| 1997 |
May: |
First »Gurke-Banane-Show« (pickle-banana show) at the Ratibor |
| 1998 |
May: |
First long-format show, »Nachtflug« (night flight) |
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July: |
Start of our Improv-School at the Ratibor |
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Nov: |
First invitation to a festival (Valongo/Portugal) |
| 1999 |
April: |
Invitation to the 1000th radio show »Hörensagen« on GermanNationalRadio |
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Oct: |
Invitation to the »Interspontane« Festival in Kiel/Germany |
| 2000 |
April: |
Our first show at the Jazzclub »Schlot«, making Tuesday the third regular day with a show |
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June: |
Invitation to the renowned International Improv Festival in Seattle/USA |
| 2001 |
March: |
Die Gorillas host »IMPRO 01«, their own International Festival for Improv Theatre |
| 2002 |
Jan: |
Die Gorillas perform for the federal ministry of agriculture at the important agricultural fair »Grüne Woche« (since then almost every year until 2005) |
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Jan: |
Invitation to the »Maulhelden«-Festival at the Tempodrom/Berlin |
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March: |
Die Gorillas host their 2nd international festival: IMPRO 02 |
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May: |
500th show at the Ratibor |
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June: |
Invitation to the Bodensee-Cup at Konstanz/Germany |
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July: |
Invitation to the Swiss EXPO at Biel/Switzerland |
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July: |
The Improv School of the Gorillas hosts the first ImprovCup for amateur groups |
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Oct: |
Die Gorillas have their first »Weibershow« - women only; a national premiere |
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Dec: |
Die Gorillas win the »Arosa Snowstar« at a comedy festival in Switzerland |
| 2003 |
Feb: |
Winner of the 2nd International Theatersports Competition in Zürich/Switzerland |
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March: |
Die Gorillas host IMPRO 03, their 3rd international festival |
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April: |
Invitation to the German »Impro Open« in Hamburg/Germany |
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April: |
Invitation to the International Festival »moment!« in Vienna/Austria |
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July: |
2nd Amateur Cup of the Improv School at the Ratibor |
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Oct: |
The women-only- »Weibershow« becomes part of the regular Gorillas repertoire |
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Oct: |
The Gorilla ladies are invited to the 1st Women`s Improv Festival in Vienna/Austria, hosted by the »English Lovers« |
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Oct: |
Invitation to the 8th International Festival for the Comic Arts in Winterthur/Switzerland |
| 2004 |
March: |
Die Gorillas host IMPRO 04, their 4th International Festival |
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May: |
Invitation to the Europe-Festival in Strasbourg/France |
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July: |
Invitation to the International Improv Festival in Seattle/USA |
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Sep: |
Invitation to the International Improv Festival in Victoria/Canada |
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Oct: |
Invitation to the International Improv Festival in Ljubljana/Slovenia |
| 2005 |
March: |
Die Gorillas host IMPRO 05, their 5th International Festival |
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June: |
Invitation to the International Improv Festival in Seattle/USA |
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June: |
Invitation to the International Improv Festival in Edmonton/Canada |
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June: |
Invitation to the Festival in Erlach/Switzerland |
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Sep: |
Invitation to the International Improv Festival in Ljubljana/Slovenia |
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Sep: |
Invitation to the Festival in Tczew/Poland |
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Oct: |
Invitation to the Festival in Brussels/Belgium |
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Nov: |
Invitation to the Comedyfestival in Cologne/Germany |
| 2006 |
March: |
Die Gorillas host the »Confeddi«-Cup (parallel to the Soccer »Confed Cup«) |
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May: |
Invitation to the International Improv Festival in Oslo/Norway |
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June: |
Co-Host of the Theatersports-World-Cup, as part of the official cultural programm of the German government, accompanying the Soccer World-Cup in Germany |
| 2007 |
March: |
Die Gorillas host IMPRO 07, their 6th International Festival |
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May: |
Die Gorillas celebrate their 10th birthday with some special event shows |
| 2008 |
Feb: |
Invitation to the International Festival at St. Petersburg/Russia |
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March: |
Die Gorillas host IMPRO 08, their 7th International Festival |
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April: |
First show of the »Gimmicks«, the newcomer-group of Die Gorillas |
| 2009 |
March: |
Die Gorillas host IMPRO 09, their 8th International Festival |
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June: |
The 500th show at the Schlot |
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Sep: |
Die Gorillas tour for several shows in the USA and Canada |
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Sep: |
Die Gorillas host the German National Tournament of Improv Theatre |
| 2010 |
March: |
Die Gorillas host IMPRO 2010, their 9th International Festival |
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June: |
»Philtre Berlin« - 1st meeting and performance of a socio-cultural European project, in which Die Gorillas collaborate with three other European groups |
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Sep: |
»Philtre Stockholm« - 2nd meeting of the European project, in Stockholm/Sweden |
| 2011 |
Feb: |
»Philtre Lyon« - 3rd meeting of the European project, in Lyon/France |
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March: |
Die Gorillas host IMPRO 2011, their 10th International Festival |
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April: |
Invitation to the Chicago Improv Festival CIF 2011, Chicago/USA |
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May: |
»Philtre Stede Broec« - final meeting of the European project, in Stede Broec/Netherlands |
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Sep: |
Co-Host of the Theatresports-Cup Berlin |
| 2012 |
March: |
Die Gorillas host IMPRO 2012, their 11th International Festival |
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May: |
Die Gorillas have their 15th birthday |
| 2013 |
March: |
Die Gorillas host IMPRO 2013, their 12th International Festival |
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Oct: |
The Gorillas officially start with the project »Should I stay or should I go?«, co-financed by the EU |
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Dec: |
The Gorillas perform at the »Impulse« Festival of the National Theatre of the World in Toronto/Canada |
| 2014 |
March: |
Die Gorillas host IMPRO 2014, their 13th International Festival |
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May: |
»Theater. Improvisiert«. On one weekend, the Gorillas present 5 new and specifically theatrical shows |
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June: |
Shooting of the Berlin part of an improvised movie, as part of the »Should I stay of should I go« project |
| 2015 |
March: |
Die Gorillas host IMPRO 2015, their 14th International Festival |
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June: |
Movie premiere of the »Should I stay of should I go« project |
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Oct: |
Premiere of »Die Gorillas im Schleudergang« at Waschhaus Potsdam |
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Nov: |
»Theater. Improvisiert«. One weekend of 5 new duo improvisations developed by the Gorillas |
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Premiere of »Ende Gelände - Volkstheater mit den Gorillas« at Volksbühne, Berlin |
| 2016 |
March: |
Die Gorillas host IMPRO 2016: Improv without borders, their 15th International Festival |
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Nov: |
»Theater. Improvisiert« changed into #NEU.3: On one weekend, the Gorillas present 5 new and specifically theatrical shows on the subject of fear |
| 2017 |
March: |
Die Gorillas host IMPRO 2017, their 16th International Festival |
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April - May: |
»20 Jahre. 20 Shows«: The Gorillas celebrate their 20th anniversary by looking back on their varied history |
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May: |
»Impro in der Therapie« starts. Regina's and Barbara's projects is about improv in the therapeutic context |
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Oct: |
The Gorillas officially start with the project »Our Lives«, co-financed by the EU: Creation Week Berlin with 7 of 28 artists from 7 EU countries |
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Nov: |
#NEU.4: On one weekend, the Gorillas present 4 new shows in the style of 4 famous film directors |
| 2018 |
March: |
Die Gorillas host IMPRO 2018: Our Lives, their 17th International Festival |
