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Theatresports^TM

A form of improvisational theatre which uses the format of a competition for dramatic effect.

Created by Keith Johnstone, TheatreSports™ is a popular theatre form in America, Europe, Australia and Japan. Teams challenge each other to a TheatreSports™ performance game and perform scenes based on audience suggestions. In addition to being a test of participants' improvisation skills, TheatreSports™ puts to test participants' spontaneousness, creativity and team work skills.

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2009 National Theatresports @ DHS

National Theatresports @ DHS 2009 has been successfully staged!

The third National Theatresports @ DHS competition was successfully held by Dunman High School at Dunman High School Performing Arts Centre on 4 December 2009. Participants came from a total of 9 schools island-wide. Macau team, 忘不了。我爱 was invited as guest performers for the night.

Similar to previous years, a one-week workshop was conducted for all participants before the competition. In addition, we held an extra pre-competition workshop which lasted for a day for this batch of participants. The instructor of the workshop was Mr Jacky Li from Macau.

Last but not least, we would like to extend our heartfelt gratitude to all people who have helped us in one way or another. Besides, we would like to thank you our audience for giving us your support. We hope to see everyone next year again!

Jacky explaining the game "Hat Game".

Group photo after the preliminary round.

The Macau Team.

Dance opening during the Finals.

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What is Theatresports^TM?

Theatresports^TM is a creative combination of improvisation theatre and sports competition originally developed by director Keith Johnstone in Calgary, Canada, in 1976.

During Theatresports^TM competition, teams of improvisers compete against each other for points on stage. To earn points, teams challenge each other to a Theatresports^TM performance game such as Hat Game, Three Words at a Time and Song, and perform scenes in accordance to the rules of the challenged game based on audience suggestions. In addition to being a test of participants' improvisation skills, Theatresports^TM puts to test participants' spontaneity, creativity and team work too. As the audience cheer for their preferred teams, the atmosphere in the theatre is transformed into one that is similar to a sports competition.

Theatresports^TM is a popular form in countries in America, Europe, Australia and Japan. Besides being embraced by the student population in the various countries, television shows modified from Theatresports^TM is not uncommon too, with Whose Line is it Anyway as one of the most prominent examples.

Theatresports ^TM @ Singapore

Mr Jacky Li Chun Kit's introduction of this form of theatre to the Macau audience in year 2001 marks the official entry of Theatresports^TM into the Chinese theatre scene. Since then, Jacky remains active in the promotion of Theatresports^TM in Chinese-speaking regions, including Hong Kong, Malaysia and Singapore.

In 2007, with Jacky as the instructor, Dunman High School staged the first National Theatresports^TM competition in Singapore. A one-week workshop was held for secondary and junior college students before they were put on stage on the competition. With the energetic youths pioneering Theatresports^TM formally at the Drama Centre (NLB), the audience experienced for themselves the electrifying atmosphere of an improvisational theatre.

Related Websites

Dunman High School：
http://www.dhs.sg/

International Theatresports^TM Institute (ITI)：
http://www.theatresports.org/en/index.php

Profile of Mr Jacky Li Chun Kit ：
http://www.tfarmers.org/i_jacky.htm

Past Events
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Year 2010
NTUC Income Youth Theatresports Grand Finals
2010 Sir Stamford Raffles Theatresports Cup
Project "Breaking through the Limits of Learning" - 2010 Pei Tong Primary School Theatresports Camp

Year 2009
2009 National Theatresports @ DHS

Year 2008
Project “Bringing Theatresports into Primary Schools” – 2008 Pei Tong Primary School Theatresports Camp
2008 Theatresports Macau Open
2008 National Theatresports @ DHS