improv & sketch comedy in hawaii
Through exercises for the body, we will find your key to open your comic way of your brain. The workshop has its roots from Commedia dell'arte and moving from the spontaneus way of The Italian comedian like Roberto Benigni finally give emotions and a touch of poetry of teachers as Federico Fellini. Fast and Funny […]
Real ones. Fake Ones. The one you need for Armando. The one you need when they don’t have the sides and they just give you the character breakdown. The ones to flesh out what you are writing. Whatever the use for performance and elsewhere Shaun Landry gives you the tools to tell a story on […]
The Cinema Game is Jean Louis Barreault’s exercise that teaches you everything you need to know about acting (except voice). Learn to develop complementary characters, strong needs, powerful transitions, subtlety, physical awareness, team work and create wonderful stories all in silence. 3 strangers enter a cinema with no direct communication they gradually become aware of […]
Think Fast's Birthdaversary Show A variety show celebrating 3 years of comedy! Honolulu's premier improv team, Think Fast, celebrates 3 years of comedy! To celebrate, Think Fast will be improvising their hearts out at Ong King Art Center along with stand up comedy performances. Think Fast began performing weekly shows in 2011 at Hawaiian Brian's. […]
Join Honolulu's own "Dicks and Janes" as they perform their 70s kid show themed improv show "KIDIOTIC" along with fellow local team "The BFF Show" and "Sibling Rivalry". About Improvaganza: Improvaganza! The Hawaii Festival of Improv is a gathering and celebration of Improvised theatre in all its diverse expressions. It is the Hawaii’s only international […]
Improvaganza presents the "Ladies Only Stage" where the women run the show! This block of shows features two all female improv teams! "The Pin-Up Squirrels" - New York, New York "Essence Improv" - Los Angeles, California About Improvaganza: Improvaganza! The Hawaii Festival of Improv is a gathering and celebration of Improvised theatre in all its […]
Last show at Kumu Kahua theater featuring: "Shades of Grey" "Improv Bandits" and Hawaii's own "Dr. Safeword" About Improvaganza: Improvaganza! The Hawaii Festival of Improv is a gathering and celebration of Improvised theatre in all its diverse expressions. It is the Hawaii’s only international festival dedicated to Improv comedy and improvised theatre. Improvisers from all […]
Improvaganza's Alternative Stage features three very unique improv show including: "Boxeatori B-Treato" from Turin, Italy "Super Mega Art Show" an Improvaganza Fan Favorite "Hush" by Hawaii's On The Spot About Improvaganza: Improvaganza! The Hawaii Festival of Improv is a gathering and celebration of Improvised theatre in all its diverse expressions. It is the Hawaii’s only […]
Improvaganza presents the "Women in Comedy" discussion panel featuring: Kristen Lucas, Shaun Landry, Jill Eickmann and moderated by Improv Hawaii's Kimee Balmilero. About Improvaganza: Improvaganza! The Hawaii Festival of Improv is a gathering and celebration of Improvised theatre in all its diverse expressions. It is the Hawaii’s only international festival dedicated to Improv comedy and […]
This year’s “Improvaganza Closing Ceremony” will feature the annual Improvaganza Mash Up. The Mash will feature performers from this year’s improvaganza selected to be in groups at random. Each group will have 15 minutes to create a new show format and then 15 minutes to perform it. About Improvaganza: Improvaganza! The Hawaii Festival of Improv […]
Join Improvhi Head Sillypino Kimee Balmilero for a 4 week workshop in Kaka'ako open to folks with previous improv experience. These workshops will focus on: -Strong Initiations -Finding Game -New Openings -Heightening -Group Games and more! Class dates: Thursdays October 2nd, 9th, 16th and 23rd. Times: 7pm-9pm Cost: $20 drop in $60 for all 4 […]
Class Description: Twerking your booty is easy, BUTT twerking your brain? Now THAT’S another story! Join improvhi founder Kimee Balmilero as she introduces you to the wonderful and AWESOME world of improv! Whether you’re wanting to break out of your shell or work on your public speaking skills or work on your business skills or […]
Improv is a powerful tool that everyone can benefit from every single day. Whether you want to break out of your shell, hone your public speaking skills, tighten up your business pitch, or just want to get your brain working differently, this workshop is for you! It gets you thinking on your feet and outside […]
Join us for another round of ORIGINAL JAMS IMPROV SHOW awesomeness! This will be our very last show at 685 Auahi Street...but don't you fret Monsieur Marius! We'll be movin' and out and up to Kaka'ako Agora in November! More deets coming soon... For now..check us out for one last blow out! Featuring some of […]
Think Fast Nightmare Ong King Street An improvised torture show Get ready to tremble and quake as Think Fast presents Nightmare Ong King Street, an improviser's worst nightmare come true on stage! For one night only on Saturday Oct. 25th at 184 N.King Street, Think Fast will be playing the most frightful, terrifying, and completely […]
Class Description: Twerking your booty is easy, BUTT twerking your brain? Now THAT’S another story! Join improvhi founder Kimee Balmilero as she introduces you to the wonderful and AWESOME world of improv! Whether you’re wanting to break out of your shell or work on your public speaking skills or work on your business skills or […]
Chickprov is a Ladies’ Only Workshop taught by Emmy Award winning writer and master improv instructor, Rachel Hamilton. No Boys Allowed. This workshop will, of course, begin with a lingerie-clad pillow fight, after which, time permitting, we will improvise. We will play with the intention of exploring the ways in which we as women have internalized […]
About the Workshop:As Sanford Meisner so aptly put it, acting is simply “behaving truthfully under imaginary circumstances.” And so it is with Improv, the only difference being that, in Improv we are making up the circumstances as we go. You cannot separate good Improv from good acting. In this class you will learn to authentically […]
About the Workshop:Introducing Rachel Hamilton's Master class, for experienced Improvisers who want to explore their work more deeply. Leave your default choices behind and take the risk to play with even more truth, more commitment and more connection to your partner, luxuriating in the richness of the present moment. This workshop is designed to stretch […]
Because we've gotten such FANTASTIC reviews and feedback about Rachel Hamilton's improv workshops, we've decided to add ONE MORE NIGHT before she heads back to that far away place we call the "mainland"Join us for a special night of workshopping and talk back!Here's how it works:-Participants will place their names in a hat-Participants may also […]