Do you have an improv team that wants to perform at The Inconspicuous Imaginarium? Click the button below to apply to perform at one of our community nights infront of a live audience
go to applicationIn the spirit of experimentation and collaboration we run short workshops with the intention of bringing a new show to the stage at each Imaginarium.
Improv teachers from across Copenhagen volunteer their time to teach a rag-tag-team of improvisors a new format that they will perform together on stage at the Imaginarium. In 90 minutes teams of improvisors who may have never met learn a show format and then take it to the stage infront of a live audience.
about the format
In the workshop, we will explore how you can use a very specific and concrete story format to outline and guide your performance. Moreover, we will experiment with the usage of tropes and genres to colour and differentiate the format.The format is called the Christmas carol (stay with me though it may seem season irrelevant) and follows the main character as they work through a problem by visiting their past, present, and future self with the help of their supernatural fellows. This format aims to delve deep into the psyche of the MC, explore their past trauma and memories and demonstrate how events and actions affect and build who we are today and who we will be tomorrow.
about the format
Having brutally honest characters in improv is very funny. Characters sharing secrets is often a good way to move a scene forward. Let’s combine them!Imagine A gathering where each character has a secret, each bigger than the last. You will practice quickly creating comedic scenes based on confessions that each heighten a game: the funny part.“You think that’s bad” is a monoscene where a group of friends each takes turns confessing something terrible they have done.We will work on finding and following what is funny, how to be empathetic to a “villain”, how to stick with a theme, and how to create patterns that drive a scene. Come along and share your secrets, I promise it will be fun!
about the format
You meet a lot of characters in a queue. Each has their own reason for being there, and their own lives and backstories. In this workshop, you will be guided through a fast-paced, character-focused format.The premise is simple, several people are waiting in a queue that has yet to open. The execution, on the other hand, requires fast character building, quick reactions, and sticking to your first choice. Each improviser will play multiple characters in this 15-minute set. We will work on trusting your gut, making a character quickly, and being truly spontaneous. This course will help begin to free you from self-judgment when improvising and have you be genuinely in the moment.
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The world is ending and you are the only survivors left on the planet.In Apocalypse How we will improvise how to create an apocalypse narrative (think zombie horror, nuclear fallout), how to discover powerful character journeys, and raise the stakes as inevitable doom approaches.
about the format
Part of the core philosophies of improv, the workshop is a condensed version of the main "Think for yourself" 6-week course taught by Rebels in My Sight. The workshop focuses on reacting truthfully and being in the moment. We'll explore what makes a scene funny and how to sustain it. The format is a montage of scenes inspired by a one-word suggestion.
about the format
Have you ever had the urge to improvise on the topic of Evil? Now is your chance... Evil characters are the protagonists of their own stories, with wants and emotions and a drive for why they do what they do.
When we play over-exaggerated characters with the urge to hurt people for even the smallest slight we begin to see evil characters in a comedic light.
In this workshop, you will learn how to play evil characters with empathy and reliability. You will learn how to support the evil character through their sinister plot and learn to play roles that complement and complete the presence of evil in this short narrative play.
