The Newsroom
There’s a lot going on at IMPRO Amsterdam, and in the artistic communities we’re a part of and want to support. Here you’ll find timely updates on the festival, articles about improvisation, interviews with movers and shakers in the scene, and more!
Use your privilege - A guest article by Steven Morgan
Guest contributor and improviser extraordinaire Steven Morgan writes about how to recognize and use privilege to build a more equitable, shared stage experience in improv!
Your brain on improv: The mental benefits of making stuff up
Improvised comedy and theatre is not only very fun, it’s also wildly beneficial for your brain. This article by performer and writer Amy Kraft spotlights how improv can make you more adaptive, confident, connected, and intuitive.
“Impro is honesty” - An interview with volunteer coordinator Elena Carbonell
Meet IMPRO Amsterdam’s new volunteer coordinator, the mega talented and rhapsodic Elena Carbonell. Read all about her in our latest exclusive interview!
Impro is in the present - An interview with co-Artistic Director Willem van den Brink
Want to know what makes our new co-Artistic Director Willem van den Brink tick as an improviser and community leader? Read our exclusive interview to find out!
Impro is community - An interview with our artistic director Erica Maity
“Impro is community. I want to help build and strengthen the same sorts of communities that have been so personally life-changing for others,” says Artistic Director Erica Maity in our exclusive interview with the human behind our wildest artistic notions.
Impro is a source of joy and creativity - an interview with Wesley verhoeve
“I wanted to help more people see the community for what it is: a group of deeply creative, open-hearted people using humor to connect, express, and explore,” says Wesley Verhoeve in our interview with The Best Medicine’s creator.
