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Coaches, and why we love them

Coach Lorraine Cantwell with the Halifax West improv teams

By Polly Leger

Now that the regular season of improv is over, lets look at some of the people who helped teams play along the way… Coaches.  It doesn’t matter if they’re a former player, a teacher at school, or an improvisor-at-large helping out a team, coaches can make an incredible difference, and

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Coaches, and why we love them

Life after CIG

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By Polly Leger

It’s coming up on graduation time and that means the CIG season is over. That can leave a pretty big hole. But life doesn’t stop after the Games, even if the realization that your time as player has come to an end can be the biggest bummer on the planet. During the

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For the Love of a Good Couch: Life after the CIG

Workshops Strike Back: Workshop round up II

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By Mike Hammond and Polly Leger

Last week we brought you Part One of a round up of some of the workshops our staff put on at the National Festival. Because CIG Nationals is about more than just competing… it’s also a haven of improv workshops and forums. Staff from across Canada

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Workshops Strike Back: Round Up Part 2

Making it Wherque: Workshops!

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By Mike Hammond and Polly Leger

One of the wonderful things about the National Festival is that our staff is a collection of some of Canada’s best trainers. Their improv biceps are bulging and their comedy abs are bursting….WITH LAUGHER. Woof, this joke’s getting sweaty. LIKE YOU’R IMPROV SKILLS AFTER WORKING THEM OUT! (I’ll show

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Making it Wherque: Workshops!

How best is Volunteering? The most best.

Volunteering in the 2012 National tournament

By Spencer Dunn
Spencer “The World’s Dad” Dunn is a volunteer with the Canadian Improv Games.  You may have seen him on the National Stage this year, reminiscing about that family vacation to Niagara Falls. Or you may know him from his home region of Tri-City, or seen him around in tournaments in Toronto

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How best is Volunteering? The most best.

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