Improv Battle (30)
Genre : Speaking Arts
Description :
Improvisational comedy, or improv comedy, is a theatrical art form where improvisers perform without a script. The actors then riff on the suggestions, listening closely to one another and allowing scenes to spontaneously develop in real-time.
No. of teams per IIT :
2
No of participants per team :
4-6
Time Limit :
6-8 minutes
Rules :
Participants have to perform a spontaneous act in front of a live audience.
Any plagiarism will lead to immediate disqualification. Any form of pre-recorded music is not allowed during performance.
Props are allowed but carry no weightage. Participants can use it to enhance their performance.
Visual aids (slides/videos/pictures) are not to be used.
The performance must be delivered in only English or Hindi; vernacular words may be used as a part of a joke but may or may not be graded solely based on the Judge’s discretion.
Obscenity is left to judges' discretion.
Penalty :
- Exceeding the time limit will cause deduction of 5 marks per minute. After 10 minutes,
- the participant will be asked to leave the stage along with a penalty of 10 marks.
Judging Criteria :
- Judge-specific metrics (free to be allocated by the judge) - 20%
- Humour content - 20%, Spontaneity - 20%
- Audience Appeal - 10%
- Confidence - 10%
- Relevance to theme - 10%
- Cast enjoyment (Chemistry between performers and overall coherence) - 10%
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