of the Valencia Improv Playground, he now performs with London’s Acaprov, Not GCSE Drama, and Shuffle. Ferran is an accredited trainer with The Centre for Playback Theatre (USA) and a regular performer with London Playback and True Heart Theatre. Committed to Theatre in Education, he has facilitated workshops

in over a hundred schools and colleges across the UK and beyond.


Intro to A Cappella Impro

  • Teacher: Lisa Lynn
  • Date: Friday 18th September
  • Time: 14:00 - 17:00
  • Duration of Workshop: 3 hours
  • Venue: Studio B
  • Minimum/Maximum No. of Participants: 6/12
  • Level: Open
  • Price: Regular €40. Early Bird (till 31st May) €35

Workshop Description

Beginners A Cappella Improv: In this a cappella beginners intensive you will learn how to be the music behind the lyrics; how to underscore any scene; and how to take your musical improv to the next level (even in a power cut!)

Work on your beat-boxing, body-percussion, rap, dance, acting, conducting and singing; add these to your improv experience - and you have the 8 pillars of Acaprov: The Improvised A Cappella Musical.

This course is best suited to musical improvisers, freestyle rappers and singers who have not yet tried doing it a cappella, and are ready to take the next step. If you love improvising musicals but are not the most confident singer, worry not, pitching is not essential as non-singers can speak-sing, rap and do percussion to navigate the workshop playing to their strengths. It’s a supportive space.

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Bio

Lisa Lynn is a world renowned and award winning professional improviser, actor, singer and director. She also has a degree in teaching, and coaches teams both nationally and internationally. Lisa specialises in naturalistic acting, physical theater, sitcom, improvised Shakespeare and Musical impro. She currently stars in Acaprov, Not GCSE Drama, Lost in Translation impro and both the Southend and Cambridge improvathons. She is delighted to be visiting Malta with Acaprov


Saturday 19th September

(Information of the two 2-day workshops included under Friday 18th September)

Stop Playing the Cliché: Challenging Gender Stereotypes in Improv

  • Teacher: Heyfa Limam
  • Date: Saturday 19th September
  • Time: 10:00 - 12:30, 14:00 - 16:30
  • Duration of Workshop: 5 hours
  • Venue: Room 3A, Manoel Theatre Block, 81, Old Mint Street, Valletta
  • Minimum/Maximum No. of Participants: 6/12
  • Level: Intermediate
  • Price: Regular €65. Early Bird (till 31st May) €55

Workshop Description

Improvisation is built on choices, quick, instinctive, playful choices. But sometimes, without noticing, we fall into familiar patterns: gender shortcuts, cultural clichés, predictable characters.This workshop invites performers to shift their perspective, challenge automatic habits, and open new creative paths.

In this workshop, participants will:

  • Identify common gender clichés that appear in improvisation;
  • Practice swapping, twisting, or subverting stereotypical roles;
  • Build characters from physicality, intention, or emotion rather than clichés;
  • Learn to support partners in creating inclusive and varied scenic dynamics;
  • Explore improv tools that foster nuance, agency, and diversity on stage.

The goal is not to restrict creativity but to unlock greater creative range, pushing beyond the predictable to discover characters and stories that feel fresh, honest, and exciting.

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Bio

Heyfa has been practicing improvisation since 2009. She co-founded Les Kontrefaçons in Paris and now performs various formats, including DIXIT Impro, with a strong focus on Trouble, a feminist show she deeply cares about. As an improv trainer, she leads workshops on storytelling, status, and the deconstruction of gender stereotypes on stage. She is also part of Sabir, a Mediterranean collective promoting cultural diversity in improv.


Attitude

  • Teacher: Alessio Granato
  • Date: Saturday 19th September
  • Time: 10:00 - 13:00
  • Duration of Workshop: 3 hours
  • Venue: Studio B
  • Minimum/Maximum No. of Participants: 6/12
  • Level: Open
  • Price: Regular €40. Early Bird (till 31st May) €35

Workshop Description

No musical skills or knowledge are required for this workshop. We will explore how certain “abilities” are innate and have always been part of us, while also discovering the importance of silence, pauses, rhythm, and listening—fundamental elements in the creative process of the improviser, both individually and as a group, following the emotional flow sparked by music. Music can make us cry, move us, make us laugh, sometimes even shout, jump, or dance. It encourages us and recharges us. Often, it makes us fall in love. Music is a collection of emotions to be experienced and discovered—and emotions are an essential element in building an improvised scene. Music will therefore be an active and integral part of the workshop, including exercises on rhythm and physical-emotional engagement, allowing participants to improvise while being carried by the energy generated by the music.

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Bio

Alessio’s passion for theatre began in childhood. In 2007 he started his improvisation journey with Compagnia Maia in Latina, performing in both short and long form and later working as a teacher. He works internationally as an improv musician, actor, and trainer, collaborating with companies such as Appiccicaticci and i Bugiardini, and performing in shows including “B.L.U.E. Il Musical Completamente Improvvisato” and “Shhh! An Improvised Silent Movie”, which featured at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. He is a regular musician and teacher at international festivals including Welcome! Improvvisazioni dal Mondo, Pandora Improv Festival, and Improvizza (Malta), and collaborates with several improv companies across Italy.


The Best of Both Worlds: Where Scripted Craft Meets Improvised Freedom - An Improv Workshop Blending Theatrical Structure with Spontaneity

  • Teachers: ImprompTwo (Kathy Rinaldi and Joe Rinaldi)
  • Date: Saturday 19th September
  • Time: 14:00 - 17:00
  • Duration of Workshop: 3 hours
  • Venue: Studio B
  • Minimum/Maximum No. of Participants: 6/12
  • Level: Intermediate
  • Price: Regular €40. Early Bird (till 31st May) €35

Workshop Description

What if improvised scenes had the emotional depth, pacing, and intention of scripted theatre—without losing the thrill of the unknown? In this dynamic workshop inspired by ImprompTwo’s signature style, improvisers will explore the powerful overlap between scripted acting techniques and improvisational theatre. Drawing from theatrical storytelling, character work, and ensemble awareness, this workshop helps improvisers create scenes that feel fully written in the moment—rich with subtext, intention, and emotional logic.

Participants will learn how tools commonly associated with scripted performance—such as beats, objectives, silence, and physical staging—can deepen improvised scenes, making them more grounded, surprising, and theatrically satisfying.

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Bio

Kathy and Joe Rinaldi bring decades of experience in theatre and performance from New York to Canada, blending a deep understanding of storytelling with a vibrant, theatrical approach to improvisation. Joe Rinaldi is a veteran SAG/AFTRA/AEA actor whose career spans television, film, and professional theatre across the Northeast, Midwest, and New England. He is a former producer and artistic director of Firedrake Productions (NYC), and a founding member of several acclaimed improv ensembles, including Come What Will (Shakespearean improv), Unconsciously Coupled, and ImprompTwo. Kathy Rinaldi, a founding member of ImprompTwo and Unconsciously Coupled, is a professional playwright and theatre director with credits in Toronto, New York, and Florida. Her broad theatrical background includes directing, producing, and serving in leadership roles with theatre companies throughout Canada and the U.S. ImprompTwo has recently expanded its company to ImprompTwo & Co.


Evening Shows

Each evening features three improvised performances with an interval. A single ticket gives audiences access to the full evening programme.

  • Time: 19:30 – approximately 22:15
  • Venue: Spazju Kreattiv Theatre
  • Language: Performances are primarily in English
  • Ticket prices: General Admission €15 · Concession €12 · Workshop Participants €10 (with discount code)

Wednesday 16 September

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Show 1 – At Home

Owen Scrivens and Jodyanne Fletcher Richardson love to improvise characters. In this intimate two-hander, they explore the everyday lives of two larger-than-life personalities.

Inspired by 20th-century theatre and classic single-room sitcoms, At Home combines humour and heart with a touch of absurdity. Think the worlds of Willy Russell, John Osborne and Alan Bennett, infused with echoes of Beckett and Pinter – all created completely in the moment.

Presented by:

Owen Scrivens & Jodyanne Fletcher Richardson

Between them Jodyanne and Owen have a wealth of improvisation knowledge, having both taught, learned from, and performed with global improvisers of all styles. They first worked together at the Edinburgh Festival with Playing Dead Theatre‘s Living, Dying Dead where they discovered a shared passion for exploring the humour and love to be found in the darker human interactions that traditional comedy improv usually shies away from.

Owen Co-created At Home, which will be performed at Improvizza, specifically as a show that allows a duo to find a common energy together whilst Jodyanne has experience of developing a tightly knit two-prov through her work with Monica Gaga on Derek’s MoJo (as seen at Improvizza! 2024).

Together they look forward to sharing their knowledge of creating dynamic two person scenes with the Malta community.

Performers:

Owen Scrivens, Jodyanne Fletcher Richardson

Director:

Owen Scrivens

Show 2 – The Best Thing Tonight!

The Messengers present The Best Thing Tonight! – a charming evening filled with music, poetry, laughter and love that gradually reveals what the very best thing about tonight truly was.

Presented by:

The Messengers

Jim Libby and Anne Rab are professional actors dedicated to developing new forms and performance techniques for impro, while sharing their passion for art, discovery, play and community with audiences around the world.

Performers:

Anne Rab, Jim Libby

Interval

Show 3 – Six Degrees

Every life touches another. A stranger's glance, a missed train, a shared laugh. Small moments ripple outward in ways we rarely see. Six Degrees is a witty and thought-provoking journey through the invisible threads that bind us across distance, difference and time. Rich with surprise, humanity and quiet revelation, it invites you to look again at the people around you, and perhaps at yourself.

Presented by:

Improvizza! Ensemble

Director:

Jim Libby


Thursday 17 September

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Show 1 – Duet: Achrafi & Fadil

Inspired by audience stories and suggestions, Ahmed Achrafi and Ahmed El Fadil create a fully improvised theatrical experience in which every character, relationship and narrative unfolds spontaneously before your eyes.

Through attentive listening, physical expression and collaborative storytelling, each performance is entirely unique, shaped by the audience and the performers' creative partnership.

Presented by:

3albaraka Improv (عالبَركَة)

3albaraka Improv (عالبَركَة) is the United Arab Emirates’ first bilingual improvisation ensemble, specializing in audience-driven performances that seamlessly blend Arabic dialects and English. Founded in 2023 in Dubai by director, actor, and improviser Ahmed Achrafi, the group emerged from the city’s burgeoning theatre community and has developed a distinctive approach to improvisation grounded in Middle Eastern cultural perspectives.

Performers:

Ahmed Achrafi, Ahmed El Fadil

Director:

Ahmed Achrafi

Show 2 – A Touching Affair

Beginning with a sentimental object, A Touching Affair blossoms into a fully improvised musical packed with heartfelt scenes, bold emotions, memorable songs and just the right amount of glorious chaos.

Three improvisers and a keyboardist weave together stories of memory, meaning and questionable life choices in a show that's equal parts touching, hilarious and completely unpredictable.

Presented by:

A Touching Affair

A Touching Affair is a musical improv trio featuring Betsy Soukup, Lisa Thauvette, and Madison Meter. Blending musical theater flair, Enya-like ethereal vocals, and smoky jazz stylings, these three longtime improvisers create spontaneous songs and scenes full of heart—and mostly fun. Born out of Traverse City, and Michigan’s Full Tilt Comedy, their performances are always a touching affair.

Performers:

Betsy Soukup, Lisa Thauvette, Madison Meter

Interval

Show 3 – Trio

One actor. Two audience members. Their story.

Mark Jane breaks one of theatre's unwritten rules by inviting two audience volunteers to remain on stage for an entire show. Narrating, directing and playing every other character himself, he transforms them into the heroes of an unforgettable improvised adventure.

Presented by:

Mark Jane

Mark Jane has been specialised in acting, directing and teaching improvised theatre since 1994. Originally from England, he moved to Paris in 1996 where he pursued his acting career. In 2016 he joined the impro group EUX in Paris and now plays in their successful impro shows every week in the French capital. In 2021 he published “Creating Improvised Theatre: Tools, Techniques, and Theories for Short form and Narrative improvisation.”

Performers:

Mark Jane

Director:

Mark Jane


Friday 18 September

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Show 1 – Funny Heist Showcase

The Crew have their eyes on one final impossible prize. Pulling off the perfect heist will require brains, bravery, bold moves and plenty of improvisation. Will they succeed, or will the Antagonist have the last laugh?

This showcase is the culmination of an intensive two-day workshop at Improvizza!. Under the guidance of Velvet Wells, an international group of improvisers has come together to explore the world of the heist genre and create an original improvised performance. Expect bold choices, playful storytelling and the thrill of seeing a brand-new team pull off the impossible.

Director:

Velvet Wells

Show 2 – From Dawn to Dusk

Set in the American Midwest of the 1960s, From Dawn to Dusk explores a world shaped by social change, fading dreams and fragile human connections.

Inspired by the great American playwrights, ImprompTwo creates a completely improvised story where every silence carries meaning and every performance exists for one night only.

Presented by:

ImprompTwo

Kathy and Joe Rinaldi bring decades of experience in theatre and performance from New York to Canada, blending a deep understanding of storytelling with a vibrant, theatrical approach to improvisation. Joe Rinaldi is a veteran SAG/AFTRA/AEA actor whose career spans television, film, and professional theatre across the Northeast, Midwest, and New England. He is a former producer and artistic director of Firedrake Productions (NYC), and a founding member of several acclaimed improv ensembles, including Come What Will (Shakespearean improv), Unconsciously Coupled, and ImprompTwo. Kathy Rinaldi, a founding member of ImprompTwo and Unconsciously Coupled, is a professional playwright and theatre director with credits in Toronto, New York, and Florida. Her broad theatrical background includes directing, producing, and serving in leadership roles with theatre companies throughout Canada and the U.S. ImprompTwo has recently expanded its company to ImprompTwo & Co.

Performers:

Joe Rinaldi, Kathy Rinaldi

Interval

Show 3 – All Request Radio

Tune in as the DJs of All Request Radio bring you traffic updates, weather reports, breaking news and an unforgettable playlist of songs that have never existed before.

Presented by:

Improvizza Ensemble

Director:

Velvet Wells


Saturday 19 September

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Show 1 – Move Showcase

How to connect without words? How to create a scene without speaking? A group of improvisers is facing this challenge and will prove that everything is possible in a nonverbal world!

This showcase is the culmination of an intensive two-day workshop at Improvizza!. Under the guidance of Anne Rab, an international group of improvisers has explored movement, physical storytelling and non-verbal expression to create an original improvised performance. A celebration of collaboration, creativity and the possibilities that emerge when performers communicate beyond words.

Director:

Anne Rab

Show 2 – Acaprov: The Improvised A Cappella Musical

Hamilton meets Pitch Perfect in a completely improvised a cappella musical.

Drawing inspiration from an audience-suggested location and title, beatboxers, singers, rappers, actors, dancers and body percussionists create a brand-new musical from scratch. Every note, lyric, character and story is invented live, making each performance a truly one-of-a-kind experience.

Presented by:

Acaprov

Following in the footsteps of Olivier Award-Winning SHOWSTOPPER! with one of the largest casts in improv; consisting of professional singers, actors, rappers and improvisers - we give you: ACAPROV - The Improvised A Cappella Musical.

Performers:

Lisa Lynn, Beth Organ, Joe Kelsey, Jonathan Whittaker, Ineska Dabrowski, Ferran Luengo, Heather Hill, Ben Tailor-Hamblin, James Little, Barney Slater, Anjali Singh, Jemima Rosinski

Director:

Lisa Lynn

Interval

Show 3 – A Weekend Away

Old friends. New faces. One unforgettable weekend.

Whether it's a cosy cabin, a beach house or a stylish city loft chosen by the audience, the guests arrive carrying baggage—both literal and emotional. Over the course of one improvised weekend, relationships are tested, secrets emerge and lives may be changed forever.

Presented by:

Improvizza Ensemble

Director:

Diana Brown