Act Attack Dubai is the UAE branch of the international English-language theatre and improv school network founded by George Rigopoulos in Amsterdam in 2017. The Dubai location offers acting and improv courses in English, positioning improv as a tool for personal development, confidence-building, and creative skill development for an international urban community. Act Attack operates in more than a dozen cities across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa.
History
George Rigopoulos founded Act Attack in Amsterdam in 2017 after his own formative experience with theatre as a path to self-confidence. The network expanded rapidly across Europe, establishing locations in Amsterdam, Barcelona, Madrid, Lisbon, Munich, Berlin, Athens, and other cities before extending to the Gulf. The Dubai location was opened to serve the city's large international English-speaking population, offering both beginner and intermediate courses. Act Attack Dubai operates within a broader ecosystem that includes the Courtyard Playhouse and Dubomedy as other established improv and comedy training institutions in the emirate. The Dubai branch is affiliated with the international Act Attack brand and community, meaning students can connect with a pan-global network of practitioners.
Artistic Identity
Act Attack approaches improv and acting primarily as vehicles for personal transformation rather than as ends in themselves, using theatrical exercises to develop confidence, communication, and creative thinking. The school's global footprint and English-language focus make it particularly suited to Dubai's transient, multilingual international community. Courses span improv, acting, physical theatre, voice, musical theatre, and dance improvisation, reflecting a broadly inclusive definition of performance education.
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The Improv Archive. (2026). Act Attack Dubai. Retrieved March 17, 2026, from https://improvarchive.org/companies/act-attack-dubai
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