Arts tip sheet: top International Theatresports Institute public shows

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      Amid the unscripted mayhem hitting Vancouver from all across the globe during the International Theatresports Institute festival, here are some highlights well worth checking out. The shows come courtesy of 90 improv companies, schools, and universities from 22 countries converging on Granville Island.

       

      The Life Game

      October 17 and 18 at the Nest

      Theatresports veterans Veena Sood and Frank Totino direct one of improv guru Keith Johnstone’s classic setups with a cast of international performers. In the show, a guest is interviewed about his or her life and then it’s spontaneously staged in all the ups and downs.

       

      Lugares

      October 16 at the Nest and October 18 at the Waterfront

      Colombia’s Felipe Ortiz and Australia’s Patti Stiles build a show on viewers’ descriptions of a specific, special place (think Grandma’s house).

       

      The Bechdel Test

      October 17 and 19 at the Waterfront

      Based on a set of criteria created by feminist cartoonist and author Allison Bechdel, this San Francisco offering (shown above) aims to tell real stories about real women—without them centring around a male romantic interest.

       

      The Ferocious Four

      October 17 and 19 at the Nest

       Members of the Dutch all-female troupe become ass-kicking heroines in a show that’s headlined improv fests from Greece to Finland.

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