The Improvisation Book
How to Conduct Successful Improvisation Sessions
Published on 8. October 2014
256 pages
978-1-78001-478-4 (ISBN)
Description
A practical guide to conducting improvisation sessions, for teachers, directors and workshop leaders.
The Improvisation Book takes you step-by-step, session-by-session through a graded series of improvisation exercises. Starting with the very first class, it adds a new element at each stage until even the most inhibited students have gained a full vocabulary of improvisational techniques.
'a veritable treasure trove... Abbott's book is of real value in the training of actors; I'm enthused and excited about putting it into practice' - ReviewsGate.com
'distils a lifetime of experience and is set out logically and practically so that would-be actors can build skills from the very simple to the remarkably complex' - British Theatre Guide
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
File size
0,62 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-78001-478-4 (9781780014784)
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Book
07/2007
Nick Hern Books
€29.50
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Person
John Abbott had a successful career as an actor before turning to teaching. He teaches improvisation, stand up and Shakespeare at the Arts Educational School of Acting in Chiswick, West London. He is the author of Improvisation in Rehearsal, also published by Nick Hern Books.
Content
- Cover
- Title Page
- Contents
- Dedication
- Author's Note
- Introduction
- 1 Trusting Yourself
- 2 Trusting Others
- 3 Being There
- 4 Atmospheres
- 5 Adjusting the Scenario
- 6 Emotions
- 7 Activities
- 8 Objectives
- 9 Character
- 10 Consolidation
- 11 Listening
- 12 Building Together
- 13 Releasing the Imagination
- 14 Re-incorporating
- 15 Incidents
- 16 Interruptions
- Appendix 1: Warm-up Games and Exercises
- Appendix 2: Preparing the Cards
- Epilogue
- About the Author
- Copyright Information
