CONGRATULATIONS !!!!!!
The Silly People’s Improv Theater (SPIT) is now 11 years old !!!!!
Being the country’s premiere improvisational theater group known for
their smart and incisive brand of comedy, SPIT has represented the
Philippines in numerous international events such as the prestigious Los
Angeles Comedy Festival in 2004, and more recently, in the Hong Kong
and Beijing Improv Festivals.
Last year SPIT celebrated their ten-year anniversary as a group, and
staged the 1st Manila International Improv Festival. The festival was an
overwhelming success with sold-out performances at Quantum Café in
Makati City. Furthermore, the exciting improv workshops held at the
College of St. Benilde facilitated by renowned improv veterans Shaun
Landry and Tom Farnan from Los Angeles, created a clamor for another
festival. And since SPIT wanted to continue propagating improvisational
theater in the ASEAN region, the group decided to do it again this year.
The 2nd Manila International Improv Festival promises to create a new,
fun, and exciting theater experience for improv enthusiasts and
generally anyone who wants to have a good time and learn something new.
This year, SPIT and the PETA Theater Center proudly present the Manila Improv Festival 2013 from June 25-30, 2103.
The theme for this year is “Follow Your Feet”, an improvisational
theater concept which also ties in with the art form’s return to PETA -
the group which first introduced improvisational theater to the country
in the early 1970s. As SPIT takes on a new decade of laughter and
innovation, the group decided to take a bolder step in sharing the art
of improv to bigger audiences through the festival and its partnership
with PETA Theater Center.
Gabe Mercado, artistic director of
the festival and founder of SPIT describes the vision of the festival:
“SPIT was founded back in June 2002, because I saw the need for a new
kind of comedy—one that differed from the usual stand-up comedy routines
that we are used to seeing on TV and comedy bars. Improv appealed to me
because of its grounding on truth, the magic of spontaneity, and the
fun that on-the-spot creation brings about. We hope events like these
help build the improv community of the country and the region.”
The Manila Improv Festival 2013 will have six shows featuring the
participating improv groups: People's Liberation Improv and 3 Dudes
Improv (Hongkong), Beijing Improv (Beijing), Taichung Improv (Taiwan),
Xiamen Improv (Xiamen), Zmack (Shanghai), Pirates of Tokyo Bay (Tokyo)
and Silly People’s Improv Theater (Manila).
For more details and updates, you may check out SPIT via
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/
Twitter: @spitmanila
Website: http://spitmanila.com/
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