In our last post we let you know that we'll be twinning our club with a similar improv club at a school in Ljubljana, Slovenia called " Gimnazija Vič " (you can also find the school on Facebook ). Fun fact - "Gimnazija Vič" stands for "High school Vic" So, you are probably wondering "Just how will this be done?" Well, let's give you some back story first. Back in June 2012, one of our coaches, Jonathan Argue, went to an international improv festival that is hosted by Unexpected Productions in Seattle, Washington. Improvisors from all over the world come to this festival to spend a week taking workshops together and performing. It was during this time that he met Sara Šoukal, who happens to also be an improv coach at Gimnazija Vič. Jonathan and Sara mused about how fantastic it would be to find a way for both teams to share ideas about improv and together they came up with the idea of twinning the teams. Sara wrote up a proj
The Victoria High School (Vic High) Improv Club is all about giving students the opportunity to build excellent team work and public speaking skills and above all, to have fun! The club is run by Jonathan Argue (Improviser, past Managing Director of the Impromaniacs Theatre Company Society) and Kim Sholinder (Drama Teacher, Vic High). Thanks to Zoe Schmit, Emily Fraser and Lily Macgregor who step in to coach as their schedules permit. You can reach us at imagination [at] vichighimprov.ca.