Detroit Creativity Project

Detroit Creativity Project

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We're using improv to empower Detroit area youth to take a creative, collaborative approach to life. The best part? These lessons endure after improv class ends.

We are a nonprofit organization working to make sure every child has the chance to succeed. Through our flagship program, The Improv Project, we’re working to give Detroit's young people tools they can use to make meaningful changes in their lives. These young improvisers gain confidence and learn lessons that would make all of us better people. They develop the ability to collaborate, listen, res

06/02/2026

Thank you for raising $5000 for our improv programs! You remind us to keep our eyes on the people who make magic happen, even in the toughest times.

Giving your 40th birthday to support our work and the students in our classes is an incredible act of generosity. You inspire us!

Photos from Detroit Creativity Project's post 05/18/2026

…backstage before the show on Saturday.
We had a blast!

Thanks to everyone who was in the house this weekend. And huge thanks to Detroit Women of Comedy Festival for including us!

05/07/2026

DCP Youth Advisors Sariah and Jewel are leading improv exercises with attendees at the YDRC Summit today!

This year’s theme is Rising in Community: Care that Holds. “Yes, and” to that!

(That’s YDRC for Youth Development Resource Center.)

You can play along! Start with “Drop the Ball”. Learn how to play at bit.ly/ImprovatHome.

04/24/2026

The Improv Nerds take the stage on May 16. Please come join us! Show starts at 6p followed by festival headliners. Get tix and the festival lineup at bit.ly/DWCF2026.

04/15/2026

We are so grateful to be a 2026 recipient of a Find Your Light Foundation grant!

With their support, we're bringing improv to two Detroit middle schools that don't currently have a theater arts program.

Find Your Light is dedicated to supporting exceptional arts programming where the need is greatest. Like us, they recognize arts education is essential to every child's education.

THANK YOU to all the people who power Find Your Light. You make our work possible!

04/09/2026

We are always at our best when we create together! Thank you MI Arts and Culture Council and the National Endowment for the Arts for supporting our work with youth and families in metro Detroit. With your help, we’re building something memorable this year!

“Building a Machine”, 2026 Student Showcase at the DIA

Photo credit: Her & Him Studio, Moni Valentini

04/08/2026

OK! You get one more week! But that’s it!

Last chance submissions open now through Sunday, 3/22 @ 11:59PM

Updated fees:
Improv/Group - $65
Stand-Up/Solo - $40
Podcast - $40
Video - $25

Performers will be notified by April 10th. Full schedule announced April 12th.

kicks off May 15 & 16 at Planet Ant to spotlight funny women, trans, and nonbinary makers of comedy from Detroit and beyond - and raise money for local nonprofits. Don’t miss your chance to be part of it!

Submit here --> https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSebJJcGeo5b6P8QtaL1VgtjpSa5LsFl7V3rS0d8Li9_Uue4Mw/viewform

03/23/2026

That was SO much fun! Thank you to everyone who came out to cheer on the performers. And thank you to our friends at the Detroit Institute of Arts for hosting us. You ALL made this weekend memorable!

03/20/2026

We’re saving you a seat! All the details are at https://dia.org/events/improv-project-student-showcase-0

And if you can’t make it… please consider sending a gift in honor of a young person in your life. www.dcpimprov.org

03/07/2026

JOIN US! Sat. 3/21
The Improv Project students and teaching artists take the stage at the Detroit Institute of Arts for our favorite show of the year! Hosted by the DCP Youth Advisors.

Whether you're a fan of improv or curious what it's all about, you're in for an afternoon of laughter and fun!

Doors: 1:00p. Performance: 1:30-3p. Free with museum admission.
All the details at https://dia.org/events/improv-project-student-showcase-0

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2937 East Grand Boulevard
Detroit, MI
48202