Improv Encyclopedia

In this wiki you will find games and exercises, but also other interesting things about improv. You can participate and bring in your own ideas. Simply register and create your own article.


Improv Games

Show all Improv Games (116) # Talking 9 # Switches 13 # Letter Games 4 # Dialogue Form 7 # Emotion Games 4 # Objects 4 # Chain Games 9 # Physical Contact 1 # Music Games 11 # Guessing Games 3 # Speech 8 # Direction Games 3 # Replay 10 # In Black and White 3 # Slapstick-Bustle-Action 3 # Other 2 # Dubbing 3 # Audience on stage 2 # Status Games 0 Synchro Replay Terrorist "3 free" - Three sentences free Multi-headed Expert The Conscience Award ceremony Roller Coaster Conducted Story Talk at touch Countdown Scene with a wall Pen Friends Pecking Order Toaster Marriage Guidance Stage Directions Avoid a letter The Excuse Ballad singer The hitch-hiker Dr. Know-It-All Dutch Square Time travel Reclamation Puppets Word replay Orlando Alliteration Party Quirks Drop A Line Customer Service Revolving Door

Here you can find a collection of improv games. This collection consists of games that can be performed in a show in front of an audience. Each of them can be announced in advance, or they can be played unannounced ...


Improv Exercises

Show all Improv Exercises (61) # Action Reaction 2 # Accepting 11 # Breathing 0 # Expression 2 # Character 5 # Storytelling 10 # Focus 1 # Memory 1 # Emotions 0 # Group 7 # Impulse 2 # Multitasking 1 # Music and Singing 1 # Pairs 0 # Pantomime 1 # Rhyming 2 # Space 0 # Speed 7 # Other 5 # Status 2 # Dancing - Choreography 0 # Trust 1 # Perception 3 # Physicalness - Movement 2 # Speech 3 # Presence 1 # Heighten 0 # Finding Game 2 # Listening 4 # Relationship 0 # concentration 1 # Association 9 Telling a story Steal the Hat Advance and Expand Silent post Playback Show Samurai Dissociation Traffic light Worlds worst Seven Things Guess status Award ceremony Hot Spot House - residents - flood Slow-motion Rumble The strict Boss Throwing light ZoomSchwatzMakeafakeliano

Here you can find a collection of exercises for improv theatre. These exercises are intended to train specific aspects and skills in a targeted manner. The transition from exercises to games is fluid. What is still an exercise for one, ...


Warm-ups

Show all Warm-ups (70) I am a tree Sword of samurai What Are You Doing! Block of ice Ball Metamorphosis You Living Scenery Category Die Zip Zap Zoop Forming Molecules Follow the king Genetically modified mouse Blinking place change Ten Fingers Kennedy Blind Stalker King of Siam Johannes Seven Things Digits Endless snake Group Stop Flock Dance Barney ZoomSchwatzMakeafakeliano Truth and lie Walking with speed levels Bunny Bunny Clap Focus Falling Four Corners Hot Spot touch palms Last word - first word Emotional Fruit Salad Slow-motion Rumble The monster Triangle Names - Go and clap Yes, let's Simulclap Playback Show What is a what? Bippity Bippity Bop Circle Up Alien, Tiger, Cow Mr. Hit me Kitty wants a corner Fred Schneider Category Snap

Before doing sports, you warm up. Every child knows that. Since theatre is also a form of physical work, one should warm up a bit before starting the actual exercises. On the one hand you can prepare yourself physically and ...


Improv Glossary

Show all Improv Glossary (47) Chairs Talkativeness Encore Stage Cancel CROW Conflict Curtain Beat Audience Theatresport Ignoring Kissing what is improv? Microphone Stringency Offer Clothes Status Long Form Gibberish Rhymes Requisite Break Fail Focus Character Work Exhibition Interruption Blocking Gag Attitude Headline Trust Clapping Action and Reaction Accept Questions Gossip Authenticity Taboo Play Bill Musician Ask For Soap stage hog Shortform

As in every special field, there are a lot of terms with special meaning in the Improtheater. We have tried to compile and explain some of these terms in our improv glossary.


Lists

Show all Lists (7) Occupations List List of relationships List of places List of activities List of further ticks of figures Genre List Hobbies

Improv Forms

Show all Improv Forms (16) Words that change the world apartment building Stage Directions Superscene The seven year itch Online Improv Show Technical Guides Camp Fire Lotus The Milano Harold Spokes Found Objects Slumdog Impronair Peekabooker Books Parade Bring your thing

More Improv

Show all More Improv (4) Keith Johnstone Del Close Books Charna Halpern

Organisation

Show all Organisation (5) Stage lighting Musician Online Improv Show -- Technical Guides Online Improv Show Technical Guides The Black Box Improv Theater

Improv Groups

Show all Improv Groups (15) Cachorrada Impro Clube Improbanden Yes, Chef! Rapid Fire Theatre Dangerbox Improv Laugh-Masters Academy - "Chicago Style" Long Form Improv & Sketch Comedy School in Australia K.A.R.L. Improv Improv.pl TAMTi ITC Impro Training Center Imprudentes Dirty Scoundrels Barcelona Improv Group (BIG) Kolektiv Narobov Waiheke Comedy Show

Rules & Tips

Show all Rules & Tips (3) Performance Online Improv Show -- Technical Guides Online Improv Show Technical Guides

Ask Fors

Show all Ask Fors (3) Hobbies List of further ticks of figures List of activities

Often at the beginning of a scene or game you want to get one or more instructions from the audience. Also in the training one would like to start with a handicap. After a while, however, the same words always ...


Icebreaker Games

Show all Icebreaker Games (6) Balloons Group formation Truth and lie syllables Ten Fingers Sex with me...