Ultimate Improv Book: A Complete Guide to Comedy Improvisation - Softcover

Nevraumont, Edward J; Smeaton, Kurt; Hanson, Nicholas P

 
9781566080750: Ultimate Improv Book: A Complete Guide to Comedy Improvisation
Softcover
ISBN 10: 1566080754 ISBN 13: 9781566080750
Verlag: Pioneer Drama Service, 2002

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This strikingly comprehensive manual effectively shows the who, what, when, why and how of comedy improvisation. Unlike other improv books, this text provides the tools you need to start an improvisational team or club at your school. The book presents a complete improv curriculum program divided into 24 valuable class-length units organized into four sections. "The Introduction" explains what improv is and how to create an improv team. "Improvisational Skills" shows some basic rules, physicalization, characterization, teamwork and use of suggestion. "Structuring" describes the who, what and how to make "suggestion" and "reality based" improv structures. "Strategies" gives hints and tips for putting on a show and evaluating the performance. In addition, a unique section that shows you how to structure and create your own new improv games is also included. Finally, you'll find the appendices full of games and exercises invaluable. The Ultimate Improv Book is the improvisational treasure for which you've been looking!

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Edward J. Nevraumont began improvising with the Canadian Improv Games while in high school. Since then, his improv scope has broadened considerably. He has worked in improvised dinner theatre, coached a high school improv team for six years, created the Kingston Improv Games, developed training materials, and facilitated events for drama teachers across Canada. He has studied many different improv schools of thought and worked with everyone from Keith Johnstone to Paul Sills, from Garry Austin to Michael Gellman. He has written training materials for utilizing improvisation in the business world for Queen's University School of Industrial Relations. Currently, Edward is using his improvisation techniques as a manager with Procter and Gamble.

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This strikingly comprehensive manual effectively shows the who, what, when, why, and how of comedy improvisation. Unlike other improv books, this text provides the tools you need to start an improvisational team or club at your school. The book presents a complete improv curriculum program divided into 24 valuable class-length units organized into four sections. "The Introduction" explains what improv is and how to create an improv team. "Improvisational Skills" shows some basic rules, physicalization, characterization, teamwork, and use of suggestion. "Structuring" describes the who, what, and how to make "suggestion" and "reality-based" improv structures. "Strategies" gives hints and tips for putting on a show and evaluating the performance. In addition, a unique section that shows you how to structure and create your own new improv games is also included. Finally, you'll find the appendices full of games and exercises invaluable. The Ultimate Improv Book is the improvisational treasure for which you've been looking!

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Verlag
Pioneer Drama Service
Erscheinungsdatum
2002
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
1566080754
ISBN 13 
9781566080750
Einband
Taschenbuch
Anzahl der Seiten
280
Kontakt zum Hersteller
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