Jaklene Vukasinovic is an improvisor, performer and teacher from Melbourne, Australia. Her love of music, dance and drama drew her to theatre at the University of Melbourne, where she began improvising with student collective Off The Cuff in 2006
Read MoreCale is the Artistic Director of Improv Theatre Sydney, the improv director of Whose Line Is It Anyways Australia (yes- the TV show!) and was the Director of Training with Impro Australia. He was the founding Artistic Director of FULL BODY CONTACT NO LOVE TENNIS, running longform improv weekly for almost a decade in Sydney.
Read MoreJonathan Briden is a veteran performer, teacher, and director, with almost 30 years of improvisation, dozens of shows, and over 1,000 performances. He has taught improvisation across 4 continents, and established improv groups in England, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. He has worked extensively with many of the great teachers of modern day improvisation, including David Razowsky, Bobbi Block, Keith Johnstone, Uta Plate, Steve Jarand, and many more.
Read MoreKatherine Weaver is an improvisor, actor, teacher and director from Melbourne. She has been improvising with Impro Melbourne for over 10 years and is currently co-artistic director. She has performed for many seasons with Impro Melbourne in such shows as Theatresports™, Gorilla Theatre™ and Maestro™
Read MoreCreated especially for NZIF 2016, Improdome is our nightly competitive team show, full of scenes and games that could tickle your funny bone, warm your heart, or shock your senses! Anything could happen (but mostly improv). Every night will be different and at the end of the week, we will have our first ever Improdome champion team!
Read MoreTo many in Wellington, the New Zealand Improv Festival (NZIF) is a celebration of improvised performance; to those within the industry, it is also an opportunity to develop skills and foster collaboration between national and international practitioners. With its most comprehensive workshop programme yet, NZIF is delighted to have almost 100 practitioners registered to participate in a week of improvisation masterclasses led by some of New Zealand & the world’s most experienced and talented improvisors and directors.
Read MoreThe eighth incarnation of the New Zealand Improv Festival comes to BATS Theatre this 4-8 October, with a stellar line-up of spontaneous theatre and instant comedy performed and directed by top improvisors from around New Zealand and the world. Once again, Wellington is host to the largest national meeting of improv practitioners in NZ, where shows are created from nothing, skills are sharpened, and moments of magic are made.
Read MoreAt NZIF we’ve a whole wonderful week of workshops starting Sunday 2nd October. With at least three workshops to choose from each day, tutors from NZ, Australia, Canada and Sweden will fill at least three hours of your day with skills across the improv spectrum: from making up your own Games to music, movement, teaching, show formats or creating a solo show!
Read MoreNew Zealand Improv Festival returns for its 8th wondrous celebration of all things spontaneous. We're back with 17 shows in five days plus workshops for practitioners, and this time every cast, crew, and production will come together in unique combinations, creating spontaneous comedy and theatre every single night. With a range of shows and directors, and players from all around New Zealand (and the world!) you’re in for a once-in-a-lifetime treat every time.
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