Iwo Wieczorek — Improviser, Improv Teacher, Comedian. Chaos
Improviser, improv teacher and comedian. Ten years of making strong decisions on stage before there is a reason for them.
10Years on stage
24Teachers studied under
12Long forms created
01 — First scene
Strong decisions,no safety net
I have been improvising since 2016 and teaching since 2019. Long-form, full-length shows with no script — and workshops where the point is not to be clever, but to commit.
My school is Mick Napier's Annoyance: bold choices, controlled chaos, characters with an edge, courage over hedging.
Chaos is fine.
Chaos without control is just noise.
02 — Where I play
Where I play &what I run
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Improwizowane Poniedziałki
I lead one of the longest-running improv teams in Wrocław. Every Monday, 19:00, Pub Schody Donikąd — long forms, full-length shows, no script.
Leader
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Akademia Improwizacji
I teach the full regular course programme, from Basic Comedy 1 all the way to Long Comedy 2 — the main path, the side paths and the add-on courses. Beginners walk in with no experience and walk out playing long forms.
Regular courses
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Scena Akademii
I am a member of the House Team at Scena Akademii Improwizacji.
House Team
04
S8
My collective — improvisers from Wrocław, Warsaw and Łódź.
Member
No script.
No safety net.
03 — Lineage
24 teachers
My credibility is in the lineage. A decade of studying with the people who built the form.
- Kelly Agathos
- Gael Doorneweerd-Perry
- John Gebretatose
- Stacey Smith
- Ella Galt
- Inbal Lori
- Chris Mead
- Feña Ortalli
- Susan Messing
- Kiva Murphy
- Katy Schutte
- Will Jacobs
- Joe Bill
- Shawn Kinley
- John Hartman
- Brian James O'Connell
- TJ & Dave
- Christian Capozzoli
- Tim Sniffen
- Craig Cackowski
- Artur Jóskowiak
- Mateusz Płocha
- Marta Podobas
- Wojciech Tremiszewski
04 — Selected stages
Where I have played
Every Monday,
19:00.
05 — The school
Take care
of yourself,so you can take care of the scene
Mick Napier's Annoyance is the spine of everything I do — on stage and in the room. Bold choices first, justification later. Commit before you understand why.
That is what I teach, and that is what the four formats below are built on.
06 — Workshops
Four ways
into chaos
These are my original workshops, all delivered through Akademia Improwizacji. Formats run from 3 to 16 hours, for groups of 12–16 and levels from beginner to advanced.
My format · at Akademia Improwizacji
Chaos under control
Making bold choices without wrecking the scene. The Annoyance core, in one room.
3–16 h · 12–16 people · all levels
Co-taught with Asia Jóskowiak
Long form laboratory
A four-day residential lab for building, testing and refining original long-form structures.
4 days · 12–16 people · all levels
Co-taught with Luka Metafora
Slow, fast, on target
Tempo as a tool. When to stretch a beat and when to cut it dead.
3–16 h · 12–16 people · all levels
In development for Akademia Improwizacji
Genre improv
In preparation. Ask about dates.
In preparation
07 — In the room
In the room
Workshops, panels and the rooms where the work happens.
08 — Side doors
Side doors
Shows
Improwizowane Poniedziałki, S8, the House Team at Scena Akademii Improwizacji, and hosting. Every Monday at 19:00 I am on stage.
Speaking
Talks and hosting for conferences — my TEDx talk is online. I have lectured at SWPS University since 2020 and lead brand at Semcore.
Curtain.
09 — Curtain
Book the workshop.book the show.
Festival organisers
Email me for show bookings, workshop formats, photos and bio.
Companies in Poland
I deliver workshops through Akademia Improwizacji — start there or write to me directly.