Loose Moose Theatre Company
1977-present ยท Calgary, AB, Canada
Also known as LMTC
Keith Johnstone's Calgary theater, where Theatresports was invented in 1978 and where improvisers from six continents trained at the International Improvisation Summer School 1988-2019.
Known for
- Co-founded 1977 by Keith Johnstone and Mel Tonken; Johnstone had emigrated from the UK (Royal Court Theatre) to University of Calgary in 1972.
- Theatresports invented at Loose Moose in 1978; now performed on six continents.
- Loose Moose International Improvisation Summer School ran annually 1988-2019, drawing students worldwide.
- Johnstone, the 'grandfather of improvisation', died March 2023 at age 90.
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Keith Johnstonemel tonken
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johnstone technique
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