Sweden International Improv Festival

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

Sweden International Improv Festival, abbreviated as SWIMP, is an international festival for improvisational theatre.[2][3] The festival was first hosted in 2015 at Reginateatern [sv] in Uppsala, Sweden.[4]

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.[5]

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.[6] The festival intends to represent a diverse range of nationalities.[2] SWIMP also has a preference for having a broad representation of performers on stage and has made equal gender representation one of their main goals.[7]

SWIMP is produced and hosted by Teater Prego and Reginateatern. Reginateatern is the oldest theatre in Uppsala.[8]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Reginateatern | #SWIMP 17 - Sweden International Improv Festival". Reginateatern.se. 2017-03-22. Retrieved 2017-04-12.
  2. ^ a b "Sweden International Improv Festival". Laugh Masters Academy. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
  3. ^ "SWIMP17 Sweden International Improv Festival". uppsala.com. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
  4. ^ "Ny improvisationsfestival på Regina - Kultur & Nöje". UNT.se. Retrieved 2017-04-12.
  5. ^ "Improvisationsteater som skapar möten". Fria.Nu (in Swedish). Retrieved 2017-04-12.
  6. ^ "Explosiv teater på Regina - Kultur & Nöje". UNT.se. Retrieved 2017-04-12.
  7. ^ Thorn, Rachel (2020-02-10). "The amazing bubble that is the Sweden International Improv Festival". Medium. Retrieved 2023-10-13.
  8. ^ "ABOUT | #SWIMP". #SWIMP. Retrieved 2023-10-13.
  • "SWIMP17". Swedenimprovfestival.com. Retrieved 2017-04-12.