Erica Maity

Merely Players, an unscripted theatre show blurring the line between performer and performance, is debuting in Eindhoven. What if you could practice being a different version of yourself, with live coaching? If life is a performance, join us at the rehearsal where the players share their real-life stories, questions, and vulnerabilities, then explore them in scenes while coaching each other. This show can be quite funny, but can also be dramatic, intense, and confronting. Be prepared to feel all the feelings. Tickets now available at tinyurl.com/merelyplayersehv

A band, reunited after a long hiatus, relive moments and songs from the past as they prepare for their last big show. Directed by @katyschutte this group of musical improvisers came together for the very first time to sing, dance and tell us a story of sex, drugs and rock n roll (or, pop stardom, rather 😆)

And a new term is just around the corner... Spring is back, energy is flowing, and that urge to get out into the world is starting to bloom. What better way to spend two hours a week than playing, letting loose, and making friends through the magic of improv? The BOOTCAMP is our long-form course designed for regular players, seasoned improvisers - our SPARK rising stars! 🌟 Over 12 weeks, you’ll work on advanced improv skills, create entertaining stories and interesting characters, and explore narrative structures and improv formats. Each term, you’ll practice a new format/set of skills, leading up to a show. This term the formats will be: The Ultimate Guide to Genres (with @mash_muravina ) & Long Form Starter Pack (with @samuelmarcos94 , @ericamaityvo & @tanine.dunais ) On Tuesday, in The Ultimate Guide to Genres, you’ll dive into specific genres and explore their story lines, tropes, character archetypes and stylistic effects. Period drama, post-apocalyptic, action movies, detective… get ready to travel in time & space through improv. This course requires some homework - but the nice kind: you’ll be asked to watch a movie each week - building your genres culture one frame at a time ;) On Wednesday, The Long Form Starter Pack is a THREE-FOR-ONE course. A proefplank of improv if you may. One course, three blocks, three experts, four classes each, to fill up your long form backpack with a wide range of tools, techniques & inspirations. In the first 4 weeks, you’ll dive into Object Work with Sam, to learn how to create words through object work and environment. After that, 4 weeks of Character Creation with Erica, where you’ll use different technics, from voice modulation to using animal spines. To end with Group Magic with Tanine, where you’ll learn how to play with the collective mind and create focused moments within the ensemble. BOOTCAMP COURSES 📅 On Tuesdays / Wednesdays 🕢 19:30 - 21:30 ⏳ Starting 14 / 15 April 2026 ✨ Go to www.sparkrotterdam.nl/courses for info, sign up and join the community ✨ 🔗 link in bio

OBJECT WOK is no doubt the stupidest jam I have created but it proved my social experiment: Improvisers don't need much to entertain themselves. Just an open stage, playfulness and a wok. Photo: Gina @notice.and.create / @improamsterdam Wok: @ericamaityvo Tech / Partner in crime: @mik.grosheide1

What an awesome festival 💕💕💕 Big thank you to the producing team! 🫶🫶🫶

SEPTEMBER COURSES ARE ONLINE 🎉 The BOOTCAMP is our long-form course designed for regular players, seasoned improvisers - our SPARK rising stars! 🌟 Over 12 weeks, you’ll work on advanced improv skills, create entertaining stories and interesting characters, and explore narrative structures and improv formats. Each term, you’ll practice a new format, leading up to a show. This term the formats will be The Harold (with Ben) & The Improvised Sitcom (with Erica). BOOTCAMP COURSE 📅 On Tuesdays / Wednesdays 🕢 19:30 - 21:30 ⏳ Starting 23 / 24 September ✨ Go to www.sparkrotterdam.nl/courses for info, sign up and join the community ✨ 🔗 link in bio

No Northern Lights to speak of... Until, no joke, at midnight on New Years, the sky lit up. We celebrated with slowly freezing glasses of champagne under the best natural fireworks ever.

Bucket list item checked off - learning how to dogsled (in Swedish Lapland). Temps got down to -25, but lots of dogs and the best hosts ever kept us warm.

I am SO EXCITED for IMPROotje Amsterdam, our minifest this Saturday at the Blauwe Zaal of the Zonnehuis. We've got 48 improvisers from all over the country, four amazing directors, an after-party - all for only €10!! Seriously, though, even if you're not playing, this is a chance to meet improvisers you've never met before, get a taste of the main festival, and see a great show. Tickets are available now at www.impro-amsterdam.nl. Snap them up. It's gonna be good.

One of the things I wanted most when joining IA as AD was to make local auditions more accessible... and enjoyable. If you know me you know that I care deeply about connecting and creating opportunities for the smaller improv communities in the country, and so it makes me incredibly happy that I can do this small thing to help make that happen - a minifest, with the most geographically diverse cast we can curate. Finding a cast is just a small part of it, though. At a personal level, I'm incredibly proud that we are creating a space where brilliant improvisers from around the country who might not otherwise meet can come together, play together, build their networks, and create their own new opportunities. So this is a direct invitation to you: @spark_rotterdam @impro_nation @wageningencomedyclub @delftimprov @improveindhoven @improvutrecht and every other smaller community in the country. Comment here with communities that I'm missing and I'll add you to the post! Dutch-language communities with players comfortable with trying long-form in English, too (@theatersport @tartrek_theatersport @cindypittens @karinvanpelt.nl ) . We'll add you in the main post as well. I can't wait to meet you all. #improamsterdam #improamsterdam25 #improvnetherlands #dutchimprov #dutchimpro

Nah Ja (@bodeibrouwer and I, with @phil_lunn_here on keys) created some bespoke theater (tailored swiftly) at @gbgimpro Gothenburg Improfest 2024 and it was joyful, bugnuts fun. The show Tailored Swiftly (formerly known as Bespoke Theater, formerly known as Same Old) is centered around making the perfect show for one audience member, customized to their preferences. This time, Ida wanted adventure, Jim Carrey, and a little romance. It was maybe the most physical, clownish show I've ever done. Stupid, pure fun, pure connection and very professional acrobatics.

IMPRO Amsterdam is back, and I couldn't be more excited. This is my first year as Artistic Director and Head of Production, and so far it's been one of the most exciting, challenging, and artistically stimulating things I've ever done. It helps that the team is tremendous - @jenny_hasenack , @mstungsten , @chinaman_chi , @dratushnyy , @joyfullytruecomedy and of course @tanine.dunais (although she's left the team) are a big part of the reason I wanted to work on IA in the first place. There's a lot more info to come. Applications are opening soon, and we'll announce how local auditions will work shortly after, but y'all - the festival is happening! Our international cast is incredible! It's our 30 year m-fing anniversary! Block your calendar, because it's gonna be GOOD. #improamsterdam #improamsterdam25 #amsterdamimprov #impro #improv #improvfestival