Sofia International Improv Festival, 25-29 September 2024

Name: Sofia International Improv Festival, 25-29 September 2024
Start: 2024-09-24T10:00:00+03:00
End: 2024-09-29T00:00:00+03:00
Location: ул. "Г.С. Раковски" N 127, 1000 Sofia, Bulgaria

Schedule

Tue Sep 24 2024 at 10:00 am to Sun Sep 29 2024 at 12:00 am

UTC+03:00

Location

ул. "Г.С. Раковски" N 127, 1000 Sofia, Bulgaria | Sofia, SF

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Tickets at: https://www.shizi.bg/calendar
7th International Improv Festival!
Comedy improv from around the world. Shows in English and Bulgarian!
Enjoy various formats of the improvised theater show in English and Bulgarian!
Each night will feature improvised variety theater formats from various international groups, and the final show of the evening will always be a collective group of top visiting improvisers.

Festival Program:
👉Day 1 (Opening Night):
🎭Cliffs of Dover: The Antechamber
Where do you go after you die? Well, to the waiting room before heaven and hell of course. It is there where you will see your life pass in front of your eyes, both the comedic and tragedic parts of it. And based on how you lived your life, it will be decided where you will spend your death.
🎭ShiZi Mixed Grill
A group of improvisers from the classes of ShiZi Improv Theater will perform an improvised 25 min. set.
🎭Dan&Dan: Silent Movie
Step into a world where actions speak louder than words. "Silent Movie" is an improv show that transcends language, inviting you to experience the golden age of silent cinema - live on stage. No script. No dialogue. Just pure, unfiltered storytelling in its most timeless form. Prepare to be transported to an era where silence was golden, and imagination ruled the screen.
🏅Special Show: Messing with a friend: Susan Messing and Stacey Smith (U.S.A.)

👉Day 2:
🧑‍🍳Mixer Team - a warmup team from workshop participants
🎭BiiG: Deep dive into dreamland
Discover the subconscious dreaming mind's hidden fears, overwhelming feelings, secrets, recurring nightmares, inner demons, profound desires. Will you wake up?
Team: Ana, Bini, Acelya, Mira, Niko, Will
🎭Dark Delights: The Metaphor
The Metaphor. The duo Dark Delights combines tragedy and comedy, finding light and joy in the dark. Laura Berkemeyer is part of Peng! Impro - Charles Connor from Die Affirmative from Mainz, Germany.
💕Special Show: Jules Munns and Heather Urqhart (U.K.): Ten Thousand Million Love Stories

👉Day 3:
🧑‍🍳Mixer Team - a warmup team from workshop participants
🎭The Blue Couch - Somewhat relatable
🎭ImprompTwo presents The Jazz Club
Picture this: It’s the mid-1940s, just as the war is ending. We’re in a lower-class jazz club in New York, where the vibe is hopeful for new beginnings – or is that optimism misguided? This show is filled with regrets, passion ignited (or perhaps denied), all set within a world that is trying to find itself again. Come join us as we listen to live jazz, and maybe the secrets others share with us.
🎭Special Show: Ansemble show with the Special Guests of the Sofia Improv Fest 2024 - Sarah, Vinsent, Stacey

👉Day 4 (Closing Night):
🧑‍🍳Mixer Team - a warmup team from workshop participants
ShiZi Pro Team
🎭ShiZi Improv Theater
An improvised show that explores Light and Dark moments in people's lives.
🎭blank - Thelma and Louise
Just two best friends yes and-ing each other no matter what, even if they end up driving off a cliff in the Grand Canyon.
🎭Stranger Things Have Happened: Short Form, Long Impact (Dutch)
Has TikTok ruined your attention span? Is your long-term memory leaving you high and dry? Want that extra shot of dopamine? Stranger Things Have Happened has got you, with their classic brand razor fast, whip smart short form improv comedy, leaving you impressed, affected, and impacted. The show incorporates musical numbers, shifty characters, a plethora of emotions, and our beloved rubber duck. So, get your weirdest and most wonderful suggestions ready. We’ll want plenty, and we’ll need them fast!
For over 15 years, STHH has been a staple of comedy in the quaint Dutch town of Groningen, and has dazzled at multiple international festivals with their fresh style of improv. During these many years of playing, they have perfected short form and made it their own.
🤠Special Show: Messing with John Lehr: Susan Messing and John Lehr (U.S.A.)

**Bulgarian**
Билети на: https://www.shizi.bg/calendar
7-ми Международен Импро Фестивал!
Комедийна импровизация от цял свят. Шоута на Английски и Български език!
Насладете се на разнообразни формати на импровизационния театър с шоута на английски и български език!
Всяка вечер ще се играят разнообразни формати на импровизационния театър от различни международни групи, а последното шоу за вечерта ще е винаги сборна група от гостуващите топ импровизатори.