Impro: Improvisation and the Theatre
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| Rating | : | 4.89 (575 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0878301178 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 208 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-06-24 |
| Language | : | English |
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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 . ""Impro ought to be required reading not only for theatre people generally but also for teachers, educators, and students of all kinds and persuassions
First published in 1987. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
"Something for Everyone" according to Allegra DiNetta. Impro: Improvisation And The Theatre is a surprisingly helpful book by Keith Johnston. After a brief introduction and some autobiographical information, it dives right in to Improv instruction. I say instruction, because Keith Johnstone wrote this book from the point of view of an instructor, but it really can be helpful for students, actors, writers, and people who want to be more creative in general.. mbrock said Eye-opening book, goes beyond theater. Keith Johnstone has a very interesting worldview. This book is clearly aimed at people who want to either learn about improvisational theater, or even moreso people who want to teach it. There are a few explicit exercises, but the text is mostly prose about the nature of improvisation, and the way that relates to human psychology.As an example of an interesting psychological insight, Johnstone discusses trance states. He. Meaningful stuff, makes you think. This was the first improv book that I ever read, and in retrospect I kind of wish I'd read something like Charna Halpern's TRUTH IN COMEDY or Mick Napier's IMPROVISE first. Those books will give you a better introduction to what most of us know of as group improvisation - the "Whose Line is it anyway" sort of thing. They'll give you a better framework to work with.Keith Johnstone's book, on the other hand, is kind of lik