Eduardo Torres, member of the festival committee improvise a lotspoke about the concept and details of the first edition that took place for five days and that stands out by bring to the actors and spectators everything that happens around one of the tools, which is increasingly widespread in shows, the impro; which is applied to resolve in real time the stories that the public will see.
“It arose because We wanted to bring together the companies that make impro in one place and I think they have been quite good efforts“We wanted people to know that there is a lot of offer and with the festival people will be able to locate the companies and get to know each other,” Torres commented.
during the festival Different functions have been presented that cover various genres, from comedy, horror and even love. In the five days in which it was carried out, They gave different workshops for people who have not done impro; However, they have seen it and are interested in entering this world.
This first edition offered various masterclasses, such as PR for Professional, by Piolo Juvera, and The space… empty? Pantomime for Impro, directed by Antonio Zacruz.
“The festival is aimed at a wide audience, there are functions where children can attend, others for older people. There is one particular function that is for the LGBTQ+ community, there are no scripts, the functions are put together right there,” he explained.
The response from the public has been favorable, Torres assured because they have participated a lot, The objective of the festival is for people to know more about impro, to have knowledge of the format and for professionals to unify.
“We want a larger community to be created within companies!” he said..
Finally the idea of who organize this festival is to do it every year so that more people interested in impro join in, in addition to having the participation of countries, including Argentina, Colombia, Costa Rica, Chile and Peru.
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At the festival there were various activities, such as functions, masterclasses and open stages, in different venues such as the Centro Cultural Autogestivo El77, Centro Cultural El Hormiguero, 139 and Cracovia 32.
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