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Impro : Improvisation and the Theatre by Keith Johnstone (1987, Uk-B Format Paperback)

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Impro by Keith Johnstone. Title Impro. 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.

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Product Identifiers

PublisherRoutledge

ISBN-100878301178

ISBN-139780878301171

eBay Product ID (ePID)502483

Product Key Features

Number of Pages208 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameImpro : Improvisation and the Theatre

Publication Year1987

SubjectTheater / General

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaPerforming Arts

AuthorKeith Johnstone

FormatUk-B Format Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.5 in

Item Weight8 Oz

Item Length8.1 in

Item Width5.1 in

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Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

Dewey Edition19

Reviews"Impro ought to be required reading not only for theatre people generally but also for teachers, educators, and students of all kinds and persuassions. Readers of this book are not going to agree with everything in it; but if they are not challenged by it, if they do not ultimately succumb to its wisdom and whimsicality, they are in a very sad state indeed . . . .Johnstone seeks to liberate the imagination, to cultivate in the adult the creative power of the child . . . .Deserves to be widely read and tested in the classroom and rehearsal hall . . .Full of excellent good sense, actual observations and inspired assetions." -- CHOICE: Books for College Libraries

Dewey Decimal792/.028

SynopsisKeith 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.

LC Classification NumberPN2071.I5