À la manière de
1977-present · Quebec / francophone world
Also known as In the Style of, À la Manière De
Teams play the thème in the style of an assigned author, director, or genre (Molière, Tarantino, film noir, Commedia dell'arte).
Known for
- Arbiter names a style and teams must inhabit it — language level, subject matter, physical register.
- Standard list runs from classical (Molière, Feydeau, Racine) to modern film (Tarantino, Kubrick, Lynch, Gilliam).
- Kills teams who only know one mode — the cost of playing at a high level in francophone impro.
- Quebec leagues often require improvisers to keep a personal 'répertoire de styles' they can switch into.
Connected to
Forms
match impro
Games
Concepts