IGLU Theatre (based on the Slovene acronym Impro Gledališče Ljubljana) is a

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improvisational theatre Improvisational theatre, often called improvisation or improv, is the form of theatre, often comedy, in which most or all of what is performed is unplanned or unscripted: created spontaneously by the performers. In its purest form, the dialogue, a ...

, located in

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, capital city of

, and founded by younger generation of impro performers Vid Sodnik,

Juš Milčinski Juš Milčinski is a Slovenian improviser best known for his role in reorganization and revitalization of Impro League in 2005. He is executive producer at international Naked Stage festival of improvisational theatre, and a member of IGLU Theat ...

, and Peter Frankl Jr. Participating in the most notable

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championship in Slovenia, Impro League, they have won it four times as members of various teams and hold numerous titles for the best improviser in Slovenia. As a team they were also winners of the Impro League 2013/14 season. They are members of European impro association Ohana.

International tour

IGLU Theatre has been on international tour in 2014, that included Switzerland,

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, where the troupe performed and also held courses in

skills and formats.

International competition

IGLU Theatre was invited to 2014 The St. Valentine’s Day Massacre Tournament organized by

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in Canada, and competed with internationally recognized troupes from

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, Austin, and

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Maestro

The Maestro competition, a format invented by

Keith Johnstone Keith Johnstone (born February 21, 1933) is a British and Canadian pioneer of improvisational theatre, best known for inventing the ''Impro System'', part of which are the Theatresports. He is also an educator, playwright, actor and theatre dir ...

and licensed by

Loose Moose Theatre The Loose Moose Theatre Company (LMTC), is a theater company based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. It was co-founded in 1977, by Keith Johnstone and Mel Tonken. LMTC has an international reputation for developing the theatrical style of improvisati ...

, has been organized once per month in Ljubljana

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Theatre by IGLU Theatre in cooperation with Impro League since the 2014/15 season.Igra prestolov: Intervju z Jušem Milčinskim
22 October 2014, MMC

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References

External links

Official website
(in English)
Podcast
(in Slovene) Theatre in Slovenia Improvisational theatre Improvisational troupes 2013 establishments in Slovenia

International tour

International competition

Maestro

See also

References

External links