The Improvizta theatrical improvisation festival arrives in Ergué-Gabéric and Briec

When the shows are written live… From January 10 to 12, the Improvizta festival is back in the Quimper region. For this third edition and while awaiting the end of the work on the Max-Jacob theater, the two associations behind the event, AZ Krouiñ and Quimper Impro, have chosen L’Athéna, in Ergué-Gabéric, and Sivom (multi-purpose intercommunal union), in Briec. Organized for three years, the festival offers courses and shows dedicated to theatrical improvisation, a dramatic art technique which consists of playing in front of an audience without a text or predefined staging.

An improv match

In total, six performances are open to the public. The first, which launches the festival, will take place on Friday January 10 at the Athéna, from 8:15 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. “It’s an improvisation match in three rounds,” explains Stéphane Lenoël, comedian. and co-organizer of the festival. “In total, four teams will compete, made up of players from different troops. »

On Saturday and Sunday, during the day, several courses are organized for amateur players who already have experience of improvisation. At the end, four shows will be offered to the public.

Multiple courses and shows

A first course, entitled “Imagine you dare to take the lead”, is scheduled for Saturday January 11, from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Hosted by Anne-Laure Pasco, at Sivom, it aims to help actors have enough self-confidence to put themselves forward. At the same place and at the same times, Mechtilde Keryhuel will lead the “Clownify your improv” course. Two other courses are organized at L’Athéna on Saturday, from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.: “Myth(o)logies”, by Stéphane Lenoël, and “On the crime scene”, led by Baptiste Galton. They will be followed by a performance from 8:15 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. at L’Athéna.

On Sunday, three workshops will be held at Sivom, from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.: “Harold” (show from 3:10 p.m. to 4 p.m.), “Box-office, l’impro-ciné” (show from 2 p.m. to 2 p.m. h 50) and an introductory course for teenagers. An improvisation cabaret will close the festival at Finnegan’s, in Quimper, on Sunday, from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m.