The Extreme Improv XStreamed World Championship 2020: Virtual Festival
AUGUST 2020
APPLICATIONS FOR THIS FESTIVAL HAVE NOW CLOSED
AUGUST 2020
APPLICATIONS FOR THIS FESTIVAL HAVE NOW CLOSED
PRESS RELEASE
July 14th 2020
The Extreme Improv Xstreamed World Championship is the first virtual festival organised by Extreme Improv, and will take place during August 2020. During this month there will be many live streaming shows and other online activities. The shows will be broadcast across Extreme Improv's social media channels including YouTube, Facebook, Twicth and Twitter.
The headlining event will be a 7 night Extreme Improv XStreamed World Championship tournament to crown the first ever Extreme Improv XStreamed World Champion! The tournament will take place between Monday 10th and Sunday 16th August with tournament shows each night at 8pm (UK Time) Monday through Thursday will feature the quarter finals of the tournament, with semi-finals on Friday and Saturday before the grand finale on Sunday August 16th. Please read lots more about the tournament below.
July 14th 2020
The Extreme Improv Xstreamed World Championship is the first virtual festival organised by Extreme Improv, and will take place during August 2020. During this month there will be many live streaming shows and other online activities. The shows will be broadcast across Extreme Improv's social media channels including YouTube, Facebook, Twicth and Twitter.
The headlining event will be a 7 night Extreme Improv XStreamed World Championship tournament to crown the first ever Extreme Improv XStreamed World Champion! The tournament will take place between Monday 10th and Sunday 16th August with tournament shows each night at 8pm (UK Time) Monday through Thursday will feature the quarter finals of the tournament, with semi-finals on Friday and Saturday before the grand finale on Sunday August 16th. Please read lots more about the tournament below.
In addition to the XStreamed World Championship there will be many other shows and activities during the month of August. These will include:
The Extreme Improv XStreamed World Championship!
The tournament will be hosted by Extreme Improv founder David Pustansky. David will be the Emcee of the tournament and will not take part competitively.
Each show will see performers take part in a selection of short form improv games.
The tournament will progress over Quarter and Semi-final rounds and will culminate with a Grand Finale on Sunday 16th August.
Progression through the tournament will be decided by a combination of audience voting and Emcee's decision.
Grand finalists will each get an Extreme Improv XStreamed finalist medal, and the winner will get a winners medal!
Ways to get involved:
How to apply:
If you'd like to apply to take part in the festival there are 3 methods available
1. Fill in this form here
2. Email [email protected]
3. Message Extreme Improv by direct message on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram
More info:
The World Championship first and foremost, is designed to be a friendly competition. It is free to apply to take part as a performer, and all shows will be free to watch.
This will be a great opportunity to be seen by audiences all over the world, promote yourself and any theatre companies you regularly work with, and we welcome performers from any country to apply to take part.
Whilst it will be possible for performers to either win or lose to progress in the tournament, the competition aspect is just for fun and shouldn’t be taken too seriously. The emphasis is for everyone to have fun, and it’s the taking part that counts and not the winning.
As should be the case with all improv comedy, the emphasis will be on teamwork to create a fun show. There will be rules for how improv games work, and sometimes it will be ok to bend or even break the rules of a game in the name of entertainment. Judging of this will be at the discretion of the Emcee, and the voting public.
There will also be a code of conduct that must be abided by to ensure a positive and safe environment for participants and audience.
Where to watch:
The shows will be live streamed across the follow Extreme Improv social media channels. Audiences will be able to give suggestions for scenes and vote for winners on the live interactive chat.
Facebook: www.facebook.com/extremeimprov
YouTube: www.youtube.com/extremeimprov
Twitter: www.twitter.com/extremeimprov
Twitch: www.twitch.tv/extremeimprov
CLICK HERE TO APPLY
- The Extreme Improv 3 Year Anniversary show on Thursday August 20th
- Extreme Improv Jams
- Improv and non-improv shows from guest companies and performers
- Workshops
- Live Podcasts
The Extreme Improv XStreamed World Championship!
The tournament will be hosted by Extreme Improv founder David Pustansky. David will be the Emcee of the tournament and will not take part competitively.
Each show will see performers take part in a selection of short form improv games.
The tournament will progress over Quarter and Semi-final rounds and will culminate with a Grand Finale on Sunday 16th August.
Progression through the tournament will be decided by a combination of audience voting and Emcee's decision.
Grand finalists will each get an Extreme Improv XStreamed finalist medal, and the winner will get a winners medal!
Ways to get involved:
- Enter the tournament: Actors, Improvisers, Comedians and any other kind of performer can apply to take part in the headlining multi-show World Championship Tournament to crown the first ever Extreme Improv XStreamed World Champion. Places are limited. Note: You will need to be available for one quarter, one semi and the grand finale if you progress in the tournament. Please only apply if you would be able to take part on three shows.
- Guest improv shows: Improv groups can also apply for a slot as a guest act to play 20, 30 or 45-minute versions of their own shows. These will be scheduled either as opening acts during the tournament, or on other dates during the festival.
- Non improv guest shows: Sketch comedy, Magician, Stand up, Singer, Theatre company with a short play, Clown, Poets or anything else. Let us know what you may like to show off and we can provide the virtual stage.
- Extreme Improv Jams and themed shows: do you want to take part in our unique brand of improv games, but either can’t do the tournament dates or just want to play for fun? Let us know as we’ll have lots of opportunities for virtual stage time.
- Guest Judge: Are you an improviser, actor or comedian and would like to be a guest judge on a tournament show? Get in touch!
How to apply:
If you'd like to apply to take part in the festival there are 3 methods available
1. Fill in this form here
2. Email [email protected]
3. Message Extreme Improv by direct message on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram
More info:
The World Championship first and foremost, is designed to be a friendly competition. It is free to apply to take part as a performer, and all shows will be free to watch.
This will be a great opportunity to be seen by audiences all over the world, promote yourself and any theatre companies you regularly work with, and we welcome performers from any country to apply to take part.
Whilst it will be possible for performers to either win or lose to progress in the tournament, the competition aspect is just for fun and shouldn’t be taken too seriously. The emphasis is for everyone to have fun, and it’s the taking part that counts and not the winning.
As should be the case with all improv comedy, the emphasis will be on teamwork to create a fun show. There will be rules for how improv games work, and sometimes it will be ok to bend or even break the rules of a game in the name of entertainment. Judging of this will be at the discretion of the Emcee, and the voting public.
There will also be a code of conduct that must be abided by to ensure a positive and safe environment for participants and audience.
Where to watch:
The shows will be live streamed across the follow Extreme Improv social media channels. Audiences will be able to give suggestions for scenes and vote for winners on the live interactive chat.
Facebook: www.facebook.com/extremeimprov
YouTube: www.youtube.com/extremeimprov
Twitter: www.twitter.com/extremeimprov
Twitch: www.twitch.tv/extremeimprov
CLICK HERE TO APPLY