Impro: Improvisation and the Theatre

by Keith Johnstone

Overview

Impro ought to be required reading not only for theatre people generally but also for teachers, educators, and students of all kinds and persuasions. 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 assertions |o CHOICE: Books for College Libraries.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781136610455
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	11/12/2012
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	208
File size:	667 KB

Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION NOTES ON MYSELF STATUS SPONT ANEITY NARRATIVE SKILLS MASKS AND TRANCE APPENDIX

Editorial 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

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