Improvisation in Drama, Theatre and Performance: History, Practice, Theory

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ISBN
9781137348104
Subject Area
Performing Arts
Publication Name
Improvisation in Drama, Theatre and Performance : History, Practice, Theory
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan The Limited
Item Length
9.2 in
Subject
General
Publication Year
2015
Type
Textbook
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Item Height
0.7 in
Author
Ralph Yarrow, Anthony Frost
Features
New Edition
Item Weight
16.2 Oz
Item Width
6.1 in
Number of Pages
320 Pages
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Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan The Limited
ISBN-10
1137348100
ISBN-13
9781137348104
eBay Product ID (ePID)
212698044

Product Key Features

Number of Pages
320 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
Improvisation in Drama, Theatre and Performance : History, Practice, Theory
Subject
General
Publication Year
2015
Features
New Edition
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Performing Arts
Author
Ralph Yarrow, Anthony Frost
Format
Trade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height
0.7 in
Item Weight
16.2 Oz
Item Length
9.2 in
Item Width
6.1 in

Additional Product Features

Edition Number
3
Intended Audience
College Audience
LCCN
2015-027806
Dewey Edition
23
Reviews
'A much more wide-ranging and inclusive book than any I have used in teaching improvisation.' - Dr Barbara McKean, University of Arizona, USA
Number of Volumes
1 vol.
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
792.02/8
Table Of Content
Acknowledgements Introduction and Preface to the Third Edition PART I: WHO? MAJOR PRACTITIONERS OF IMPROVISATION Improvisation in training, rehearsal practice and writing (Europe and the UK) The improv scene (USA) Improvisation in the creation of new modes of performance Improvisations for change: 'Paratheatre', participation and performance work beyond the stage PART II: WHAT? THE PRACTICE OF IMPROVISATION: IMPROVISATION EXERCISES Preparation Working together Moving towards performance Improvisation for Scene-Building PART III: WHY? THE MEANINGS OF IMPROVISATION: TOWARDS A POETICS Enriching the communication of meaning Meaning and performance Notes Bibliography Index.
Edition Description
New Edition
Synopsis
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., 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., This established text explores the history, theory and practice of improvisation within the rapidly changing field of Drama, Theatre and Performance Studies. New material includes improvisation in film, stand-up comedy, LARPing, applied theatre and theatre sports. It contains a wealth of new exercises and examples from contemporary practitioners.
LC Classification Number
HM621-HM656

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