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Improvisation is a vibrant art of spontaneity and impulse. Audiences the world over flock to shows where 'anything could happen!' But lurking at the heart of many companies that perform it is a contradiction, a bait and switch. Students who sign up for classes are taught 'The Improv Rules': the strictly right and wrong way to be creative. Exploration is replaced with emulation and curiosity with compliance. How the hell did that happen?
Patti Stiles is an internationally respected improvisor, actor, director and teacher whose performance skills and deep understanding of the work shine out on stage and in the workshop room.
In Improvise Freely, she shows how 'rules' meant to guarantee success actually confine us in a counterfeit appearance of spontaneity and hamper our creativity. She turns 'The Rules' on their head and shows that other approaches are possible.
Is it okay to ask questions? Why must we Who What Where? And what if ' Yes, And' isn't all it's cracked up to be?
This book encourages us to explore the labyrinth ourselves, rather than follow a tour guide. Instead of handing us a map, Ms. Stiles offers us a light.
The Improv Handbook is the most comprehensive, smart, helpful and inspiring guide to improv available today. Applicable to comedians, actors, public speakers and anyone who needs to think on their toes, it features a range of games, interviews, descriptions and exercises that illuminate and illustrate the exciting world of improvised performance.
First published in 2008, this second edition features a new foreword by comedian Mike McShane, as well as new exercises on endings, managing blind offers and master-servant games, plus new and expanded interviews with Keith Johnstone, Neil Mullarkey, Jeffrey Sweet and Paul Rogan. The Improv Handbook is a one-stop guide to the exciting world of improvisation. Whether you're a beginner, an expert, or would just love to try it if you weren't too scared, The Improv Handbook will guide you every step of the way.
This guide is for all those wishing to train in and produce Maestro Impro(TM). It is a fantastic format to experience Impro Keith Johnstone style and receive all of the personal and group benefits that go along with it. Maestro Impro(TM) player/directors develop in storytelling, spontaneity, joyful failure, confidence, teamwork, playfulness and so much more.
In the late 1950's Keith Johnstone was experimenting with Theatresports(TM) in London England. It was first produced in Calgary, Canada in 1977, from there spread around the world and is now played in over 90 countries.
Maestro Impro(TM) was developed in the early 1990s and is now played popularly worldwide.
The International Theatresports(TM) Institute was created by Keith to entrust and manage his Impro formats.
The ITI grants performance rights to groups wishing to train on and perform the Keith Johnstone formats of Theatresports(TM), Maestro Impro(TM) and Gorilla Theatre(TM). Money from royalties goes to member benefits, building the Impro community and managing the trademark and legacy. Keith himself has never taken any profit from the licensing of Theatresports(TM).
ITI members have select access to the Maestro Impro(TM) Guide but it is also available for purchase to anyone.
Exceedingly handy! - Jill Bernard, International Improv Teacher and Performer
Learn the secrets of improv teaching today!
Whether you're just starting out or leveling up, this book unlocks your inner instructor and helps you to deliver memorable, effective, and fun classes. You'll learn to:I really wish there had been a resource like this when I started. - Ria Toricelli, Creative Director, Shore Thing Theater
Andrew Berkowitz is Artistic Director Emeritus at ComedySportz Portland and a teacher and performer at theaters and festivals around the world.
This coloring diary has been designed and created by Christina Freija, who draws her inspiration from Oriental culture and from the fascinating atmosphere of the Far East. The drawings in the book have been made by Tone Artist. Now you have a special monthly coloring diary in your hands, which has been divided into weekly sections. Every month starts with a one page monthly planner to help you to keep track of your activities and the events that matter to you.
Let the colors guide you and see how the stunning images in this book are brought to life by your creativity Make it your own and use it as a coloring book, diary, notebook, calendar and much more. It all depends on you. When you relax and focus on the coloring diary, you create for yourself an inspiring everyday tool that you can always carry with you. It helps you to remember important things and appointments; it can also be used to record new ideas and goals that you want to achieve.
The diary has been designed in such a way that it is not connected to any particular year. So, you can start at any time, even in the middle of a year.
Object work, environment and physicality are essential for improvisational theatre. Skilled improvisers can draw audiences into the performance by helping them see things that aren't there.
The Improv Illusionist is the first book dedicated to physical improv. It reveals why these skills are so important, how to fix bad habits that develop over time and practical techniques for being more physical on stage.
The book features over 50 exercises to help improvisers develop their skills through solo and group work. Instructors will also find notes and tips for teaching physical improv.
Improvisers of all ages and experience levels will learn how to:
The Improv Playbook is your ultimate guide to the world of improvisational theatre, packed with a collection of dynamic and entertaining games that will ignite your creativity and enhance your improvisation skills. This comprehensive book is a must-have resource for improv enthusiasts, drama teachers, and anyone seeking to explore the exciting realm of spontaneous performance.
Inside The Improv Playbook, you'll find a treasure trove of 23 carefully curated improvisation games that will keep you and your fellow performers engaged, entertained, and in the moment. Each game is accompanied by clear instructions, variations, and helpful tips to maximize your enjoyment and learning experience.
Experience the thrill of Party Quirks, where you'll take on quirky and hilarious character traits, or dive into the world of Character Swap, where you'll embody a wide range of captivating personalities. Explore the art of storytelling with Last Line, First Line, creating cohesive narratives on the spot. Engage in the fast-paced and dynamic Freeze Frame, where you'll create vivid scenes in a split second.
But the fun doesn't stop there! The Improv Playbook goes above and beyond, offering an additional list of scene starters and ideas to help make your classroom improvisation games go as smoothly as possible!
Whether you're a seasoned performer or a beginner taking your first steps into the world of improv, The Improv Playbook provides a comprehensive framework to develop your spontaneity, teamwork, and creativity. The games are designed to foster a supportive and inclusive environment, allowing you to take risks, build confidence, and embrace the joy of collaborative storytelling.
With its user-friendly format and engaging content, The Improv Playbook is an essential tool for drama teachers, improv troupes, or anyone seeking a valuable resource for team-building activities, drama classes, or spontaneous entertainment. It's time to unleash your imagination, think on your feet, and bring the magic of improv to life!
Get your copy of The Improv Playbook today and embark on an unforgettable journey of creativity, laughter, and boundless possibilities in the world of improvisational theatre.
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.
Creating Improvised Theatre: Tools, Techniques, and Theories for Short Form and Narrative Improvisation is a complete guide to improvised theatre for performers and instructors.
This book provides a modern view of improvised theatre based on the rapid evolution of this art form, shedding new light on classic theories as well as developing lesser known and emerging techniques, such as the Trance Mask. Instead of simply referencing classic theories, the book revisits them and places them in the context of contemporary improvisation techniques. Designed as a practical support, this guide contains over 130 exercises that allow its theories to come alive in workshops, rehearsals, and performance. The book is divided into four sections:
Written to inspire creativity and provide the tools to develop innovative improvised shows and experiences, Creating Improvised Theatre is an invaluable source book for anyone interested in the art of improvised theatre, whether a beginning student or experienced performer.
Creating Improvised Theatre: Tools, Techniques, and Theories for Short Form and Narrative Improvisation is a complete guide to improvised theatre for performers and instructors.
This book provides a modern view of improvised theatre based on the rapid evolution of this art form, shedding new light on classic theories as well as developing lesser known and emerging techniques, such as the Trance Mask. Instead of simply referencing classic theories, the book revisits them and places them in the context of contemporary improvisation techniques. Designed as a practical support, this guide contains over 130 exercises that allow its theories to come alive in workshops, rehearsals, and performance. The book is divided into four sections:
Written to inspire creativity and provide the tools to develop innovative improvised shows and experiences, Creating Improvised Theatre is an invaluable source book for anyone interested in the art of improvised theatre, whether a beginning student or experienced performer.
Improvisation the Michael Chekhov Way: Active Exploration of Acting Techniques provides readers with dozens of improvisational exercises based on the acting techniques of Michael Chekhov.
The book features key exercises that will help the actor explore improvisation and expand their imagination through the technique. Exercises that have been successfully taught for decades via the intensive trainings from the National Michael Chekhov Association are now clearly laid out in this book, along with information on how these performance-based techniques can be applied to a script and even provide life benefits. Guidance on how to use the exercises both in a group setting and as an individual is provided, as well as tools for lesson plans for up to a year of actor training. These step-by-step exercises will allow readers to expand their range of expression, discover the joy of creating unique characters, improve stage presence and presentation skills, and find new, creative ways to look at life.
Improvisation the Michael Chekhov Way is written to be used by individual actors and practitioners as well as in group settings such as acting or improvisation courses, and to benefit anyone wishing to enhance their creativity and imagination.
Zoomy Zoomy is a collection of dynamic, well-tested, and easy-to-follow theatre games, warm-ups, and exercises for leaders working with groups of all ages, including theatre teachers, directors, classroom teachers, and group facilitators. Author Hannah Fox has collected and, in many cases, invented these activities over years of facilitating groups and performing. She also shares her wisdom as an experienced group leader about how to use the exercises--when and why to select them, how to introduce them, and how to lead them.
Hannah Fox is an associate professor of dance and theatre at Manhattanville College. She is artistic director of Big Apple Playback Theatre based in New York City. Hannah teaches dance, theatre, and improv workshops internationally.
This refers to Improv Academy style improv. There is an infinite number of ways to do the right thing and an infinite number of ways to do the wrong thing. Our choices aren't meaningless. As Improv Academy performers we live in a special reality of nothingness. Consciousnesses if the fundamental facts of human existence. Each of us are conscious. We all have our own inner movies. I know about MY consciousness directly. I don't know yours. But if we step by step intertwine our consciousnesses, one bit at a time, we then can bring together a chain of events that will develop as each element one sentence at a time is added to the equation of the DNA of your scene.
IMPROV DNA, Professional Comedy Instruction: this book is important in the comedy world. This information is useful for directors, writers, actors, producers, which essentially an improviser is a combination of all these parts, plus stage design. We begin on a stage, no script, no props, just two performers and an audience. We have lights and sound too - live piano maybe- or simply music to fill in the spaces between improvisations and sketches. We get a one-word suggestion from the audience and begin our short form sketch. These are fun for everyone involved, because there is no one with a script and it becomes impressive to anyone who views this kind of performance because it works seamlessly with the method of scene structure and the DNA of the scene being presented one step at a time. This method of improvisation works for doing live shows, or working in a writer's room, going back to the beginning of an idea and using different emotions and body language to change or convey a different message until you settle up on a piece that was just improvised that was worth writing down. This information always is helpful with a group. But you can play the parts in your own mind, using the steps of setting the scene, writing using the scene structure in this method is the forever useful part. This lets there be a beginning, middle, end and a resolution. You can use this method to write three-minute scenes, or use it to write stage shows, use it to write screenplays, stand-up comedy, this is a writer's method, and if everyone in your theater troupe, improv group, class or writing room is familiar with this material you will have endless possibilities that will be pleasing, even the mistakes become fun. The method explained in this book IMPROV DNA will help you perform compelling scenes every time.
