AMSTERDAM IMPROV COMEDY CLASSES & TRAINING
IMPROV TRAINING PROGRAM
Don’t just sit there and watch. Why not learn improvisation yourself? In addition to making you laugh on stage, our actors are expert trainers and they want to teach you. No experience is necessary, just a desire to have fun! We are proud to offer a six-level curriculum and endless comedy electives and workshops! Our core classes are three hours long for eight consecutive weeks.
And here’s the exciting part – it’s not just about learning, it’s about making lasting memories with your fellow improvisers. Picture this: after a session filled with laughter and learning, why not extend the fun? Stay for a drink with your (new) friends at our Boom Bar! We believe that the joy of improv shouldn’t end when the class does.
Not convinced? Try a Taster Class! This class runs for two hours and costs only €25. If you decide to join a full class – we’ll deduct this from your fee! Spoiler alert. Most people want more!
Session Dates for 2024
Term 1: January 8 – March 3
Term 2: March 11 – May 5
Term 3: May 13 – July 7
Term 4: Aug 12 – October 6 – ON SALE NOW!
Term 5: October 14 – December 8 (on sale Sept. 6)
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MEET THE TRAINERS
Improv Taster Class
Unsure about improv? Let us give you a taste! This 2 hour class shows you what improv is all about. Sign up alone or with friends and meet new fun people!
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Improv Taster Class
Unsure about improv? Let us give you a taste! This 2 hour class shows you what improv is all about. Sign up alone or with friends and meet new fun people!
Sign Up Now
LEVEL 1: Intro to Improv
This is where it all starts! An exciting eight-week course for beginners of all backgrounds. Join to increase your confidence, performance skills or join a fun community.
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LEVEL 2: The 2-Person Scene
This class focuses on initiating and sustaining long-form improvisational scenes. The course starts with a focus on scene fundamentals, acting in improv and an introduction to playing the game.
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LEVEL 3: Building Character
Continue your development! This course focuses on giving students the tools to develop interesting and well-rounded characters. Various frames of reference will be used including physicality, emotion, status, and music.
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LEVEL 4: The Joy of Short-Form Games
Now that you have the basic tools of improv, we’re going to dive into the energy and commitment of short-form game play.
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Get out of your head and onto your feet! This workshop will focus on owning the stage. Learn the most concise way to host an improv game or an entire show.
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LEVEL 6: BYOG: Build Your Own Games
Through exploration of genre and themes, students will create their own short-form games.
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LEVEL 4: Advanced Scenework
This level expands on the students’ previous scene work experience and delves deeper into building dynamic and supportive scenes. Topics include starting scenes organically, exploring support moves and understanding opening devices.
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LEVEL 5: Finding the Game
In this course, students will explore the concepts of game and point of view, and how they can use them to drive scenes. Concepts like shiny objects, gift-giving, justifying and straight-manning.
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LEVEL 6: Long-Form Toolbox
A sweeping overview of long-form formats that will give students an introduction to iconic forms including the La Ronde, the Pretty Flower, the Living Room, and many more.
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ELECTIVE: Musical Improv
This course focuses on learning the voice, connecting to the music, and learning basic song structure. This level is aimed at beginners in musical improv. It is taught by Boom Chicago cast member Stacey Smith and accompanied by Jules Dekker. This class is 6 weeks long.
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ELECTIVE: Stand-Up
The course covers a wide range of techniques and styles to help you discover your own comedy voice along with exercises to boost confidence, creativity and imagination.
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ELECTIVE: Comedy Writing
Interested in stand-up, storytelling or writing content but don’t know where to start? Let’s get writing! Finding compelling material through prompts and exploring the humor within. We will focus on how to ‘find the funny’, how to edit your material and putting different joke formats to the test!
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The Academy Jam
Boom Academy students and instructors join forces on stage on the first Sunday of the month. A unique improv comedy Jam once a month!
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Thuis Party
Join the Boom Chicago House Teams, Season 6 making their debut! These Boom Chicago Academy graduates were selected from an intense audition with an eye towards future stars.
Book Now
Stand-Up Open Mic
Enjoy monthly stand-up comedy in Amsterdam! Watch some of the greatest comedians throughout the Netherlands test out some of their newest material at Boom Chicago’s newest monthly open-mic night.
Book Now
Queer Community Night
We’re keeping the Pride party going with an evening of queer comedy every 3rd Friday of the month. This open mic is open to anyone who identifies as part of the LGBTQIA+ community. Standup, music, drag, puppets, PowerPoint- anything and everything goes.
Book Now
Cage Match
Two teams enter. One team wins. Experience the heat of comedic roasts as our fearless comedians take aim at each other with affectionate jabs and playful burns.
Book Now
Sketch Comedy Night
In the new community night, scripted comedy and characters create a fast-paced and dynamic experience for the audience.
Book Now
Ladies Night Out
Join us for a night of hilarious female-driven comedy. Improv, stand-up, sketch comedy, and more!
Book Now
TASTER CLASS
Improv Taster Class
Unsure about improv? Let us give you a taste! This 2 hour class shows you what improv is all about. Sign up alone or with friends and meet new fun people!
Sign Up Now
Learn More
COMEDY CLASSES
LEVEL 1: Intro to Improv
This is where it all starts! An exciting eight-week course for beginners of all backgrounds. Join to increase your confidence, performance skills or join a fun community.
Book Now
Learn More
LEVEL 2: The 2-Person Scene
This class focuses on initiating and sustaining long-form improvisational scenes. The course starts with a focus on scene fundamentals, acting in improv and an introduction to playing the game.
Book Now
Learn More
LEVEL 3: Building Character
Continue your development! This course focuses on giving students the tools to develop interesting and well-rounded characters. Various frames of reference will be used including physicality, emotion, status, and music.
Book Now
Learn More
LEVEL 4: Advanced Scenework
This level expands on the students’ previous scene work experience and delves deeper into building dynamic and supportive scenes. Topics include starting scenes organically, exploring support moves and understanding opening devices.
Book Now
Learn More
LEVEL 5: Finding the Game
In this course, students will explore the concepts of game and point of view, and how they can use them to drive scenes. Concepts like shiny objects, gift-giving, justifying and straight-manning.
Book Now
Learn More
LEVEL 6: BYOG: Build Your Own Games
Through exploration of genre and themes, students will create their own short-form games.
Book Now
Learn More
LEVEL 4: The Joy of Short-Form Games
Now that you have the basic tools of improv, we’re going to dive into the energy and commitment of short-form game play.
Book Now
Learn More
Get out of your head and onto your feet! This workshop will focus on owning the stage. Learn the most concise way to host an improv game or an entire show.
Book Now
Learn More
LEVEL 6: Long-Form Toolbox
A sweeping overview of long-form formats that will give students an introduction to iconic forms including the La Ronde, the Pretty Flower, the Living Room, and many more.
Book Now
Learn More
COMMUNITY NIGHTS
The Boom Chicago Talent Show
Louie Cordon aka “Boom Chicago’s Cast Cutie” invites you for a night of mischief, fun, and really good times by doing the unthinkable – uniting the theater’s cast, alumni, and staff to create an evening extravaganza like none other.
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Sketch Comedy Night
In the new community night, scripted comedy and characters create a fast-paced and dynamic experience for the audience.
Book Now
Learn More
Cage Match
Two teams enter. One team wins. Experience the heat of comedic roasts as our fearless comedians take aim at each other with affectionate jabs and playful burns.
Book Now
Learn More
Queer Community Night
We’re keeping the Pride party going with an evening of queer comedy every 3rd Friday of the month. This open mic is open to anyone who identifies as part of the LGBTQIA+ community. Standup, music, drag, puppets, PowerPoint- anything and everything goes.
Book Now
Learn More
Thuis Party
Join the Boom Chicago House Teams, Season 6 making their debut! These Boom Chicago Academy graduates were selected from an intense audition with an eye towards future stars.
Book Now
Learn More
Ladies Night Out
Join us for a night of hilarious female-driven comedy. Improv, stand-up, sketch comedy, and more!
Book Now
Learn More
The Academy Jam
Boom Academy students and instructors join forces on stage on the first Sunday of the month. A unique improv comedy Jam once a month!
Book Now
Learn More
Stand-Up Open Mic
Enjoy monthly stand-up comedy in Amsterdam! Watch some of the greatest comedians throughout the Netherlands test out some of their newest material at Boom Chicago’s newest monthly open-mic night.
Book Now
Learn More
InterActing
InterActingis a non-profit theater program that encourages teenagers and students with autism through improvisation skills to break out of their patternsof ritual and routine to embrace the unexpected. These life skills will help young people with autismto become more confident and enjoy interacting with the (non-autistic) world around them.
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