Mário Costa

Guest Instructor

Mário Abel holds a degree in Actor-Theater from the Escola Superior de Teatro e Cinema (2012). At IMPROVISO, he trained with Gustavo Miranda (OS BARBIXAS), Daniel Nascimento (OS BARBIXAS), Omar Argentino (IMPROTOUR), Laura Doornerweerd (IMPRO AMSTERDAM) and Stephanie Jacob (The PIT-NYC), among others.
He participated as a guest improviser at the IRREVERENTE festivals (LISBON INTERNATIONAL IMPROVISO FESTIVAL) in 2022 and 2024. He co-created and founded the improv comedy group IMPROVISTO, in 2014, and co-created and co-produced NIM - FESTIVAL NOITES IMPREVISTAS, in 2016, dedicated to the best of improv comedy in Portugal. He was a guest teacher/improviser at the ImproTresk festival (Impro BRNO, Czech Republic) in 2012.
He regularly works with corporate improvisation, conducting trainings and facilitating educational activities with GRUPO PESTANA, PWC and HOSPITAIS LUSÍADAS. He recently gave an improvisation workshop at CEA (May-July 2024) and classes at the ArteViva school in Barreiro.