Very gradually, one or two the improv venues are tentatively opening up their doors again. As some countries feel they have flattened the curve on the first wave of the Covid-19 pandemic ,steps are being taken to open venues while keeping people safe. So what sort of journey are improv groups undergoing in order to perform again?
Read MoreWhile improv has made huge efforts to get online during the global pandemic in either Zoom or podcast form, musical improv has extra barriers to overcome with the technology. And yet, musical improv classes and podcasts are still running. How?
Read MoreDuring a global pandemic, improv has suddenly got mainstream exposure through a Netflix series. Middleditch and Schwartz’s three part special has got people talking about the art form and has got improvisers talking about duos. Last episode we explored why a duo is different to being in an ensemble show…
Read MoreTwo person shows have been a growing trend in improv and with the release of a three part Netflix special from improvisers Thomas Middleditch and Ben Schwartz, there is a now a mainstream spotlight on improvised duos. Despite theatres being closed right now, people around the world are talking about and forming opinions on what an improvised two person show can be.
Read MoreIn the second part of this series on online improv, we re-visit some of the voices you heard last week - improv practitioners who have taken their work onto visual online platforms like Zoom in order to still teach and perform. As the global improv community continues to wrestle with its current inability to do in-person public performances, we hear about the discoveries, the moments of joy and the future of online improv. Will something that has become necessary may end up leading our art form somewhere new?
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