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Impro League (also Improvisation League; in Slovene: Impro liga) is the oldest among Slovenian theatresports championships. It has taken place since 1993 with participants from all over the country. In recent years, over hundred participants have competed in a number of disciplines in each season, culminating in finals. Other Slovenian championships that are limited to younger age groups, include School Impro League (ŠILA) for high school teams, while Impro club is dedicated to regular Slovenian performers who have international impro experience with mentors, such as Daniel Gray Goldstein [1] from the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre, New York City; Randy Dixon from the Unexpected Productions, Seattle, and Andreas Wolf [2] from Munich, Germany.

Slovene language South Slavic language spoken primarily in Slovenia

Slovene or Slovenian belongs to the group of South Slavic languages. It is spoken by approximately 2.5 million speakers worldwide, the majority of whom live in Slovenia. It is the first language of about 2.1 million Slovenian people and is one of the 24 official and working languages of the European Union.

Slovenia republic in Central Europe

Slovenia, officially the Republic of Slovenia, is a country located in southern Central Europe at a crossroads of important European cultural and trade routes. It is bordered by Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Hungary to the northeast, Croatia to the southeast, and the Adriatic Sea to the southwest. It covers 20,273 square kilometers (7,827 sq mi) and has a population of 2.07 million. One of the successor states of the former Yugoslavia, Slovenia is a parliamentary republic and a member of the United Nations, of the European Union, and of NATO. The capital and largest city is Ljubljana.

Theatresports

Theatresports is a form of improvisational theatre, which uses the format of a competition for dramatic effect. Opposing teams can perform scenes based on audience suggestions, with ratings by the audience or by a panel of judges. Developed by director Keith Johnstone in Calgary, Alberta, in 1977, the concept of Theatre sports originated in Johnstone's observations of techniques used in professional wrestling to generate heat, or audience reaction.

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Finals Venues

In its 17th incarnation the finals occurred at the Ljubljana Slovene National Theatre Drama venue [3] and since the 20th season they have been hosted by Spanish Fighters Culture Centre venue. [4]

Ljubljana Slovene National Theatre Drama

The Ljubljana Slovene National Theatre Drama, or the Slovene National Theatre Drama in Ljubljana, is the national theatre in Ljubljana, Slovenia, best known for its conservative repertoire, including classical European dramatic texts and selected contemporary non-commercial European and Slovene ones. Its seat is the Ljubljana Drama Theatre to the southeast of the Slovene Museum of Natural History and southwest of the University of Ljubljana, at 1 Erjavec Street. It is an Art Nouveau building originally of the city's German Theatre.

Seasons

1993–2004

In early 1990s, the concept of theatresports was introduced in Slovenia by the Ana Monró Theatre, founded in 1980s as the first street theatre group in Titoist Yugoslavia. Nowadays well-known performers, including its co-founder Andrej Rozman – Roza, were among the participants in the league' early years.

Street theatre A form of theatrical performance and presentation in outdoor public spaces.

Street theatre is a form of theatrical performance and presentation in outdoor public spaces without a specific paying audience. These spaces can be anywhere, including shopping centres, car parks, recreational reserves, college or university campus and street corners. They are especially seen in outdoor spaces where there are large numbers of people. The actors who perform street theatre range from buskers to organised theatre companies or groups that want to experiment with performance spaces, or to promote their mainstream work. It was a source of providing information to people when there were no sources of providing information like television, radio etc. Nowadays, street play is used to convey a message to the crowd watching it. Street play is considered to be the rawest form of acting, because one does not have a microphone or loud speakers.

Since 2005

Since 2005, under Juš Milčinski management, 19 matches were organized throughout each season between the teams, with 80 participants in 2005/2006, fifteen teams in the 2006/2007 season, and 17 teams in the consequent two seasons.

Juš Milčinski is a Slovenian improviser best known for his role in reorganization and revitalization of Impro League in 2005. He is executive producer at international Naked Stage festival of improvisational theatre, and a member of IGLU Theatre team.

Winning teams by season

SeasonFirst placeSecond place
1994/95Ana Monro TheatreRadio Študent
1995/96PilotsRadio Student Team
1996/97St.Jakob TheatreAna Monro Theatre
1997/98ImprovocateursSt.Jakob Theatre
1998/99Končno sprejetiA-je-to
1999/00Končno sprejetiDejmo stisn't impro
2000/01Dupleška mornaricaPilots
2001/02PilotsUd Rudolfov
2002/03Šterje pravi deciVeselička
2003/04Muci BuciVeselička
2005/06Modro neboJajo je papajo
2006/07Modro neboVeselička
2007/08A ješ kavo, a veš kao...Merlene Ottey Project
2008/09Kuli MuliŽahod Šever
2009/10Kok Drago!Estonija
2010/11FookišStand up
2011/12Športni impro klub JastrebKlasika
2012/13Eki Paki VamjevšečŠah mt
2013/14 IGLU Theatre Ljudje
2014/15ČarolijaLastniki humorja
2015/16Spranci na balanciKIKS-men
2015/16Wien-Beč-Dunaj-KvaPoritiki, Žvali & KIKS-boks
2017/18SNiG – Slovenian national improv theatreLastniki humorja

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References

  1. ↑ Daniel Gray Goldstein's Theater resume, homepage
  2. ↑ Interview with Andreas Wolf Archived 2014-05-06 at the Wayback Machine , Fastfood-Theater
  3. ↑ Voh Boštic, Anže (2011-06-01). "Letos bo vrhunec doživela že 17. sezona Impro lige". Delo . Retrieved 2014-05-06.
  4. ↑ Impro liga: Vselitveni žur, Delo, 6 December 2013
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