Improvisation In Drama Theatre And Performance

Author : Adam Blatner
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 463 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780595417506

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Interactive and Improvisational Drama by Adam Blatner Pdf

Are you a drama student looking for other ways to practice in your field? Perhaps you teach drama students or as a teacher want to enliven your lessons. Are you an actor who wants to diversify your role repertoire? Are you a therapist who uses active approaches to promote your clients' creative potentials? Maybe you want to be involved in a meaningful form of social action? This is the book for you Thirty-two innovators share their approaches to interactive and improvisational drama, applied theatre, and performance, for education, therapy, recreation, community-building, and personal empowerment.You are holding the only book that covers the full range of dynamic methods that expand the theatre arts into new settings. There are approaches that don't require memorizing scripts or mounting expensive productions. Dramatic engagement should be recognized as addressing a far broader purpose. There are ways that are playful, and types of non-scripted drama in which the audience become co-actors. This present book is unique in offering ways for participants to become more spontaneous and involved.

Author : Anthony Frost,Ralph Yarrow
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 485 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2015-10-26
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781350316249

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Improvisation in Drama, Theatre and Performance by Anthony Frost,Ralph Yarrow Pdf

Improvisation is a tool for many things: performance training, rehearsal practice, playwriting, therapeutic interaction and somatic discovery. This book opens up the significance of improvisation across cultures, histories and ways of performing our life, offering key insights into the what, the how and the why of performance. It traces the origins of improvisation and its influences, both as a social and political phenomenon and its position in performance training. Including history, theory and practice, this new edition encompasses Theatre and performance studies as well as drama, acknowledging the rapid reconfiguration of these fields in recent years. Its coverage also now extends to improvisation in the USA, cinema, LARPing, street events and the improvising audience, while also looking at improv's relationship to stand-up comedy, jazz, poetry and free movement practices. With an index of exercises and an extensive bibliography, this book is indispensable to students of improvisation.

Author : J. Leep
Publisher : Springer
Page : 186 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2008-07-01
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9780230612556

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Theatrical Improvisation by J. Leep Pdf

Theatrical Improvisation provides an in-depth analysis of short form, long form, and sketch-based improv - tracing the development of each form and the principles that define and connect the styles of performance. Brimming with original interviews from leaders in the field such as Ron West, Charna Halpern, John Sweeny and Margaret Edwartowski, Theatrical Improvisation presents straightforward improvisational theory, history, and trends. Includes easy-to-follow resources on teaching improvisation, with assessment tools, exercises, games, and classroom assignments to enable instructors to incorporate and assess improv in the classroom. Leep offers a practical, essential, and engaging guide for anyone who wants to better understand the art, teach, or perform improvisation.

Author : Anthony Frost,Ralph Yarrow
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2015-10-26
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781137348128

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Improvisation in Drama, Theatre and Performance by Anthony Frost,Ralph Yarrow Pdf

Improvisation is a tool for many things: performance training, rehearsal practice, playwriting, therapeutic interaction and somatic discovery. This book opens up the significance of improvisation across cultures, histories and ways of performing our life, offering key insights into the what, the how and the why of performance. It traces the origins of improvisation and its influences, both as a social and political phenomenon and its position in performance training. Including history, theory and practice, this new edition encompasses Theatre and performance studies as well as drama, acknowledging the rapid reconfiguration of these fields in recent years. Its coverage also now extends to improvisation in the USA, cinema, LARPing, street events and the improvising audience, while also looking at improv's relationship to stand-up comedy, jazz, poetry and free movement practices. With an index of exercises and an extensive bibliography, this book is indispensable to students of improvisation.

Author : Viola Spolin
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 490 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 1983
Category : Amateur plays
ISBN : PSU:000032481976

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Improvisation for the Theater by Viola Spolin Pdf

Theory and foundation - Exercises - Children and the theatre - The formal theatre_

Author : Keith Johnstone
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 209 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2017-02-23
Category : Drama
ISBN : 9781350017979

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Impro by Keith Johnstone Pdf

A leading figure in the theatre, Keith Johnstone lays bare his techniques and exercises to foster spontaneity and narrative skill for actors. These techniques and exercises were evolved in the actors' studio, when he was Associate Director of the Royal Court and then in demonstrations to schools and colleges and ultimately in the founding of a company of performers called The Theatre Machine. Divided into four sections, "Status", "Spontaneity", "Narrative Skills" and "Masks and Trance", arranged more or less in the order a group might approach them, the book sets out the specific approaches which Johnstone has himself found most useful and most stimulating. The result is a fascinating exploration of the nature of spontaneous creativity. "If teachers were honoured in the British theatre along-side directors, designers and playwrights, Keith Johnstone would be as familiar a name as are those of . . . Jocelyn Herbert, Edward Bond and other young talents who were drawn to the great lodestone of the Royal Court Theatre in the late 1950s. As head of the script department, Johnstone played a crucial part in the development of the 'writers' theatre . . . " Irving Wardle

Author : Lyn Pierse
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 463 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Acting
ISBN : 1876382015

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Improvisation by Lyn Pierse Pdf

IMPROVISATION: THE GUIDE is the bible for all teachers, actors and improvisers. It is a practical, hands-on feast of ideas, exercises and scene-work. Drama teachers at primary, secondary and university levels have found this book invaluable. The techniques have been used for corporate workshops, drama in education and professional actor training. Improvisation processes ignite spontaneity, develop lateral thinking, encourage team work and release the potential artist in us all. The results are tangible. This book is the long-awaited new version of the previously titled Theatresports Down Under.

Author : Lyn Pierce
Publisher : Ish Group
Page : 463 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 1586900390

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Improvisation by Lyn Pierce Pdf

Theatre and performance games, scenes and warm-ups for coaches and Players, by an acclaimed educator, performer and author.

Author : Marsh Cassady
Publisher : Meriwether Publishing
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 1566080649

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Spontaneous Performance by Marsh Cassady Pdf

Over 300 improvisation and theatre games to develop creative abilities and acting skills. Improvisational theatre involves students immediately without having to audition, and learn lines and blacking. Instead, they learn to watch, listen, and think on their feet. Improvisation is also a good way to develop confidence, to build characters, and to understand the various aspects of acting and drama. Many different types of improvisation are presented, ranging from the serious to the hilarious. All are easily producible, requiring only simple sets and props. Includes exercises leading to widely varied subjects and genres of improvisation, from scenes dealing with youth problems to situation comedy, to the creation of original play scripts. Tips and examples are included on how to present or initiate each improvisation and scene. A valuable resource for all acting students.

Author : Viola Spolin
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 434 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 1974
Category : Amateur plays
ISBN : PSU:000003825570

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Improvisation for the Theater by Viola Spolin Pdf

Author : Michael Mangan
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 376 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2013-05-14
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781137015525

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The Drama, Theatre and Performance Companion by Michael Mangan Pdf

This complete companion to the study of drama, theatre and performance studies is an essential reference point for students undertaking or preparing to undertake a course either at university or at drama school. Designed as a single reference resource, it introduces the main components of the subject, the key theories and thinkers, as well as vital study skills. Written by a highly regarded academic and practitioner with a wealth of expertise and experience in teaching, Mangan takes students from studio to stage, from lecture theatre to workshop, covering practice as well as theory and history. Reliable and comprehensive, this guide is invaluable throughout a degree or course at various levels. It is essential reading for undergraduate students of Drama, Theatre and Performance Studies at universities, drama schools and conservatoires, as well as AS and A Level students studying Drama and Theatre who are considering studying the subject at degree level.

Author : Roger Dean,Hazel Smith
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 349 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2013-11-05
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781134376063

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Improvisation Hypermedia and the Arts since 1945 by Roger Dean,Hazel Smith Pdf

First Published in 1997. The authors’ purpose in this book is to dissect developments in improvisation in the arts since 1945, with a particular emphasis on process and technique. The approach is analytical and theoretical but is also relevant to practitioners and their audience. Their key argument is that improvisation has been of great importance and value in the contemporary arts, particularly because of its potential to develop new forms (often by breaking definitions).

Author : Samuel Elkind
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Drama
ISBN : IND:30000109312193

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Improvisation, Theatre Games, and Scene Handbook by Samuel Elkind Pdf

Contains theatre games, scenes, and improvisations for classrooms or workshops designed to help the actor and director learn, explore, and develop working with various techniques.

Author : Louise Tourelle,Marygai McNamara
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 1998-01
Category : Acting
ISBN : 0864620799

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Performance by Louise Tourelle,Marygai McNamara Pdf

Performance: A Practical Approach to Drama is a textbook that aims to develop expressive skills, improvisation and playbuilding strategies, acting technique, and critical response to live theatre. It has been written to fit any course that focuses on the development and evaluation of performance skills. The book is designed for students to work sequentially through a comprehensive course of study. It is clearly written, logically organised and includes hints, checklists and opportunities for reflection. Performance: A Practical Approach to Drama contains ten chapters divided into small units, each of which begins with an explanation of the skills being taught and an introductory exercise. This 'theory' section is followed by an exploration of related practical skills in workshop exercises, as well as opportunities for students to reflect on their practical work. Chapters conclude with a performance assignment that contains suggestions for assessment and relevant criteria for marking. Key features: concise and clearly written theory combined with a wide range of individual, pair and group exercises, easy-to-follow chapter structure, strong developmental approach, ongoing focus on workshopping and performance, strong emphasis on the value of critical responses to dramatic performance and on self-evaluation, suggestions, hints and pithy quotations positioned at appropriate points in the margin, small margin drawings to assist the completion of exercises (such as movement) and to illustrate stage layouts, carefully chosen scripts (from published and unpublished works, poems and extracts from novels) as stimuli for voice, movement, improvisation and performance exercises, written so that students can use it at home as well as in class.

Author : Anthony Frost,Ralph Yarrow
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : Culture
ISBN : STANFORD:36105034412952

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Improvisation in Drama by Anthony Frost,Ralph Yarrow Pdf

Improvisation is fundamental to all drama as the skill of using various resources to suggest an idea, a situation, a character, perhaps even a text, but it is also a technique for rehearsal of social statement and much more. Following an introduction to the multiple notions of improvisation, the authors examine four main areas of contemporary improvisation work, offer case studies of major practitioners and draw conclusions regarding the theoretical implications of the earlier discussions to move toward an understanding of the creation of 'meaning' in action. This book offers thoughtful reading for actors, students of drama, academics, scholars and general readers.