IFO Impro Fest Bielefeld - (Improtheater NRW e.V.)

About the workshop:

How to train improvisation by yourself? What principles, dynamics, and how can we keep ourselves in active training? Even when you have your troupe, how work some of your personal skills by yourself? How to create and study a show in an empty rehearsal room? What can you use to guide you during a solo process? How can you connect to what/who? From experience and personal research with training and doing a solo show, Luana presents in this workshop the difficulties and some tools to work when loneliness knocks on your door! It may be a solo, but you're not alone! The challenges and beauties to perform by yourself. How to listen to your voice and study your own movements, trust them and the moment.

About Luana:

Luana Proença is a Brazilian artivist with a PhD in Theater, a Masters in Arts, Specialization in Cultural Management, Bachelor's degree in Acting. She made the Impro Documentary "It was necessary to listen to other voices". She completed the Improv program at The Second City Training Center Hollywood and a few Master Classes from 2016 to 2018. In Europe, she was a member of the Lilimprov and Codfish Waters Impro Groups, as well as The SIN (a European Impro network), and the cast of international shows. She teaches and performs internationally with her theater and improvisation workshops and shows. Published 3 books on Impro. She performed and taught workshops in Brazil, USA, Portugal, Spain, Italy, Sweden, Northern Ireland, Austria, Greece, the Netherlands, Bulgaria, Vietnam and Australia.

About the festival: The IFO Improfest Bielefeld 2026 will take place for the sixth time from 05.11. - 08.11.2026 with international guests from Brazil, the USA, England, the Netherlands, Austria an all over Germany. For more information and bookings (from 01.05.2025, 8am) visit https://www.improfestonline.de/ and follow us Facebook or Instagram.

This is one of 21 great festival workshops. The festival shows will be announced in the coming months.