Sweden International Improv Festival

Sweden International Improv Festival, abbreviated as SWIMP, is an international festival for improvisational theatre.[1][2] The festival was first hosted in 2015 at Reginateatern in Uppsala, Sweden.[3]

Sweden International Improv Festival
GenreMixed forms of Improvisational theatre
DatesMarch
Location(s)Uppsala, Sweden
Years active2015–present
Founded byTeater Prego, Reginateatern

The festival goes on for four days and fosters workshops and shows by improvisers and instructors from different parts of the world. One of the main ambitions with the festival is to create meaningful artistic exchanges and form relations between artists and visitors from all over the world.[4]

During the first three years of SWIMP improvisational theatre companies and workshop instructors from 17 countries have participated. Some of the countries represented are the United States, Italy, India, Belgium, England, the Netherlands, Scotland and Argentina.[5]

SWIMP is produced and hosted by Teater Prego and Reginateatern.

See also

References
  1. "Sweden International Improv Festival". Laugh Masters Academy. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
  2. "SWIMP17 Sweden International Improv Festival". uppsala.com. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
  3. "Ny improvisationsfestival på Regina - Kultur & Nöje". UNT.se. Retrieved 2017-04-12.
  4. "Improvisationsteater som skapar möten". Fria.Nu (in Swedish). Retrieved 2017-04-12.
  5. "Explosiv teater på Regina - Kultur & Nöje". UNT.se. Retrieved 2017-04-12.
  • "SWIMP17". Swedenimprovfestival.com. Retrieved 2017-04-12.


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