About this title: ""Impro" ought to be required reading not only for theatre people generally but also for teachers, educators, and students of all kinds and persuasions. Full of excellent good sense, actual observations and inspired assertions.--"CHOICE: Books for College Libraries."
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Edition: Later Printing
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Routledge, London
Date Published: 1991
ISBN-13:9780878301171ISBN:0878301178
Description: Very Good- 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. (UK) No markings, page edges yellowed, Very good (-). Wraps, 208pp. This book sets out specific techniques and exercises on impro theatre craft. ((1.2 JM DDD 370. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Theatre Arts Books
Date Published: 1979-06-01
ISBN-13:9780878301171ISBN:0878301178
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Theatre Arts Book
Date Published: 1987
ISBN-13:9780878301171ISBN:0878301178
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Description: Very Good. 0878301178 Great condition. Most of our copies have little to no marks or highlighting. Cover and corners show minor wear. Spine is great; no loose pages. Questions welcome. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: THEATRE ARTS BOOKS
Date Published: 1987
ISBN-13:9780878301171ISBN:0878301178
Description: New. "Impro" ought to be required reading not only for theatre people generally but also for teachers, educators, and students of all kinds and persuasions. Full of excellent good sense, actual observations and inspired assertions. --"CHOICE: Books for Co... read more
"The classic guide to improvisation -- totally useful for writers. The section on masks is beautifully bizarre. Status games, sending and receiving..."
"An absolutely essential introduction to improvisation. Keith Johnstone, the author, is one of the founders of modern improvisation. That can only be said of a few others, such as Del Close or Viola Spolin.
If you read other books on improv, this book may come as something of a shock. It's more a philoshical journey of the why's of improv, rather than a how-to guide. It delves deeply into how Johnstone started experimenting with improvisational techniques, what's wrong with the modern education system, and how being possessed is a good thing.
Along the way, though, you'll learn some very valuable things about the craft- most notably, all the text about status, one of Johnstone's most significant contributions to the art.
The last third of the book is dedicated to masks, both physical and allegorical... both in modern theatre and in tribal rituals. One the one hand, it sounds completely insane, and on the other hand, it's utterly fascinating. And the general principles of maskwork and "getting out of your head" definitely apply directly to improv."
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