{"id":246,"date":"2016-09-12T16:03:32","date_gmt":"2016-09-12T16:03:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.joesamuel.co.uk\/?page_id=246"},"modified":"2016-09-14T11:27:10","modified_gmt":"2016-09-14T11:27:10","slug":"european-improv-festivals","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.joesamuel.co.uk\/wordpress\/shows\/european-improv-festivals\/","title":{"rendered":"European Improv Festivals"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-246 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl 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gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-255'>\n\t\t\t\tMount Olymprov Improv Festival\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/osholeela.uk\/?espresso_events=the-maydays-improv-retreat\" class=\"no-lightbox\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.joesamuel.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Leela1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-272\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-272'>\n\t\t\t\tMaydays Improv Festival\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/improvfestireland.com\/\" class=\"no-lightbox\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" 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200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>I have been fortunate enough to be the Musical director at many European Improv Festivals including Barcelona, Finland, Athens, Dublin and Maydays UK improv festivals. \u00a0I&#8217;ve also performed regularly in the Edinburgh Festival, Slapdash and Brighton Festivals. \u00a0My role is to accompany every team, troupe or individual that wants music for their show, often leading to a crazy amount of shows. \u00a0At Barcelona in 2015 I believe I played in 24 shows over 4 nights. \u00a0Highlights have been playing for <a href=\"loignon.eu\/\" target=\"_blank\">Theatre De l&#8217;Oignon<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/bigbangimprov.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Big Bang<\/a>(Improv Boston), <a href=\"http:\/\/www.themaydays.co.uk\" target=\"_blank\">The Maydays<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Lamabati\/\" target=\"_blank\">Lamabati<\/a>, <a 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