The Improv Dictionary

Author : David Charles
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 668 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2024-04-04
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781003857389

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The Improv Dictionary by David Charles Pdf

The Improv Dictionary: An A to Z of Improvisational Terms, Techniques, and Tools explores improvisational approaches and concepts drawn from a multitude of movements and schools of thought to enhance spontaneous and collaborative creativity. This accessible resource reveals and interrogates the inherited wisdoms contained in the very words we use to describe modern improv. Each detailed definition goes beyond the obvious clichés and seeks a nuanced and inclusive understanding of how art of the moment can be much more than easy laughs and cheap gags (even when it is being delightfully irreverent and wildly funny). This encyclopedic work pulls from a wide array of practitioners and practices, finding tensions and commonalities from styles as diverse as Theatresports, Comedysportz, the Harold, narrative long-form, Playback Theatre, and Boal’s Theatre of the Oppressed. Entries include nuanced definitions, helpful examples, detailed explorations of the concepts in practice, and framing quotes from a leading practitioner or inspirational artistic voice. The Improv Dictionary offers valuable insights to novice improvisers taking their first steps in the craft, seasoned performers seeking to unlock the next level of abandon, instructors craving a new comprehensive resource, and scholars working in one of the numerous allied fields that find enrichment through collaborative and guided play. Each significant entry in the book is also keyed to an accompanying improv game or exercise housed at www.improvdr.com, enabling readers to dig deeper into their process.

Author : DAVID. CHARLES
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2024-04-04
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1032424109

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The Improv Dictionary by DAVID. CHARLES Pdf

The Improv Dictionary: An A to Z of Improvisational Terms, Techniques, and Tools explores improvisational approaches and concepts drawn from a multitude of movements and schools of thought to enhance spontaneous and collaborative creativity. This accessible resource reveals and interrogates the inherited wisdoms contained in the very words we use to describe modern improv. Each detailed definition goes beyond the obvious clichés and seeks a nuanced and inclusive understanding of how art of the moment can be much more than easy laughs and cheap gags (even when it is being delightfully irreverent and wildly funny). This encyclopedic work pulls from a wide array of practitioners and practices, finding tensions and commonalities from styles as diverse as Theatresports, Comedysportz, the Harold, narrative long-form, Playback Theatre, and Boal's Theatre of the Oppressed. Entries include nuanced definitions, helpful examples, detailed explorations of the concepts in practice, and framing quotes from a leading practitioner or inspirational artistic voice. The Improv Dictionary offers valuable insights to novice improvisers taking their first steps in the craft, seasoned performers seeking to unlock the next level of abandon, instructors craving a new comprehensive resource, and scholars working in one of the numerous allied fields that find enrichment through collaborative and guided play. Each significant entry in the book is also keyed to an accompanying improv game or exercise housed at www.improvdr.com, enabling readers to dig deeper into their process.

Author : Bruce Ellis Benson
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 218 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2003-02-27
Category : Music
ISBN : 0521009324

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The Improvisation of Musical Dialogue by Bruce Ellis Benson Pdf

This book is an important contribution to the philosophy of music. Bruce Benson's concern is the phenomenology of music making as an activity. He offers a radical thesis that it is improvisation that is primary in the moment of music making.It will be a provocative read.

Author : Susanne Ravn,Simon Høffding,James McGuirk
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 227 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2021-05-31
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781000399127

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Philosophy of Improvisation by Susanne Ravn,Simon Høffding,James McGuirk Pdf

This volume brings together philosophical and interdisciplinary perspectives on improvisation. The contributions connect the theoretical dimensions of improvisation with different viewpoints on its practice in the arts and the classroom. The chapters address the phenomenon of improvisation in two related ways. On the one hand, they attend to the lived practices of improvisation both within and without the arts in order to explain the phenomenon. They also extend the scope of improvisational practices to include the role of improvisation in habit and in planned action, at both individual and collective levels. Drawing on recent work done in the philosophy of mind, they address questions such as whether improvisation is a single unified phenomenon or whether it entails different senses that can be discerned theoretically and practically. Finally, they ask after the special kind of improvisational expertise which characterizes musicians, dancers, and other practitioners, an expertise marked by the artist’s ability to participate competently in complex situations while deliberately relinquishing control. Philosophy of Improvisation will appeal to anyone with a strong interest in improvisation, to researchers working in philosophy, aesthetics, and pedagogy as well as practitioners involved in different kinds of music, dance, and theater performances.

Author : John Bullokar
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 334 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 1707
Category : English language
ISBN : BSB:BSB11280142

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The English Expositor Improv'd by John Bullokar Pdf

Author : Ajay Heble,Rebecca Caines
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 462 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2014-08-07
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781136187148

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The Improvisation Studies Reader by Ajay Heble,Rebecca Caines Pdf

Improvisation is a performance practice that animates and activates diverse energies of inspiration, critique, and invention. In recent years it has coalesced into an exciting and innovative new field of interdisciplinary scholarly inquiry, becoming a cornerstone of both practical and theoretical approaches to performance. The Improvisation Studies Reader draws together the works of key artists and thinkers from a range of disciplines, including theatre, music, literature, film, and dance. Divided by keywords into eight sections, this book bridges the gaps between these fields. The book includes case studies, exercises, graphic scores and poems in order to produce a teaching and research resource that identifies central themes in improvisation studies. The sections include: Listening Trust/Risk Flow Dissonance Responsibility Liveness Surprise Hope Each section of the Reader is introduced by a newly commissioned think piece by a key figure in the field, which opens up research questions reflecting on the keyword in question. By placing key theoretical and classic texts in conversation with cutting-edge research and artists’ statements, this book answers the urgent questions facing improvising artists and theorists in the mediatized Twenty-First Century.

Author : Robert Sullivan
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 442 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 1847
Category : Electronic
ISBN : HARVARD:HX6HBX

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Dictionary of the English Language by Robert Sullivan Pdf

Author : Joseph Emerson Worcester
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 2060 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 1884
Category : English language
ISBN : UCAL:$C191471

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A Dictionary of the English Language by Joseph Emerson Worcester Pdf

Author : Robert SULLIVAN (LL.D.)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 496 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 1847
Category : Electronic
ISBN : BL:A0019426906

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A Dictionary of the English Language. To which are added, a Vocabulary of Scripture Proper Names, and a concise Classical Dictionary by Robert SULLIVAN (LL.D.) Pdf

Author : Alison Goldie
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 202 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2015-07-14
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781783196791

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The Improv Book by Alison Goldie Pdf

A smart, witty and accessible guide to the rewarding and joyful practice of improvisation. Classic improv games and variations Telling stories and creating characters Using improv to make theatre and comedy, from monologues to full-scale productions An asset to students and teachers of improvisation in schools, drama schools, higher education and theatre groups, both professional and amateur. It will also be of benefit to organisations and individual readers who want to discover how improv stimulates creativity and confidence in all areas of life. The Improv Book opens up this exciting discipline to a wider audience.

Author : Bert Konowitz
Publisher : Alfred Music
Page : 84 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2024-06-12
Category : Music
ISBN : 145741063X

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Alfred's Teach Yourself to Improvise at the Keyboard by Bert Konowitz Pdf

Learn to improvise at the keyboard and open up a brand new world of musical knowledge with this exciting method from Alfred. Students of all ages can continue their journey to a lifetime of musical enjoyment. By following the step-by-step set of instructions, you will learn all about improvising in blues, rock and jazz styles. With its chord symbols, mini-music lessons and both original and traditional songs, this book will have you improvising right from the beginning! Improvisation is a skill that can be learned and one that every budding pianist should know. It allows the performer to musically express feelings and ideas and is an exciting skill for performing all styles of music. Be your own teacher, and let Alfred be your resource every step of the way.

Author : John Bullokar
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 1769
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:228762567

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The English Expositor Improv'd by John Bullokar Pdf

Author : Webster's New World Dictionary,Editors Of Webster's II Dictionaries
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Page : 1552 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Reference
ISBN : 0618396012

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Webster's II New College Dictionary by Webster's New World Dictionary,Editors Of Webster's II Dictionaries Pdf

A newly updated edition of the dictionary features more than 200,000 definitions, as well as revised charts and tables, proofreaders' marks, synonym lists, word histories, and context examples.

Author : Hugh Archibald Clarke
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 138 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 1896
Category : Music
ISBN : HARVARD:32044040524258

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Pronouncing Dictionary of Musical Terms by Hugh Archibald Clarke Pdf

Author : George Lewis,Benjamin Piekut
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 601 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : Music
ISBN : 9780199892921

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The Oxford Handbook of Critical Improvisation Studies by George Lewis,Benjamin Piekut Pdf

V. 1. Cognitions -- v. 2. Critical theories