

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Beginners Course: Improv Theatre by Burgert Kirsten
- **Event Start and End Date**: Wed, 21 Jan, 2026 at 07:30 pm
- **Event Description**: Discover the Joy of Improv
Curious about improv theatre and want to give it a try?
This beginner friendly introduction course is the perfect place to start. Through playful, accessible games and guided exercises, you will learn the core techniques and mindset that make improv such a joyful and transformative art form.
Throughout the course you will explore:
* Playfulness and spontaneity
* Listening with intention
* Accepting mistakes with confidence
* Imagination and creative thinking
* Clear and open communication
* Trusting yourself and others
* And above all, having fun together

No previous experience is needed. Just bring curiosity and a willingness to play.

Course Details
Teacher: Burgert Kirsten
Format: 12 lessons plus a small performance
Price: €305
Show date: To be determined
Schedule:

Wednesdays, 21 January to 14 April 2026
No class on 17 February
Time: 19:30 to 21:30

Location:
ZIMIHC Wittevrouwen
Bouwstraat 55, Utrecht

Tickets and Funding Options
Tickets cost €305 and can be purchased at:
improv-utrecht.weticket.io
or via the blue button below.
Improv Utrecht offers one or two funded spots per course with a 20 percent discount for participants with limited financial means.
To request this option, please contact Marieke van Laar.
Payment in two installments is also possible.

About the Teacher
Burgert Kirsten is an Organizational Psychologist with a passion for helping teams and individuals work more creatively, adaptively, and collaboratively. His Master’s research, which explored how improvisational theatre can spark innovation in workgroups, was published in the South African Journal of Industrial Psychology.

He is certified in both individual and team coaching through the International Coach Federation and has facilitated leadership, innovation, and creative collaboration workshops for top business schools, major companies, and international conferences.
Burgert trained in improv at the renowned iO Theater in Chicago. He also performed for many years with Lagnes, the longest running Afrikaans improv group in South Africa, which toured nationally and even produced its own television series.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/utrecht/beginners-course-improv-theatre-by-burgert-kirsten/200029448173859
- **Event Categories**: workshops, art, theatre
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 6

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: http://improv-utrecht.weticket.io/?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=utrecht-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Utrecht
- **state**: UT
- **country**: Netherlands
- **location**: ZIMIHC theater Wittevrouwen
- **lat**: 52.09676
- **long**: 5.13247
- **full address**: ZIMIHC theater Wittevrouwen, Bouwstraat 55,Utrecht, Netherlands

## Event Organizer details

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- **organizer**: Improv Utrecht (https://allevents.in/org/improv-utrecht/21208692)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Wed, 21 Jan, 2026 at 07:30 pm
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** ZIMIHC theater Wittevrouwen, Bouwstraat 55,Utrecht, Netherlands
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Improv Utrecht
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** workshops, art, theatre
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Beginners Course: Improv Theatre by Burgert Kirsten ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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