Dejo en manos de los lectores y lectoras todo de lo que aprendí durante cuarenta años de docencia dando talleres de clown y de teatro físico. Aquí están mis reflexiones sobre el arte de enseñar, mis métodos y, muy especialmente, todos los ejercicios que utilicé a lo largo de mi vida como maestro de payasos. No me he guardado nada. Este es un libro sobre el uso de la improvisación en los procesos de enseñanza del clown, en la pedagogía ...

El teatro de Robert Lepage. Una dramaturgia de la improvisación “Robert Lepage fue mi alumno en el Conservatorio de Arte Dramático. Era una esponja, lo absorbía todo en las clases y lo reutilizaba después en nuestros talleres libres, unas veladas mensuales en las que los alumnos presentaban escenas o números propios. No se perdía ninguna clase y siempre nos sorprendía con la originalidad y elegancia, por no decir el estilo, de sus in...

You Can Teach Improv (Yes, You!): The Ultimate Guide to Class Planning, Skill Building, and Helping Every Student Leave With a Win Learn the secrets of improv teaching today! Whether you’re just starting out or leveling up, this book unlocks your inner instructor and helps you to deliver memorable, effective, and fun classes. You’ll learn to:...

Comedy Acting for Theatre. The Art and Craft of Performing in Comedies Analysing why we laugh and what we laugh at, and describing how performers can elicit this response from their audience, this book enables actors to create memorable – and hilarious – performances. Rooted in performance and performance criticism,Sidney Homan and Brian Rhinehart provide a detailed explanation of how comedy works, along with advice on how to communicate come...

Innovation At the Speed of Laughter: 8 Secrets to World Class Idea Generation Innovation at the Speed of Laughter explores the unexpected ways in which the tools of improvisational comedy can improve business performance. Combining his insights as a successful businessman with his expertise as a performer, John Sweeney reveals eight secrets to jump-starting workplace creativity and corporate ideation developed from the quirky, spontaneous ar...

Healing Improv: A Journey Through Grief to Laughter. In 2009 Bart Sumner’s life was shattered when his 10-year-old son, David, suffered a traumatic brain injury at football practice and died in his arms. Finding a way back to the road forward in a world where mourners are told “He’s in a better place” or to “Get over it” is a daunting and painful journey. He came to realize that the twenty-five plus years he spent as a performer and t...

The Brain’s Playground: Using Improv Games To Teach Social And Emotional Learning The Brain’s Playground: Using Improv Games to Teach Social and Emotional Learning is a textbook that supports individuals with Social and Emotional Learning using improv games. Social and Emotional Learning ( www.casel.org ) includes five areas: social awareness, relationship skills, self-management, responsible decision-making and self-awareness. Improv...

Easy Street: A Guide For Players In Improvised Interactive Environmental Performance, Walkaround Entertainment, And First-Person Historical Interpretation EASY STREET is a guide for players in improvised interactive environmental performance, walkaround entertainment, and first-person historical reenacting. It’s also about much, much more than that, because the principles of effective Street play apply to any situation involving connections bet...

Improv Yourself: Business Spontaneity at the Speed of Thought Discover your improvisational skills for a more productive, more dynamic work life Whether we know it or not, most of us use our improvisational skills every day in the workplace when we deal with clients and colleagues. Improv Yourself shows the reader in clear detail how to use and hone improvisational skills for better business interactions and a more productive work envir...

58 1/2 Ways to Improvise in Training: Improvisation Games and Activities for Workshops, Courses and Team Meetings This book is for trainers, facilitators and anyone in need of a swift, energising activity. Each of the activities is improvisational in the sense that it generates what I call impro energy, a current that runs between participants. You recognise impro energy when you see people who are clearly “in themoment”, alert to whatever is...