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Winnipeg Improv

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There is improv in Winnipeg. It's everywhere if you know where to look. This website will give you the scoop. Stay tuned. In the meantime, here are things. 1) The Winnipeg if... Improv Festival is based out of the Gas Station Arts Centre. GSAC WEBSITE 2) The Canadian Improv Games Manitoba trains the next crop of improvisers at High Schools across the province. BUY ONLINE TICKETS NOW MORE INFO ABOUT THE CIG 3) Shows around the city. We swear there will be improv and comedy shows happening all over the city! LINK  4) Improv workshops for the advanced player all the way to the beginner just wanting to give it a try. We swear there will be improv workshops happening! 5) Resources for your improvisation. Improv suggestion app by Dave Morris LINK Improv suggestion website by Vinny Francois & Gil Browdy LINK The Improv Encyclopedia (of games) LINK
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Looking back...

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With the Winnipeg iF... Improv Festival starting up next week. It is time to look back at festivals past (and passed) to name drop and share who has graced the stages here for this festival. In no particular order: David Shepherd from the Beginning of Modern Improv Unexpected Productions from Seattle (Randy Dixon, Amanda Roundtree, Paul Levy, John Faga and Greg Stackhouse) Rapid Fire Theatre from Edmonton (Kevin Gillese, Amy Shostak, Julian Faid, Ian Rowe, Chris Connelly, Marc Shulte) The General Fools from Regina (Mike Fly, Amy Matysio) Phil Van Hest from Los Angeles Kevin Tomlinson from England PROJECTproject from Toronto (Julie Dumais) Mike Grajewski from Toronto Iron Cobra from Toronto (Becky Johnson and Graham Wagner) Rene Dellefont from Atlanta Monster Theatre from Calgary/Vancouver (Ryan Gladstone and Bruce Horak) Instant Theatre from Vancouver (Alistair Cook, Dave Morris and Ryan Biel) Vancouver Theatresports League (Jason Bryden and Taz Van Rassel) Plus of course th...
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The Winnipeg Fringe

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While the Winnipeg if... Improv Festival is coming soon, right now we have a little theatre festival in Winnipeg that is coming even sooner.  The Winnipeg Fringe Festival is a time to finally enjoy theatre in Winnipeg. It is the time when everyone drops everything and focuses on theatre. Much like during the Winnipeg Folk Fest everyone gets really into folk music or during the Winnipeg Jazz Fest every gets really into jazz. The Fringe festival is when theatre artists can enjoy audiences! The improv and comedy scene here in Winnipeg welcomes the Fringe as a time to really stretch and try out new shows, to gain new audiences and to do a whole bunch of shows in a great environment. The Fringe is the best! Here are a couple shows to check out: Stephen & Caity make sure the Winnipeg Improv Festival happens, they also do a show themselves. This year it will be a sequel/part two/re-working of their hit last year. " Comedy Isn't Funny Anymore " becomes " Com...
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