Theatrical pieces are usually played in theaters, with seats for the audience, a stage for the actors, lights to give focus to the performers. Allocated spaces for everyone involved in the ritual.  Improvisational theater from the very beginning had to be more flexible than that, often the Commedia del' arte troupes, predecessors of modern day improvisation groups, would have to adapt to whatever the city street, square, horse carriage was given to them to perform. To some extent improvisational theater even today happens in places that are not per say theaters: pubs, student dormitories, etc. Of course improvisers are challenged with the lack of "theatricalism" of the space, but if one can oversee the obstacles, there is a world of inspiration and playfulness when playing in unconventional spaces. Why not not play a scene in the bathroom: where would the audience sit? A scene in a car of a grandad, how does it influence the improvisers? Improvising on the steps of the Parliament, history does the place offer to play with? 

Famous words by W. Shakespare are the motivation for this workshop. We will explore the inside and outside of the workshop space/ theater, and improvise everywhere but the stage itself. The site location, architecture, lighting, spatial layout, audience placement, and to what degree does the audience participate if at all are the principles of site specific theater. And we will dive into them headfirst!