Author: Chris JohnstonPublisher:
ISBN: 9781854596680
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 363
Book Description
Improvisation Games for Classical Musicians
Author: Jeffrey AgrellPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Games with music
Languages : en
Pages : 384
Book Description
Why don't classical musicians improvise? Why do jazz players get to have all the fun? And how do they develop such fabulous technique and aural skills? With these words, Jeffrey Agrell opens the door to improvisation for all non-jazz musicians who thought it was beyond their ability to play extemporaneously. Step-by-step, Agrell leads through a series of games, rather than exercises. The game format takes the pressure off of classically trained musicians, steering them away from their fixation on mistake-free performance and introducing the basic concepts of playing with music itself instead of obsessing over a perfect rendition of a written score. Agrell draws an analogy with sports that illustrates the absurdity of the traditional approach to classically-oriented music performance.
The Improv Book
Author: Alison GoldiePublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1783196793
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 202
Book Description
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.
The Big Book of Improv Games
Author: Karen L EichlerPublisher: Independently Published
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 460
Book Description
THE definitive collection of over 500 performance-based games that should be in every improviser's collection! Clear, easy-to-follow descriptions, examples, tips, and game variations make The Big Book of Improv Games an invaluable reference tool for every improviser from beginner to expert The Big Book of Improv Games gives you complete, practical descriptions of: Scene Games Quirky Games Non-Scene Games Guessing Games Singing Games Step-Out Games An excellent resource for individual improvisers and improv companies, The Big Book of Improv Games gives you everything you need to create season after season of unique, entertaining shows sure to please audiences and improvisers alike! Looking for something to spice up your improv jams and practices? This book is made for you, too. Also makes a great improv-nerd gift! Karen & Andy, authors of The 5 Elements of Improv and The One Minute Improviser, bring over 40 years of improvisational teaching and performing expertise to their writing.
Play Your Way Sane
Author: Clay DrinkoPublisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1982169230
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
Stop negative thoughts, assuage anxiety, and live in the moment with these fun, easy games from improv expert Clay Drinko. If you’ve been feeling lost lately, you’re not alone! Even before the Covid-19 pandemic, Americans were experiencing record levels of loneliness and anxiety. And in our current political turmoil, it’s safe to say that people are looking for new tools to help them feel more present, positive, and in sync with the world. So what better way to get there than play? In Play Your Way Sane, Dr. Clay Drinko offers 120 low-key, accessible activities that draw on the popular principles of improv comedy to help you tackle your everyday stress and reconnect with the people around you. Divided into twelve fun sections, including “Killing Debbie Downer” and “Thou Shalt Not Be Judgy,” the games emphasize openness, reciprocation, and active listening as the keys to a mindful and satisfying life. Whether you’re looking to improve your personal relationships, find new meaning at work, or just survive our trying times, Play Your Way Sane offers serious self-help with a side of Second City sass.
Group Improvisation
Author: Peter Campbell GwinnPublisher: Meriwether Publishing
ISBN: 9781566081382
Category : Improvisation (Acting)
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Over 40 improv games for developing group chemistry are included in this concise book, organized into sections: Bonding, Focus, Awareness, Creation, Energy, Dynamics, and more. Every group, not just improv teams, benefits from increased communication, and author Peter Gwinn reveals many secrets about how to facilitate this connection in fun and creative ways. The many improv games and exercises he presents here, appropriate for high school age or older thespians, help heighten awareness, break the ice, increase concentration, and wire brains together. Gwinn and his colleagues at the iO Theater in Chicago developed the concept of "The Group Mind" to create a synergy between team members. With this increased connection, your actors feel part of a greater entity, with a sense of excitement, belonging, and importance that takes teamwork to a new level.
The Ultimate Improv Book
Author: Edward J. NevraumontPublisher: Meriwether Publishing
ISBN:
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 284
Book Description
A complete improvisation curriculum in twenty-four class-length units. This comprehensive resource who shows the who, what, when, why and how of comedy improvisation. Main topics: What is improv?; Improvisational skills; Structuring; Strategies; How to start your own improvisation team. Includes many games and exercises.
Author: Jeffrey Agrell
Author: Glyn Trefor-JonesImpro
Author: Keith JohnstonePublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1136610456
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 206
Book Description
Keith Johnstone's involvement with the theatre began when George Devine and Tony Richardson, artistic directors of the Royal Court Theatre, commissioned a play from him. This was in 1956. A few years later he was himself Associate Artistic Director, working as a play-reader and director, in particular helping to run the Writers' Group. The improvisatory techniques and exercises evolved there to foster spontaneity and narrative skills were developed further in the actors' studio 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 techniques and exercises which Johnstone has himself found most useful and most stimulating. The result is both an ideas book and a fascinating exploration of the nature of spontaneous creativity.
